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The '''Third Age''' 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 waning of the [[Elves]], the rise and decline of the exiled Númenorean kingdoms, and 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. When [[Elrond]] and the [[Three Rings]] left Middle-earth for the [[Valinor|Uttermost West]], the [[Fourth Age]] began.
It lasted for 3021 years, until Sauron was again defeated, this time, for once and for all, 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.
==Periods and events of the Third Age==
==Major events of the Third Age==
(Only wars and isolated battles are mentioned as events; for battles being part of larger campaigns, look the campaigns' respective articles)
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*[[Battle of the Gladden Fields]] (2)
!
! 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>
! style="background:lightgrey; text-align:center" |Political
! style="background:lightgrey; text-align:center" |Other
|-
!|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)
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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]] (1448-3019)
*[[Wainrider/Balchoth War]] (1851-2510)
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*Founding of the [[Shire]] (1600)
*Founding of the [[Shire]] (1600)
*[[Great Plague]] (1635)
*[[Wainrider/Balchoth War]] (1851-2510)
*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)
|
*[[Great Plague]] (1635)
|-
!|3rd millennium
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*[[Fall of Minas Ithil]] (2002)
*[[Ruin of Osgiliath]] (2475)
*[[War of the Dwarves and Dragons]] (2570-2589)
*[[Battle of Greenfields]] (2747)
*[[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] (2793)
*[[Attack on Dol Guldur]] (2941)
*[[Battle of Five Armies]] (2941)
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*Death of [[Earnur]] and end of Kingship of [[Gondor]] (2050)
*Death of [[Earnur]] and end of Kingship of [[Gondor]] (2050)
*[[Watchful Peace]] (2063)
*[[Thorin I]] leaves Erebor and joins the [[Dwarves of the Grey Mountains]] (2210)  
*The [[One Ring]] is found (c. 2463)
*[[Oath of Cirion|Founding]] of [[Rohan]] (2510)
*[[Uruk-hai attack on Osgiliath]] (2475)
*Founding of [[Rohan]] (2510)
*[[War of the Dwarves and Dragons]] (2570-2589)
*[[Thrór]] re-establishes Erebor (2590)
*[[Thrór]] re-establishes Erebor (2590)
*[[Saruman]] occupies [[Orthanc]] (2759)
*[[Sack of Erebor]] (2770)
*[[Sack of Erebor]] (2770)
*[[Battle of Greenfields]] (2747)
*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)
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*[[Watchful Peace]] (2063)
*[[The One Ring]] is found (c. 2463)
*[[Long Winter]] (2758)
*[[Long Winter]] (2758)
*[[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] (2793)
*[[Fell Winter (Third Age)]] (2911)
*[[Fell Winter (Third Age)]] (2911)
*[[Attack on Dol Guldur]] (2941)
|-
*[[Battle of Five Armies]] (2941)
!|4th millennium
*[[War of the Ring]] (3018)
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*[[Quest for Mount Doom]]
*[[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)
|}


== See Also ==
==See also==
* [[Timeline]]
* [[Timeline/Third Age|Timeline of the 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]]
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Revision as of 18:37, 12 February 2021

The name Third Age refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Third Age (disambiguation).
History of Arda
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, for once and for all, 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

Military[note 1] Political Other
1st millennium
2nd millennium
  • Founding of the Shire (1600)
  • Dissolution of Arnor (1974)
  • Evacuation of Moria (1981)
  • Thráin I establishes the Kingdom of Erebor (1999)
3rd millennium
4th millennium

See also

External links

Notes

  1. Only wars and isolated battles are mentioned as events; for battles being part of larger campaigns, look the campaigns' respective articles

References