Timeline of The Third Age

The 'Current' Age, The Third Age is, despite being considered a most recent age, still a long timeline period covering over three-thousand years. This is the most relevant timeline for players as it covers histories of events for all four races.

NOTE:[/color] Timeline entries specific to The Neránians are indicated in RED

Third Age

— 3021 years long
Note on Shire Reckoning: Year 1601 of the Third Age, in which the the Shire was founded, is year 1 of the Shire Reckoning. Thus, Third Age years can be converted into their Shire equivalents by deducting 1600.

* Year 2 - Planting of the Second White Tree at Minas Tirith, Death of Isildur by Orcs in the Battle of the Gladden Fields, losing the One Ring in the Gladden river.
* TA 3 - Ohtar brings the rests of Narsil to Imladris.
* TA 10 - Valandil becomes king of Arnor.
* TA 109 - Elrond weds Celebrían, daughter of Celeborn and Galadriel
* TA 130 - Elrohir and Elladan are born to Elrond and Celebrían
* TA 241 - Arwen Undómiel is born to Elrond and Celebrían
* TA 420 - King Ostoher rebuilts Minas Anor.
* TA 492 - Easterlings invade Gondor
* TA 541 - Easterlings invade Gondor once more, slaying King Rómendacil
* c. TA 550 - King Turambar of Gondor defeats the Easterlings of Rhûn; the Kingdom of Rhovanion becomes and ally of Gondor
* TA 861 - Following Eärendur's death, the kingdom of Arnor breaks up into Arthedain, Cardolan and Rhudaur
* TA 933 - Eärnil I of Gondor takes Umbar in a surprise attack
* TA 936 - Eärnil I lost at sea
* TA 1000 - The Wizards come to Middle-earth
* TA 1015 - Hyarmendacil I ascends throne of Gondor
* TA 1015 - Black Númenóreans of Umbar besiege their old city
* TA 1030 - Siege of Umbar ends, Umbar retaken by Black Númenóreans.
* TA 1050 - Hyarmendacil I, king of Gondor, conquers Umbar, Hobbits migrate to Eriador.
* TA 1149 - Death of Hyarmendacil I, Atanatar takes the sceptre of Gondor
* c. TA 1200 - Rulers of Rhovanion assume the title "King of Rhovanion".
* TA 1248 - Rómendacil II of Gondor strikes decisive blow to the Easterlings; forms a strong alliance with Rhovanion, to which he cedes all the lands east of Anduin.
* TA 1255 - Eldacar born
* c. TA 1259 - Castamir born3
* TA 1300 - The kingdom of Angmar first appears at Arthedain's north-eastern border.
* TA 1344 - Death of Vidumavi
* TA 1356 - King Argeleb I of Arthedain is killed during an invasion by Rhudaur, now controlled by Angmar; his son, Arveleg I, ascends the throne.
* TA 1366 - Valacar ascends the throne of Gondor.
* TA 1409 - Cardolan is conquered by the kingdom of Angmar and Rhudaur disappears; Weathertop watchtower, and fortifications are burned and destroyed.
* TA 1432 - Eldacar succeeds his father, Valacar, as king of Gondor.
* TA 1437 - Castamir the Usurper, Lord of Ships, usurps throne of Gondor (see Kin-strife); Osgiliath's Palantír is lost in the river.
* TA 1447 - Eldacar reclaims Gondor with a Rhovanion army and kills Castamir.
* TA 1448 - Sons of Castamir the Usurper and most of the fleet of Gondor flee south to Umbar; become known as the Corsairs of Umbar
* TA 1540 - King Aldamir of Gondor is slain by Haradrim
* TA 1600 - Two Fallohide (see Hobbit) brothers decided to cross the River Baranduin and settle on the other side, and are followed by large numbers of Hobbits.
* TA 1601 - The Shire is first settled by Hobbits.
* TA 1634 - The Corsairs of Umbar attack Gondor, slaying king Minardil at Pelargir, and raiding the city.
* TA 1636 - The Great Plague decimates Gondor and Rhovanion; Cirith Ungol is abandoned.
* TA 1810 - King Telumehtar of Gondor destroys Umbar; renames himself Umbardacil.
* TA 1851 - Wainriders overrun the Kingdom of Rhovanion
* TA 1856 - The Wainriders first attack Gondor
* TA 1899 - Gondor attacks Wainriders from the east; the Kingdom of Rhovanion, occupied by Wainriders, rebels and is freed.
* TA 1936 - Ondoher succeeds Calimehtar as king of Gondor
* TA 1944 - During an invasion by the Wainriders and the Haradrim, King Ondoher of Gondor is killed in battle without heirs and is succeeded by Eärnil II; Haradrim, Wainriders and the Variags of Khand take Umbar; new Corsairs of Umbar emerge.
* TA 1964 - Arvedui, son of King Araphant of Arthedain, ascends the throne.
* TA 1974 - The kingdom of Arthedain is conquered by Angmar
