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* '''[[Mid-year's Day]]''' - After becoming betrothed in the spring, [[Túrin|Túrin Turambar]] weds [[Niënor Níniel]].<ref>{{CH|15}}</ref> | * '''[[Mid-year's Day]]''' - After becoming betrothed in the spring, [[Túrin|Túrin Turambar]] weds [[Niënor Níniel]].<ref>{{CH|15}}</ref> | ||
* [[Glaurung]]'s [[orcs]] begin raiding [[Brethil]]. Túrin initially refuses to go into battle, but is persuaded by [[Dorlas]]. Túrin takes up [[Gurthang]] and defeats the orcs; news of the Black Sword reaches Glaurung.<ref name="GA">{{GA|319}}</ref> | * [[Glaurung]]'s [[orcs]] begin raiding [[Brethil]]. Túrin initially refuses to go into battle, but is persuaded by [[Dorlas]]. Túrin takes up [[Gurthang]] and defeats the orcs; news of the Black Sword reaches Glaurung.<ref name="GA">{{GA|319}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:29, 27 December 2014
First Age 498 (abbreviated to F.A. 498) is the 498th year of the Sun of the First Age of Middle-earth.
Notable events in this year include:
- Mid-year's Day - After becoming betrothed in the spring, Túrin Turambar weds Niënor Níniel.[1]
- Glaurung's orcs begin raiding Brethil. Túrin initially refuses to go into battle, but is persuaded by Dorlas. Túrin takes up Gurthang and defeats the orcs; news of the Black Sword reaches Glaurung.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "Niënor in Brethil"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "The Grey Annals": §319
