First Age

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This is a timeline of the events in Middle-earth. Items in italics are from the lore of the books/game and may or may not involve any player characters. These were all pulled from Chronicle of Arda or hobbled together from quests and such in the game. Anything that's specific to LotRO will be marked by (). Feel free to add your own events to the timeline but please refrain from making your own posts italics or changing anyone else's events without speaking to them first.

Contents

1-100

1

2

  • Fingolfin withdraws from the gates of Angband and camps on the north shore of Lake Mithrim.

5

  • Fingon rescues Maedhros from the heights of Thangorodrim, and so helps to heal the rift between the factions of the Noldor.

6

  • Angrod son of Finarfin is received into Doriath by King Thingol.

7

  • Holding council in Mithrim, the Noldor choose Fingolfin to be their High King.

20

  • The Mereth Aderthad, the Feast of Reuniting, is held at the Pools of Ivrin.

50

  • Journey of Turgon and Finrod.

52

  • Finrod and Galadriel travel as guests to Menegroth. Finrod is inspired by the Thousand Caves to create his own underground citadel of Nargothrond, but Galadriel remains in Doriath for some time.

53

  • Guided by Ulmo, Turgon discovers the hidden valley of Tumladen, where he resolves to build a city.

60

64

  • Turgon secretly begins the building of Gondolin.

65

  • The Noldor aid in fortifying the Havens of the Falas, and Finrod raises the tower of Barad Nimras.

66

  • Thingol and Melian discover the truth behind the Exile of the Noldor.

67

  • Thingol bans the Quenya tongue from his realms. Sindarin begins to predominate in Middle-earth from this time.

101-200

102

  • Completion of Nargothrond.

116

  • Completion of Gondolin. Turgon's people begin the migration from Nevrast.

150

  • The Noldor and the Dwarves first encounter each other among the Blue Mountains.

155

  • An army of Orcs attempts to invade Hithlum from the Firth of Drengist. Fingon drives them into the Sea.

201-300

260

  • Glaurung ravages Beleriand, but is driven back to Angband.

301-400

310

  • Men are discovered in the western foothills of the Blue Mountains by Finrod Felagund.

313

  • Marach crosses the Blue Mountains with the ancestors of the House of Hador.

316

  • Aredhel sets out from Gondolin. Later in the year, she is lost in Nan Elmoth, and becomes Eöl's wife.

320

  • The year of Maeglin's birth in Nan Elmoth.

332

  • The twelve-year old Maeglin is formally named.

c.350

  • Approximate date of the birth of Boromir, later lord of Ladros.

390

  • Birth of Hador, later Lord of Dor-lómin.

400

  • Death of Eöl the Dark Elf.
  • Return of Aredhel and Maeglin to Gondolin.

401-500

402

  • An army of Orcs attempts to break through the Pass of Aglon, but is repulsed.
  • Likely date of the birth of Barahir son of Bregor.

c.420

  • Very approximate date of the death of Boromir. He is succeeded as lord of Ladros by his son Bregor.

428

  • Birth of Belegund, eldest son of Bregolas.

c.435

  • Approximate date of the birth of Haldir of the Haladin.

439

  • Birth of Húrin Thalion, later Lord of Dor-lómin.

c.443

  • Approximate date for the birth of Beren Erchamion.

c.445

  • Birth of Ereinion, later called Gil-galad.

c.450

  • Birth of Larnach.

455

  • Fingolfin slain in single combat with Morgoth.
  • Húrin and Huor are brought to Gondolin by Thorondor.
  • Celegorm and Curufin flee Himlad for Nargothrond.
  • Dagor Bragollach. Breaking of the Siege of Angband.

456

  • Húrin and Huor return out of Gondolin to Dor-lómin.

457

  • Capture of Minas Tirith by the forces of Sauron.

460

  • Likely date of the betrayal and destruction of Barahir and his outlaw band.

462

  • Galdor is slain in the siege of Barad Eithel.

463

  • Birth of Túrin in Dor-lómin.

464

c.465

  • Celegorm and Curufin are exiled from Nargothrond and journey to Himring.

c.465

  • Finrod and Beren are imprisoned in Tol-in-Gaurhoth. Finrod is slain by a werewolf, but Beren is rescued by Lúthien.
  • Beren sets out from Doriath on the Quest for the Silmaril

466

  • Beren and Lúthien recover a Silmaril from Morgoth's Iron Crown, but it is taken by Carcharoth.
  • The Hunting of the Wolf, and the recovery of the Silmaril.

471

  • Birth of Tuor.
  • Huor is slain in the Fen of Serech, and Húrin is captured by Morgoth.
  • The Nirnaeth Arnoediad.
  • Fingon is slain in the Nirnaeth. Turgon becomes High King of the Noldor.
  • Túrin comes to Doriath. Thingol names him his adopted son.

473

  • Siege and capture of the Havens of Brithombar and Eglarest.

c.475

  • Birth of Dior Eluchíl on Tol Galen.

c.480

  • Turin dons the Dragon-helm and heads to the northern Marshes beside Beleg Cuthalion.

482

  • The death of Saeros. Turin departs Doriath and joins a band of outlaws in the woods south of Teiglin.

483


c. 484

  • Beleg returns to Turin and the bandits at Amon Rudh with lembas.
  • Approximate date for the attack on Amon Rudh and Turin's capture.
  • Very approximate date for the death of Beleg Cuthalion.
  • Birth of Limlind

c.490

  • Approximate date of the reforging of Anglachel into Gurthang.

495

  • Sack of Nargothrond.
  • The coming of Tuor to Gondolin.

499

  • Slaying of Glaurung, and deaths of Túrin Turambar and Nienor Níniel in Brethil.
  • Release of Hûrin from Angband.

c.500

  • Death of Larnach.
  • Death of Morwen.
  • Approximate date of the birth of Elwing.
  • Approximate date Hurin's coming to the ruins Nargothrond. There, he slays Mîm, last of the Petty-dwarves.
  • Estimated death of Hurin.

501-590

c.502

c.504

  • Journey of Dior to Doriath.

c.505

c. 506

510

  • Glorfindel slays a Balrog in the Encircling Mountains, and is himself slain.
  • Fall of Gondolin and death of Turgon.

c.525

  • Approximate date of the birth of Elrond and Elros.

560

  • Tuor and Idril sail into the West in the ship Eärrámë.

c.583

590

  • Morgoth is banished from the World.
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