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Before
the Ages of the Lamps:
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The
Creation of Arda
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The
Ages of the Lamps:
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Middle-Earth
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The
creation of the two Lamps
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Almaren
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The
creation of the dwelling place of the Valar
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The
North of Middle-Earth
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Melkor
re-enters Middle-Earth
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Middle-Earth
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Melkor
destroys the Lamps
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Between
the Ages of the Lamps and the Ages of the Trees:
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Aman
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The
Valar move to Aman, essentially abandoning Middle-Earth
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Aman
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The
Valar build Valimar and raise the Pelori
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The
Ages of the Trees:
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Aman
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The
Two Trees, Telperion and Laurelin grow and start to put out
light
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Aman
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Aule
creates the race of Dwarves
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Aman
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Varda
begins to create new and brighter stars, including the Valacirca,
The Sickle as a warning to Melkor
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Middle-Earth
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The
Elves awaken
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Middle-Earth
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The
Valar make war on Melkor and take him prisoner to Valimar
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Middle-Earth
and Aman
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The
three leaders of the Elves travel to Aman as ambassadors
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Middle-Earth
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The
Elves begin the journey to Aman
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Middle-Earth
and Aman
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The
Noldor and the Vanyar travel over the Sea
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Middle-Earth
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Elwe,
the leader of the Teleri is lost in the woods and meets Melian
the Maia.
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Middle-Earth
and Aman
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Many
of the Teleri take Elwe's brother as their leader and travel
over the Sea though they choose to remain on the island, later
called Tol Eressa, within sight of Aman. The others continue
searching for Elwe. They become the Sindar
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Aman
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The
Noldor build the city Tirion
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Luthien,
the daughter of Elwe (Thingol) and Melian
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Aman
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The
Noldor discover the gems of the Earth
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Aman
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The
Teleri learn the art of ship-building
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Aman
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Feanor
learns how to make gems
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Aman
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Melkor
is given the freedom of Valimar
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Aman
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Feanor
makes the Silmarils
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Aman
and Avathar
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Melkor
meets Ungoliant and returns to Valinor in a time of festival
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Aman
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Melkor
stabs the Two Trees and Ungoliant sucks them dry, poisoning them
so they die
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Aman
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Melkor
steals the Silmarils and many other gems and Finwe is slain
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Between
the Ages of the Trees and the First Age of the Sun
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Aman
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Feanor
and his sons swear an oath to recover the Silmarils
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Aman
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The
Noldor set out
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Aman
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Ungoliant
receives all the lesser gems that were stolen
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Aman
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The
Doom of the Noldor is spoken. Feanor and his sons continue in
spite of it
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Aman
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The
Noldor reach the Helcaraxe
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Aman
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Laurelin
bears a single fruit of gold and Telperion a flower of silver
then both die
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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The
Sons of Feanor reach Middle-Earth
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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The
Dagor-nuin-Giliath (Battle under the Stars) is fought, and the
Elves are victorious, though Feanor is slain
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Maedhros
is taken by Morgoth and held captive
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Middle-Earth
and Aman
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The
Rising of the Moon, the flower of Teleperion
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The
First Age of the Sun
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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The
Awakening of Men
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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The
Host of Fingolfin arrives on the shores of Middle-Earth with the
Rising of the Sun
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Fingon,
the son of Fingolfin, frees Maedhros from the torment upon
Thangorodrim, where he had been hanging by one hand. This deed
heals the rift between the Sons of Feanor and of the host of
Fingolfin
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Caranthir,
son of Feanor, meets the Dwarves, the first of the Noldor to do
so
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Finrod
finds and builds the fortress Narogthrond
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Turgon
finds the valley of Tumladen
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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The
Dagor Aglareb (the Glorious Battle) is fought and the Elves are
victorious
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Turgon
begins the building of Gondolin (as it was known in the Sindarin
tongue)
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Glaurung,
the first of the Uruloki, Fire-Drakes, is first seen in battle
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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The
Long Peace, lasting nearly two hundred years
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Finrod
meets Men of the house of Beor, and teaches them in the Elven-tongue
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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The
Dagor Bragollach, the Battle of Sudden Flame is fought. Against
the Elves were Glaurung, balrogs and orcs
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Barahir,
one of the Edain, rescues Finrod Fegalund from the orcs during
the Dagor Bragollach.
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Fingolfin
challenges Morgoth to single combat. This was the only time that
Morgoth ever actually fought in combat. Fingolfin wounded
Morgoth seven times before he himself was killed. Fingolfn's
body was rescued by Thorondor who in the process scarred
Morgoth's face with his talons
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Sauron
captures Minas Tirith, the watchtower of Finrod. It is after
called Tol-in-Gaurhoth, the Isle of Werewolves
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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The
Swarthy Men enter Beleriand. Many of them were in the service of
Morgoth
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Hurin
and Huor are taken to Gondolin by eagles
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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A
year later, Hurin and Huor are returned to their people by the
eagles
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Beren,
escaping betrayal entered Doriath, the first of the Atani to do
so. There he met Luthien, the daughter of Thingol and they fell
in love
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Beren
departs Doriath, on the quest of a Silmaril
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Beren
enters Narogthrond
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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With
the help of Finrod Felagund, Beren makes it as far as
Tol-in-Guarhoth, with his aid, where they are captured, Luthien
coming after, frees Beren, though Finrod had been killed.