* TA 1975 - Gondor destroys Angmar in the Battle of Fornost, death of Arvedui.
* TA 1980 - The Moria Dwarves awaken Durin's Bane, a Balrog, which kills Durin VI, king of Khazad-dûm; the Nazgûl return to Mordor and lay siege to Minas Ithil.
* TA 1981 - Durin VI's son, Náin, is also killed, and the Dwarves flee Moria; deaths of Amroth and Nimrodel
* TA 1999 - Erebor is founded
* TA 2049 - Neránir, Son of Eärnur, 33rd King of Gondor, descendant of Anárion, apprentice to Saruman the White and founder of The Bordermen is born in Minas Tirith
* TA 2050 - End of the royal dynasty of Gondor (until the return of King Elessar).
* TA 2090 - Neránir leaves Minas Tirith
* TA 2093 - Neránir becomes apprentice to Saruman The White
* TA 2100 - Saruman's corruption is first suspected by Neránir, he leaves the Wizard's company the following year.
* TA 2105 - Neránir meets The Ranger, Arulus Vorshadir and The Bordermen are created in Bree
* TA 2115 - The sphere of influence for The Bordermen stretch much further than Bree, covering several miles in all directions.
* TA 2127 - Arulus returns to The Rangers, leaving his eldest Son - Eoralis - with The Bordermen in his stead. Later in the year Neránir mysteriously vanishes, his fate still unknown to this day.
* TA 2130 - Eoralis is slain by Easterlings while aiding Rangers in the defence of Gondor's northern borders. Naraeor, son of Eoralis becomes leader of The Bordermen and, following his fathers' wishes, renames the group The Neránians
* TA 2430 - approximate birth year of Sméagol
* TA 2460 - Sauron returns to Middle-earth; establishes himself in Dol Guldur in southern Mirkwood.
* TA 2463 - Sméagol (later known as Gollum) becomes the fourth master of the One Ring, after killing his cousin Déagol.
* TA 2501 - 2510 Eorl the Young, lord of the Éothéod and 1st king of Rohan (2510-2545).
* TA 2509 - Cirion, Steward of Gondor, sends summons to the Éothéod for military aid; Celebrían is waylaid by Orcs, receives a poisoned wound, and consequentially departs Middle-earth.
* TA 2510 - The alliance between Rohan and Gondor comes into existence. The Easterlings launch a massive invasion of Gondor. The Balchoth invade Rhovanion (which disappears as an independent realm) and Gondor, conquering much of Calenardhon, but are driven back by the people of Éothéod; Gondor gives the now-uninhabited province of Calenardhon to the people of Éothéod.
* TA 2545 - Eorl the Young, 1st king of Rohan, dies in the battle in the Wold against the Easterlings. Brego succeeds him as the 2nd king of Rohan.
* TA 2570 - Aldor, aged only 26, becomes 3rd king of Rohan at the death of his father Brego.
* 2645 - Fréa becomes 4th king of Rohan after the death of his father Aldor ('the Old').
* TA 2649 - Birth of Edhewenar Kellon
* TA 2659 - Fréawine, 5th King of Rohan
* TA 2680 - Goldwine, 6th King of Rohan
* TA 2699 - Déor, 7th king of Rohan
* TA 2718 - Gram, 8th king of Rohan
* TA 2741 - Helm Hammerhand 9th king of Rohan ascends the throne as last king of the first line.
* TA 2746 - Amrothos, 15th Prince of Dol Amroth, falls while defending Dol-en-Ernil against the Corsairs of Umbar.
* TA 2758 - Dunlendings, under Wulf, invade Rohan, supported by the Corsairs of Umbar.
* The Long Winter of 2758-2759 - The Dunlendings lay siege to Hornburg.
* TA 2759 - Helm Hammerhand, king of Rohan, is killed by the Dunlendings. He is succeeded by his nephew Fréaláf Hildeson; Saruman settles in Isengard.
* TA 2763 - Balin is born.
* TA 2783 - Glóin is born.
* TA 2798 - Fréaláf Hildeson, 10th king of Rohan, dies. He is followed by his son Brytta Léofa
* TA 2799 - The Battle of Azanulbizar is fought on Moria's East Gate, in which the Dwarves defeat Sauron's minions but are defeated by the Balrog Durin's Bane.
* TA 2842 - Brytta Léofa, 11th king of Rohan, dies. Succeeded by his son Walda.
* TA 2850 - Gandalf enters Dol Guldur and confirms that the evil thereby found is indeed Sauron returned
* TA 2851 - Walda, 12th king of Rohan, is killed by an orc, his son Folca succeeds him
* TA 2864 - Folca, 13th king of Rohan, is killed by the Boar of Everholt. He is succeeded by his son Folcwine
* TA 2879 - Gimli son of Glóin is born.
* TA 2885 - Harondor is once again claimed by the Haradrim, supported by the Corsairs of Umbar.

