The Chronicle of Arda

Welcome to The Chronicle of Arda. This section of the site provides automated annals for all four Ages of the Sun and Moon. For any period of Arda's history, the Chronicle will display the events that happened in that time. Events and characters are entered into the Chronicle as they are added to the main database: like the rest of The Encyclopedia of Arda this section of the site is expanding all the time.

You can have the Chronicle look up events for specific dates by entering one or two years in the form below. If you enter two dates, the Chronicle will display events that happened between those two years. If you leave one of the dates blank, the Chronicle will display events in the century around the single year you specify.

For years after III 1601 (the year of the foundation of Shire, and therefore Shire Year 1), the Chronicle will also show years by the Shire-reckoning in a second column.

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One hundred years around III 2639
(1039 by the Shire-reckoning)

III 2589 to III 2689

• 6,619 years after the Return of the Noldor
• 2,711 years after the Downfall of Númenor
• 329 years before the War of the Ring

The Third Age
	2589	989	Dáin I and his son Frór are slain by a Cold-drake. Dáin is succeeded by his son Thrór.
	2590	990	Grór, the younger brother of King Thrór of Durin's Folk, leads many Dwarves to settle in the Iron Hills east of Erebor.
			The Dwarves of Durin's Folk return to Erebor.
	2594	994	Birth of Fréawine, later King of Rohan.
	2600	1000	Likely date of the birth of Ecthelion son of Orodreth, later Ruling Steward Ecthelion I of Gondor.
	2605	1005	Death of Steward Hallas. He is succeeded by his son, who rules Gondor as Húrin II.
	2619	1019	Birth of Goldwine, later King of Rohan.
	2620	1020	Birth of Isengrim Took, later to become Thain Isengrim II of the Shire.
	2626	1026	Probable date of the birth of Egalmoth, a descendant of Belecthor I, later Ruling Steward of Gondor.
	2628	1028	Probable date of the birth of Arassuil son of Arahad, later Chieftain of the Dúnedain.
			Death of Steward Húrin II. He is succeeded by his son, Belecthor I.
	2639	1039	No events are recorded for the specific year you selected.
	2644	1044	Birth of Thráin, later King Thráin II of Durin's Folk.
			Birth of Déor, later King of Rohan.
	2645	1045	Death of King Aldor the Old of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Fréa.
	2654	1054	Death of Chieftain Aravorn of the Dúnedain. He is succeeded by his son, who becomes Arahad II.
	2655	1055	Likely date of birth of Beren son of Egalmoth, later Ruling Steward of Gondor.
			Death of Steward Belecthor I. He is succeeded by his son Orodreth.
	2659	1059	Death of King Fréa of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Fréawine.
	2662	1062	Birth of Fundin son of Farin.
	2665	1065	Birth of Náin son of Grór in the Iron Hills.
	2666	1066	Birth of Isumbras Took, later to become Thain Isengrim III of the Shire.
	2668	1068	Birth of Gram son of Déor, later to become King of Rohan.
c.	2670	1070	Introduction of pipe-weed to the Shire by Tobold Hornblower of Longbottom.
	2671	1071	Birth of Gróin son of Farin in Erebor.
	2680	1080	Death of King Fréawine of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Goldwine.
	2683	1083	Isengrim Took II becomes the tenth Shire-thain of the Took line. The excavation of Great Smials is begun.
	2685	1085	Death of Steward Orodreth. He is succeeded by his son, known as Ecthelion I.

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