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The '''Third Age''', often abbreviated to '''T.A.''', began after the first downfall of [[Sauron]], when he was defeated by the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men]] following the downfall of [[Númenor]]. | The '''Third Age''', often abbreviated to '''T.A.''', began after the first downfall of [[Sauron]], when he was defeated by the [[Last Alliance of Elves and Men]] following the downfall of [[Númenor]]. | ||
This age was characterized by the rise and decline of the exiled Númenorean kingdoms, the slow recovery of Sauron's power | This age was characterized by the rise and decline of the exiled Númenorean kingdoms, the slow recovery of Sauron's power. In the meantime the [[Elves]] and [[Dwarves]] and other peoples did little new; also known as the '''Fading Years''', the [[Age]] marked the waning of the [[Elves]]. | ||
It lasted for 3021 years, until Sauron was again defeated, this time finally, when his [[The One Ring|Ruling Ring]] was destroyed. | It lasted for 3021 years, until Sauron was again defeated, this time finally, when his [[The One Ring|Ruling Ring]] was destroyed. This was a gamble for [[the Wise]] because they preserved the [[Free Peoples]] and destroyed much evil. But then the last greatest of the [[Eldar]] remaining in [[Middle-earth]] left for the [[Uttermost West]], and much good and beauty were lost to Middle-earth for ever. With the [[Last Riding of the Keepers]] the [[Fourth Age]] began. | ||
== | ==Major events of the Third Age== | ||
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! style="background:lightgrey; text-align:center" |Military<ref group=note>Only wars and isolated battles are mentioned as events; for battles being part of larger campaigns, look the campaigns' respective articles</ref> | |||
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!|1st millennium | |||
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*[[Disaster of the Gladden Fields]] (2) | |||
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*Division of [[Arnor]] (861) | *Division of [[Arnor]] (861) | ||
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*Arrival of the [[Wizards]] (c. 1000) | *Arrival of the [[Wizards]] (c. 1000) | ||
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!|2nd millennium | |||
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*[[Angmar War]] (1409-1974) | *[[Angmar War]] (1409-1974) | ||
*[[Kin-strife]] (1442) | *[[Kin-strife]] (1442) | ||
*[[Corsair Wars]] (1447-3019 | *[[Corsair Wars]] (1447-3019) | ||
*[[Wainrider/Balchoth War]] (1851-2510) | |||
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*Founding of the [[Shire]] (1600) | *Founding of the [[Shire]] (1600) | ||
*Dissolution of Arnor (1974) | *Dissolution of Arnor (1974) | ||
*Evacuation of [[Moria]] (1981) | *Evacuation of [[Moria]] (1981) | ||
*[[Thráin I]] establishes the Kingdom of [[Erebor]] (1999) | *[[Thráin I]] establishes the Kingdom of [[Erebor]] (1999) | ||
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*[[Great Plague]] (1635) | |||
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!|3rd millennium | |||
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*Fall of [[Minas Ithil]] (2002) | |||
*[[Uruk-hai attack on Osgiliath]] (2475) | *[[Uruk-hai attack on Osgiliath]] (2475) | ||
*[[War of the Dwarves and Dragons]] (2570-2589) | *[[War of the Dwarves and Dragons]] (2570-2589) | ||
*[[Battle of Greenfields]] (2747) | *[[Battle of Greenfields]] (2747) | ||
*[[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] (2793) | *[[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] (2793) | ||
*[[Attack on Dol Guldur]] (2941) | *[[Attack on Dol Guldur]] (2941) | ||
*[[Battle of Five Armies]] (2941) | *[[Battle of Five Armies]] (2941) | ||
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*Death of [[Earnur]] and end of Kingship of [[Gondor]] (2050) | |||
*[[Thorin I]] leaves Erebor and joins the [[Dwarves of the Grey Mountains]] (2210) | |||
*[[Oath of Cirion|Founding]] of [[Rohan]] (2510) | |||
*[[Thrór]] re-establishes Erebor (2590) | |||
*[[Saruman]] occupies [[Orthanc]] (2759) | |||
*[[Sack of Erebor]] (2770) | |||
*Dwarves establish [[Thorin's Halls]] (2802) | |||
*Restoration of [[Kingdom Under the Mountain|Erebor]] (2941) | |||
*Establishent of the [[Kingdom of Dale]] (2944) | |||
*[[Balin's Colony]] of Moria (2989-2994) | *[[Balin's Colony]] of Moria (2989-2994) | ||
*[[War of the Ring]] (3018) | | | ||
*[[Quest | *[[Watchful Peace]] (2063) | ||
*[[The One Ring]] is found (c. 2463) | |||
*[[Long Winter]] (2758) | |||
*[[Fell Winter (Third Age)]] (2911) | |||
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!|4th millennium | |||
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*[[War of the Ring]] (3018-3019) | |||
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*Return of the King and the [[Reunited Kingdom]] (3019) | |||
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*[[Quest of the Ring]] (3018-3019) | |||
*Departure of the [[White Ship]] and end of the Third Age (3021) | *Departure of the [[White Ship]] and end of the Third Age (3021) | ||
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== See | ==See also== | ||
* [[Timeline]] | * [[Timeline/Third Age]] | ||
* [[Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age]] | * [[Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age]] | ||
==External links== | |||
*[http://middle-earth.xenite.org/2013/09/23/when-did-the-third-age-end-in-our-calendar/ When Did the Third Age End in Our Calendar?] by [[Michael Martinez]] | |||
{{references|notes}} | |||
[[Category:Ages]] | [[Category:Ages]] | ||
[[de:Drittes Zeitalter]] | [[de:Drittes Zeitalter]] |
Revision as of 18:03, 14 March 2019
History of Arda | ||
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Before the Creation | ||
Before the Ages | ||
Days before days | ||
Years of the Trees (up to Y.T. 1050) | ||
Ages of the Children of Ilúvatar | ||
First Age (begins in Y.T. 1050 and overlaps with the Years of the Trees up to Y.T. 1500) - Years of the Sun begin in F.A. 1 | ||
Second Age - Arda made round in S.A. 3319 | ||
Third Age | ||
Fourth Age | ||
Later Ages (up to present day) | ||
End of Arda | ||
Timeline of Arda (See: Round World version of the Silmarillion for a later conception of Tolkien's cosmology) |
The Third Age, often abbreviated to T.A., began after the first downfall of Sauron, when he was defeated by the Last Alliance of Elves and Men following the downfall of Númenor.
This age was characterized by the rise and decline of the exiled Númenorean kingdoms, the slow recovery of Sauron's power. In the meantime the Elves and Dwarves and other peoples did little new; also known as the Fading Years, the Age marked the waning of the Elves.
It lasted for 3021 years, until Sauron was again defeated, this time finally, when his Ruling Ring was destroyed. This was a gamble for the Wise because they preserved the Free Peoples and destroyed much evil. But then the last greatest of the Eldar remaining in Middle-earth left for the Uttermost West, and much good and beauty were lost to Middle-earth for ever. With the Last Riding of the Keepers the Fourth Age began.
Major events of the Third Age
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External links
Notes
- ↑ Only wars and isolated battles are mentioned as events; for battles being part of larger campaigns, look the campaigns' respective articles