- Fastred and Folcred, the twin sons of king Folcwine, were killed during the Battle of Crossings of Poros

* 22 September TA 2890 - Bilbo Baggins is born
* TA 2903 - Folcwine, 14th king of Rohan, dies and is succeeded by his youngest son Fengel.
* TA 2907 - Birth of Gilraen (later wife of Arathorn II)
* Fell Winter of TA 2911-TA 2912 - wolves invade the Shire. Tharbad is ruined in the following floods.
* TA 2930 - Arathorn II becomes the Chieftain of the Dúnedain. Denethor II is born.
* TA 2931 - Birth of Aragorn, called Estel until his coming of age, son of Arathorn II and Gilraen.
* TA 2933 - Arathorn II is killed while hunting The Mythical Chupacabra
* July, TA 2941 - Bilbo Baggins obtains the One Ring; the White Council drives Sauron out of Dol Guldur.
* TA 2941 - Esgaroth is attacked by the dragon Smaug, who is consequentially killed by Bard the Bowman; Battle of Five Armies
* TA 2942 - Bilbo returns to the Shire with the Ring. Sauron returns in secret to Mordor.
* TA 2944 - Bard rebuilts Valle and become king. Gollum leaves the Mountains and begun his looking for the "thief" of the Ring.
* TA 2948 - Théoden, son of Thengel, king of Rohan, is born.
* TA 2949 - Gandalf and Balin visits Bilbo in the Shire.
* TA 2950 - Finduilas, daughter of Adrahil of Dol Amroth, is born.
* TA 2951 - Sauron declares his presence in Mordor openly. Estel, later known as Aragorn, comes of age and is told about his heritage; the Corsairs of Umbar officially ally themselves with Mordor and destroy great monument commemorating Ar-Pharazôn's victory over Sauron.
* TA 2953 - Last meeting of the White Council

- Fengel, 15th king of Rohan, dies. His son Thengel returns to Rohan to succeed him.