Together they gain a Silmaril. At the gates of Angband,
Carcharoth, the greatest of the werewolves ever to live, bit off
Beren's hand containing the Silmaril. Beren and Luthien return
to Doriath.
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Carcharoth,
driven mad by the pain of the Silmaril, ravages Doriath. He is
killed by Huan, though both Huan and Bereb are mortally wounded.
Luthien chooses to die and to follow Beren from the world.
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Aman
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For
the first and only time, Mandos is moved to pity by the power of
Luthien's song. Both Luthien and Beren are granted a second
mortal life.
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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The
Nirnaeth Arnoediad, the Battle of Unnumbered Tears. In this
battle was Hurin captured, and Fingon, the High King of the
Noldor, died
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Turin,
the son of Hurin, is sent to Doriath to be fostered by Thingol
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Turin
joins an outlaw band
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Tuor,
escaping out of Hithlum comes to Nevrast where Ulmo speaks to
him and bids him go to Gondolin. He is aided by an elf from
Gondolin, Voronwe. Eventually they make it to the gates.
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Beleg
finds Turin and eventually joins them on Amon Rudh where they
were later betrayed by Mim the Dwarf. Turin was captured by
orcs. Beleg finds and frees Turin, though Turin mistakes him for
an Orc and slays him
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Tuor
marries Idril, the daughter of Turgon
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Earendil,
the son of Tuor and Idril is born in Gondolin.
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Eventually
Turin is enspelled by Glaurung, as is his sister Nienor
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Gondolin
is destroyed. Many survivors, including Tuor, Earendil and Idril,
escape to the north
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Unknowing,
Turin marries his sister, who was at that time called Niniel
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Turin
slays Glaurung, and the dragon-spell falls from his mind. Niniel
find him and Glaurung, dying tells her who he is and who she is.
In horror and despair she throws herself off a cliff, and Turin
falls upon his sword and dies.
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Morgoth
frees Hurin
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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Earendil
marries Elwing, the granddaughter of Beren and Luthien
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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After
an attack on the Havens of Sirion by the surviving sons of
Feanor, led Earendil to attempt to sail into the West to beg for
aid.
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth and Aman
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With
Elwing and the Silmaril, Earendil was finally successful in his
search for Aman. Earendil is set in the sky with the Silmaril as
a star, later known as Earendil the Evening star. Elwing resides
on the northwest coast of Aman.
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Beleriand,
Middle-Earth
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The
Valar aid in the destruction of Morgoth. In the process,
Beleriand was destroyed. Morgoth was thrust beyond the Gates of
Night never to return.
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Aman
and Beleriand, Middle-Earth
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The
Elves are summoned to return to Aman and the Edain are given an
island nigh to Aman as a reward. The Edain set sail, following
Earendil the Evening Star
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The
Second Age of the Sun
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Year
32
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Numenor
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Elros
became the first king of Numenor, under the name Tar-Minyatur
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Year
442
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Numenor
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Elros
lays down his life of his own free will
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Around
the year 500
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Middle-Earth
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Sauron
begins to make himself known
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Around
the year 600
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Middle-Earth
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Numenorean
ships land again in Middle-Earth
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Year
883
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Numenor
and Middle-Earth
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Tar-Meneldur
resigns the sceptre to Tar-Aldarion, his son. It is first known
that Sauron was stirring again
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Around
the year 1000
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Middle-Earth
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Sauron
begins to build Barad-dur
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Around
the year 1500
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Eregion,
Middle-Earth
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The
Elven-Smiths, with the aid and instruction of Sauron begin to
forge the Rings of Power
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Around
the year 1600
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Mordor,
Middle-Earth
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Sauron
forges the One Ring and finishes the building of Barad-dur
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Between
the years 3102 and 3177
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Numenor
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The
Eldar are forbidden to land in Numenor, and the Elven-tongues
are forbidden
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Around
the year 2251
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Middle-Earth
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The
Nazgul first appear
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Year
3177
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Numenor
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Tar-Palantir
takes the throne and prophesied that when the White Tree died,
so too would the line of the Kings of Numenor
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Year
3255
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Numenor
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The
last king of Numenor, Ar-Pharazon the Golden, takes the throne.
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Year
3262
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Numenor
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Ar-Pharazon
takes Sauron hostage to Numenor.
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Year
3319
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Numenor
and Aman
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Ar-Pharazon
under the council of Sauron, breaks the ban and sails to Aman to
claim it. Eru changes the shape and fate of the World, in the
process removing Aman and destroying Numenor. Only nine ships
escape. These were the ships belonging to Elendil, Isildur and
Anarion
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Year
3320
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Middle-Earth
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Foundation
of the Realms in Exile, Arnor and Gondor. The High King of both
was Elendil. Joint rule of Gondor was given to Isildur and
Anarion
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Year
3429
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Gondor
and Mordor, Middle-Earth
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Sauron
attacks Gondor, prompting the Last Alliance
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Year
3440
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Mordor,
Middle-Earth
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Anarion
was slain by a falling boulder from the walls of Barad-Dur
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Year
3441
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