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The '''Days of Dearth''' was the period of famine in [[The Shire]] following the [[Long Winter]] | The '''Days of Dearth''' was the period of famine in [[The Shire]] following the [[Long Winter]],<ref name="Hobbits">{{FR|Hobbits}}</ref> a bitterly cold winter (lasting from [[November]] {{TA|2758}} to March [[Third Age 2759|2759]])<ref name="Eorl">{{App|Eorl}}.</ref> in which many thousands of [[Hobbits]] died. The subsequent famine continued into the year {{TA|2760}}. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Fell Winter (Third Age)|Fell Winter]] ({{TA|2911}}- | *[[Fell Winter (Third Age)|Fell Winter]] ({{TA|2911}}-{{TA|2912|n}}) | ||
*[[Great Plague]] ({{TA|1636}}) | *[[Great Plague]] ({{TA|1636}}) | ||
*[[Fell Winter (First Age)|Fell Winter]] ({{FA|495}}- | *[[Fell Winter (First Age)|Fell Winter]] ({{FA|495}}-{{FA|496|n}}) | ||
{{references}} | {{references}} | ||
[[Category:Periods]] | [[Category:Periods]] | ||
[[Category:History of the Shire]] | [[Category:History of the Shire]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:02, 30 January 2020
The Days of Dearth was the period of famine in The Shire following the Long Winter,[1] a bitterly cold winter (lasting from November T.A. 2758 to March 2759)[2] in which many thousands of Hobbits died. The subsequent famine continued into the year T.A. 2760.
See Also[edit | edit source]
- Fell Winter (T.A. 2911-2912)
- Great Plague (T.A. 1636)
- Fell Winter (F.A. 495-496)
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, "Prologue", "Concerning Hobbits"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl".