* TA 2956 - Aragorn first meets Gandalf the Grey
* TA 2957-TA 2980 - Aragorn as Thorongil serves in the armies of King Thengel of Rohan, and Steward Ecthelion II of Gondor
* September 22, TA 2968 - Frodo Baggins is born
* TA 2976 - Denethor II marries with Finduilas.
* TA 2977 - Bain, son of Bard, become king of Valle.
* TA 2978 - Boromir, son of Denethor II, is born.
* TA 2980 - Arwen pledges her hand in marriage to Aragorn; Frodo Baggins loses both of his parents in a boating accident because of reef sharks which ate them; Aragorn, in the service of the Steward of Gondor Ecthelion II leads a taskforce south and kills the Captain of the Haven, ruler of Umbar; Sam Gamgee born4; Théoden, son of Thengel, becomes 17th king of Rohan after the death of his father. Théoden is the last king of the second line.
* TA 2982 - Birth of Meriadoc Brandybuck (Merry)
* TA 2983 - Birth of Faramir
* TA 2985 - Birth of Argothir
* TA 2989 - Frodo Baggins comes under the guardianship of Bilbo Baggins; a company of Dwarves, led by Balin, try to recolonize Moria
* TA 2990 - Birth of Peregrin Took (Pippin)
* TA 2991 - Birth of Éomer, birth of Mythgar Vorshadir
* TA 2994 - Balin is killed; the dwarf-colony in Moria is destroyed
* TA 2995 - Birth of Éowyn
* TA 2999 - Birth of Cubella Cullens, birth of Rederic Oddfoot
* TA 3001 - Bilbo Baggins turns 111 and leaves the Shire
* TA 3002 - Lalia Clayhanger, the matriarch of the Took clan, dies, aged 119, and possibly pushed by Pearl Took5; Bilbo settles in Rivendell.
* TA 3009 - Aragorn captures Gollum at Gandalf's request, and brings him as a captive to King Thranduil's halls in Mirkwood.
* TA 3014 - Saruman begins using his influence to weaken Théoden, 17th king of Rohan.
* TA 3018 - The Ringwraiths are given the task of retrieving the One Ring.
* April 12, 3018 - Gandalf returns to the Shire, telling Frodo Baggins he must take the ring away
* June 20, 3018 - Sauron attacks Osgiliath. Around the same time, Thranduil is attacked and Gollum escapes.
* July 4, 3018 - Boromir leaves Minas Tirith.
* July 10, 3018 - Gandalf is arrested in Orthanc.
* August 3018 - the traces of Gollum disappear. Is considered that, around the same time, being hunted by elves and by the servants of Sauron, he could have refugee in Moria, but, when finally discovered the way to the West Gate, he can't leave.
* September 18, 3018 - Gandalf escapes Orthanc in the first hours of the day. The Ringwraiths cross Isen.
* September 19, 3018 - Gandalf goes to Edoras like a beggar, and his entrance is not allowed.
* September 20, 3018 - Gandalf get into Edoras. Théoden orders that he leaves: "Choose any horse, but leave before the end of the day of tomorrow!" The Ranger Strider approaches Balishaf, current leader of The Neránians and requests aid. Balishaf and all local Neránians to Bree make a stand at Weathertop versus the Ringwraith and are slaughtered to the last man but give Strider time to find the location of "Mr Underhill". Mythgar becomes leader of The Neránians
* September 21, 3018 - Gandalf encounters Shadowfax, but the horse doesn't allow him to approach. Gandalf pursues Shadowfax for a long road in the hills. Approximate start of Lord of The Rings: Online (Shadows over Angmar)
* September 22, 3018 - The Ringwraiths arrive Vau Sarn at afternoon and drive away the rangers. Gandalf reach Shadowfax.
* September 23, 3018 - Four Ringwraiths enter the Shire before dawn. The others pursues the rangers in east direction and later return to watch. A Ringwraith arrives Hobbiton at nightfall. Frodo leaves Bag End. Gandalf, having tame Shadowfax, parts to Rohan.
* September 24, 3018 - Gandalf crosses the Isen.
* Spetember 25, 3018 - Argothir, one of the senior surviving members of The Neránians arrives in Bree and reaches Mythgar. He is shortly followed by Greylock and Belegorphor. The rebuilding of The Neránians begins.
* September 26, 3018 - The Old Forest. Frodo finds Tom Bombadil. Edhewenar, an old aquantaince of Balishaf and Neránian field agent, reaches Mythgar. She brings with her Cubella, the first of the new generation of Neránians
* September 27, 3018 - Second night with Bombadil. Rederic joins The Neránians
* September 28, 3018 - The hobbits are captured by a Tumular Creature. Gandalf arrives Vau Sarn.
* September 29, 3018 - Frodo arrives Bree at nightfall. Gandalf visits The Gaffer.

# September 30, 3018 - Aragorn meets Frodo Baggins in the Inn of the Prancing Pony in Bree
# October 1, 3018 - Gandalf leaves Bree. Argothir and Bellethriel leave for the lone-lands.
# October 2, 3018 - Edhewenar departs for Minas Eriol
# October 3, 3018 - Gandalf is attacked during his night at Weathertop
# October 4, 3018 - Edhewenar is attacked and captured at Minar Eriol. Mythgar, Argothir, Greylock, Bellethriel, Cubella & Rederic storm the ruins and rescue the Lore-Keeper from her orc guards, discovering the fate of Nar'alin.
# October 6, 3018 - The night at Weathertop. The Nazgûl locate Aragorn and the four hobbits. Frodo Baggins is hurt by a Morgul blade.
# October 9, 3018 - Glorfindel leaves Rivendell.
# October 11, 3018 - Glorfindel expels the Ringwraiths of the Bridge of Mitheithel.
# October 12, 3018 - Alyhia Vorshadir arrives in Bree.
# October 13, 3018 - Frodo crosses the bridge.
# October 17, 3018 - Thorri the Dwarf arrives in Bree and joins Grey Watch.
# October 18, 3018 - Glorfindel finds Frodo at afternoon. Gandalf arrives Rivendell.
# October 20, 3018 - Escape beyond Bruinen. Mythgar, Argothir, Greylock, Bellethriel, Thorri and Alyhia conduct a memorial service to honour The Thirty at Weathertop.