1356King Argeleb I slain in battle with Rhudaur. About this time the Stoors leave the Angle, and some return to Wilderland.

1409The Witch-king of Angmar invades Arnor. King Arvaleg I slain. Fornost and Tyrn Gorthad are defended. The Tower of Amon Sul destroyed.

1432King Valacar of Gondor dies, and the civil war of the Kin-strife begins.

1437Burning of Osgiliath and loss of thepalantir . Eldacar flees to Rhovanion; his son Ornendil is murdered.

1447Eldacar returns and drives out the usurper Castamir. Battle of the Crossings of Erui. Siege of Pelargir.

1448Rebels escape and seize Umbar.

1540King Aldamir slain in war with the Harad and Corsairs of Umbar,

1551Hyarmendacil II defeats the Men of Harad.

1601Many Periannath migrate from Bree, and are granted land beyond Baranduin by Argeleb II.

c.1630They are joined by Stoors coming up from Dunland.

1634The Corsairs ravage Pelargir and slay King Minardil.

1636The Great Plague devastates Gondor. Death of King Telemnar and his children. The White Tree dies in Minas Anor. The plague spreads north and west, and many parts of Eriador become desolate. Beyond the Baranduin the Periannath survive, but suffer great loss.

1640King Tarondor removes the King's House to Minas Anor, and plants a seedling of the White Tree. Osgiliath begins to fall into ruin. Mordor is left unguarded.

1810King Telumehtar Umbardacil retakes Umbar and drives out the Corsairs.

1851The attacks of the Wainriders upon Gondor begin.

1856Gondor loses its eastern territories, and Narmacil II falls in battle.

1899King Calimehtar defeats the Wainriders on Dagorlad.

1900Calimehtar builds the White Tower in Minas Anor.

1940Gondor and Arnor renew communications and form an alliance. Arvedui weds Firiel daughter of Ondoher of Gondor.

1944Ondoher falls in battle. Earnil defeats the enemy in South Ithilien. He then wins the Battle of the Camp, and drives Wainriders into the Dead Marshes. Arvedui claims the crown of Gondor.

1945Earnil II receives the crown.

1974End of the North-kingdom. The Witch-king over-runs Arthedain and takes Fornost.

1975Arvedui drowned in the Bay of Forochel. Thepalantiri of Annuminas and Amon Sul are lost. Earnur brings a fleet to Lindon. The Witch-king defeated at the Battle of Fornost, and pursued to the Ettenmoors. He vanishes from the North.

1976Aranarth takes the title of Chieftain of the Dunedain. The heirlooms of Arnor are given into the keeping of Elrond.

1977Frumgar leads the Eotheod into the North.

1979Bucca of the Marish becomes first Thain of the Shire.

1980The Witch-king comes to Mordor and there gathers the Nazgul. A Balrog appears in Moria, and slays Durin VI.

1981Nain I slain. The Dwarves flee from Moria. Many of the Silvan Elves of Lorien flee south. Amroth and Nimrodel are lost.

1999Thrain I comes to Erebor and founds a dwarf-kingdom 'under the Mountain'.

2000The Nazgul issue from Mordor and besiege Minas Ithil.

2002Fall of Minas Ithil, afterwards known as Minas Morgul. Thepalantir is captured.

2043Earnur becomes King of Gondor. He is challenged by the Witch-king.

2050The challenge is renewed. Earnur rides to Minas Morgul and is lost Mardil becomes the first Ruling Steward.

2060The power of Dol Guldur grows. The Wise fear that it may be Sauron taking shape again.

2063Gandalf goes to Dol Guldur. Sauron retreats and hides in the East. The Watchful Peace begins. The Nazgul remain quiet in Minas Morgul.

2210Thorin I leaves Erebor. and goes north to the Grey Mountains, where most of the remnants of Durin's Folk are now gathering.

2340Isumbras I becomes thirteenth Thain, and first of the Took line. The Oldbucks occupy the Buck-land.

2460The Watchful Peace ends. Sauron returns with increased strength to Dol Guldur.

2463The White Council is formed. About this time Deagol the Stoor finds the One Ring, and is murdered by Smeagol.

2470About this time Smeagol-Gollum hides in the Misty Mountains.

2475Attack on Gondor renewed. Osgiliath finally ruined, and its stone-bridge broken.

c.2480Orcs begin to make secret strongholds in the Misty Mountains so as to bar all the passes into Eriador. Sauron begins to people Moria with his creatures.

2509Celebrian. journeying to Lorien. is waylaid in the Redhorn Pass. and receives a poisoned wound.

2510Celebrian departs over Sea. Orcs and Easterlings overrun Calenardhon. Eorl the Young wins the victory of the Field of Celebrant. The Rohirrim settle in Calenardhon.

2545Eorl falls in battle in the Wold.

2569Brego son of Eorl completes the Golden Hall.

2570Baldor son of Brego enters the Forbidden Door and is lost. About this time Dragons reappear in the far North and begin to afflict the Dwarves.

2589Dain I slain by a Dragon.

2590Thror returns to Erebor. Gror his brother goes to the Iron Hills.

c.2670Tobold plants 'pipe-weed' in the Southfarthing.

2683Isengrim II becomes tenth Thain and begins the excavation of Great Smials.

2698Ecthelion I rebuilds the White Tower in Minas Tirith.

2740Orcs renew their invasions of Eriador.

2747Bandobras Took defeats an Orc-band in the Northfarthing.

2758Rohan attacked from west and east and overrun. Gondor attacked by fleets of the Corsairs. Helm of Rohan takes refuge in Helm's Deep. Wulf seizes Edoras.

2758-9The Long Winter follows. Great suffering and loss of life in Eriador and Rohan. Gandalf comes to the aid of the Shire-folk.

2759Death of Helm. Frealaf drives out Wulf, and begins second line of Kings of the Mark. Saruman takes up his abode in Isengard.

2770Smaug the Dragon descends on Erebor. Dale destroyed. Thror escapes with Thrain II and Thorin II.

2790Thror slain by an Orc in Moria. The Dwarves gather for a war of vengeance. Birth of Gerontius, later known as the Old Took.