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.
The Third Age |
| 2957 | 1357 | Aragorn enters the service of Thengel of Rohan, under the alias of Thorongil. |
| 2960 | 1360 | Death of Mirabella, wife of Master Gorbadoc Brandybuck of Buckland. |
| | | Death of Isengar Took. |
| | | Birth of Nora Bolger, daughter of Wilibald Bolger and Prisca Baggins. |
| | | Death of Frodo Baggins' grandfather Fosco Baggins. |
| | | Death of Bingo Baggins. |
| 2961 | 1361 | Birth of Anson, son of Andwise Roper of Tighfield. |
| 2962 | 1362 | Hamfast Gamgee takes over as gardener at Bag End. |
| 2963 | 1363 | Death of Linda Baggins. |
| | | Birth of Théodwyn, youngest daughter of King Thengel of Rohan. |
| | | Death of Gorbadoc Brandybuck. He is succeeded as Master of Buckland by his son, Rorimac. |
| 2964 | 1364 | Birth of Lotho Sackville-Baggins, later self-appointed Chief Shirriff of the Shire. |
| 2965 | 1365 | Birth of Hamson, the eldest brother of Samwise Gamgee. |
| 2968 | 1368 | 22 September Birth of Frodo Baggins in the Shire. |
| 2969 | 1369 | Birth of Reginard, eldest son of Adelard Took. |
| | | Birth of Halfred, elder brother of Samwise Gamgee. |
| 2972 | 1372 | Birth of Halfast Gamgee. |
| | | Birth of Daisy, elder sister of Samwise Gamgee. |
| 2975 | 1375 | Birth of Pearl, eldest daughter of Paladin Took and Eglantine Banks. |
| 2976 | 1376 | Birth of May, elder sister of Samwise Gamgee. |
| | | Denethor, future Steward of Gondor, weds Finduilas, daughter of Adrahil of Dol Amroth. |
| 2977 | 1377 | Death of Bard the Bowman. He is succeeded as King of Dale by his son Bain. |
| | | Likely date of the death of Angelimir. He is succeeded as Prince of Dol Amroth by his son Adrahil. |
| 2978 | 1378 | Birth of Théodred, son of Théoden of Rohan. His mother Elfhild dies in childbirth. |
| | | Birth of Boromir, heir to Denethor II of Gondor. |
| | | Birth of Folco Boffin in the Shire. |
| 2979 | 1379 | Birth of Pimpernel, second daughter of Thain Paladin Took II, and elder sister of Peregrin Took. |
| 2980 | 1380 | Birth of Tolman Cotton, eldest son and namesake of Farmer Tolman Cotton. |
| | | Birth of Fredegar 'Fatty' Bolger, son of Odovacar Bolger and Rosamunda Took. |
| | | 'Thorongil' (Aragorn) leaves the service of Gondor and travels into the east. He later comes to Lórien, where he meets Arwen again, and the two become betrothed. |
| | | Death of King Thengel of Rohan. He is succeeded by his son Théoden. |
| | | Death of Thain Fortinbras II of the Shire. He is succeeded by his son Ferumbras III. |
| | | Loss of Drogo Baggins and his wife Primula in a boating accident. |
| | | Birth of Berilac, son of Merimac Brandybuck. |
| | | Birth of Everard, son of Adelard Took. |
| | | 6 April Likely date of Samwise Gamgee's birth. |
| c. | 2980 | 1380 | Gollum first encounters Shelob in Ephel Dúath on Mordor's western border. |
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