Tolkien Timeline - The Shaping of Middle-earth

This Timeline is in permanent construction. Suggestions are welcome. It is based on the latter annals that preceed _The Hobbit_ (the Earliest Annals of Valinor , in pages 262ss, with the date changes of page 272s, and the Second Version of the Earliest Annals of Beleriand , in pages 327ss..., with additions from the other texts). Since J.R.R. Tolkien liked to change the dates by chunks of 100s, whenever I have to borrow dates from other texts, I try to keep the congruence module 100. Christopher Tolkien, in the Preface to TSoMe, dates those texts at "some time in the 1930s"

I've added the data in The Genealogies, of _The Lost Road_. Since the dates there correspond to the First version of the Earliest Annals of Beleriand, I shifted them by 100 years

Timeline Neighbourhood Table

Book of Lost Tales, latter texts, until the Tale of Eärendil This Timeline The Lost Road, until the making of the Sun
The Lost Road, after the making of the Sun
Book of Lost Tales, latter texts, after the Tale of Eärendil

Ages of the Valar

One Year of the Valar corresponds to 10 of the Years of the Sun.
One Age of the Valar corresponds to 100 Years of the Valar

Zero

  • Ilúvatar makes everything

  • The Valar enter the World

    Year 500 of the Valar

  • Melko (Morgoth) destroys by deceit the Lamps

  • The Valar retreat to Valinor

    Year 1000 of the Valar

  • The Two Trees are made in Valinor

  • Morgoth dwells in the North of Middle-earth

    Year 1900 of the Valar

  • Varda makes the Stars. Some of the Valarindi move to Middle-earth

    Year 1950 of the Valar

  • Varda makes the Sickle of the Gods. End of the Starmaking

  • The Elves awake in Middle-earth. Oromë finds them

    Year 1980 of the Valar

  • War of the Gods: Morgoth is imprisioned in Mandos

  • The March of the Elves begin

    Year 2000 of the Valar

  • Noontide of the Blessed Realm

  • The Quendi and the Noldoli come to Valinor, and build the city of Tûn upon the hill of Kôr

    Year 2000 - 2010 of the Valar

  • The Teleri live on the shores of Beleriand

    Year 2010 - 2110 of the Valar

  • The Teleri dwell in Tol Eressëa

    Year 2111 of the Valar

  • The ships of the Teleri come to Valinor, from Tol Eressëa

  • The Teleri build the haven of Alqalondë (Swan-haven)

    c. Year 2500 of the Valar

  • The Noldoli invent and begin fashioning gems

  • Fëanor, eldest son of Finwë, chief of the Noldoli, make the Silmarils

    Year 2700 of the Valar

  • Morgoth, aided by the prayers of Nienna his sister, sues por pardon, and is released from Mandos

  • He gains the friendship of the Noldoli

    Year 2900 of the Valar

  • Morgoth seeds dissension between the sons of Finwë (Fëanor, Fingolfin and Finrod)

    Year 2950 of the Valar

  • The Valar depose Fëanor from the leadership of the Noldoli. Morgoth flees to Arvalin

    Year 2998 of the Valar

  • Morgoth, with the aid of Ungoliantë, destroys the Two Trees

  • Morgoth sacks the dwellings of Fëanor, steals the jewels, and slays Finwë et al

  • Morgoth returns to Middle-earth

  • Rebellion of Fëanor. The Oath.

    Year 2999 of the Valar

  • The Flight of the Noldoli begins

    Year 2999.1 of the Valar

  • The Battle of Alqualondë: the Noldoli take the ships of the Teleri

    Year 2999.2 of the Valar

  • The Doom of Mandos

  • Finrod and many elves return to Valinor, but Aulë smiles on them no more

    Year 2999.4 of the Valar

  • Fëanor crosses the Sea by the ships

    Year 2999.5 of the Valar

  • Fëanor comes to Beleriand and burns the ships

  • Fingolfin begins the crossing of Helkaraksë

  • They encamp at the north of Lake Mithrim

  • Dagor-os-Giliath, the Battle under Stars: the Noldoli were victorious, but Fëanor is killed by Gothmog

    Year 2999.6 of the Valar

  • Maidros, son of Fëanor, is captured by Morgoth

    Year 2999.8 [?] of the Valar

  • Maidros is chained to Thangorodrim

    Year 3000 of the Valar

  • Fingolfin and the sons of Finrod come to Beleriand

    Ages of the Sun

    Year 1 of the Sun

  • The Moon is made. Fingolfin sets foot in the North of Beleriand

  • The Sun is made. Fingolfin's host marches, while flowers spring beneath their feet.

  • Men awakes in the East

  • Fingolfin encamps in Mithrim

    2

  • Fingon, son of Fingolfin, rescues Maidros from Thangorodrim

    20

  • Mereth Aderthad, the Feast and Games of Reuniting, is held in Nan Tathrin, the Land of Willows, near the Delta of Sirion

    50

  • Felagund son of Finrod finds the caves of Narog and begins the building of Nargothrond

  • Turgon son of Fingolfin finds the hidden valley of Gondolin

    51

  • Dagor Aglared, the Glorious Battle (the Second Battle)

  • The Siege of Angband begins

  • Turgon gets one third of the folk of Fingolfin, and begins the building of Gondolin

    104

  • The folk of Cranthir, son of Fëanor, meet the Dwarves

    105

  • Morgoth attacks Fingolfin, but loses, and many Orcs are slain

    155

  • Glómund attacks. Fingon forces him to retreat

    170

  • Birth of Bëor, east of Eredlindon

    188

  • Birth of Haleth, east of Eredlindon

    190

  • Birth of Hádor the Goldenhaired, east of Eredlindon

    200

  • Felagund meets Bëor

  • Birth of Bregolas son of Bëor

  • Birth of Ulfand the Swart

    202

  • War on the east marches [???]. Felagund and Bëor are there

  • Birth of Barahir son of Bëor

    [after this point, the dates are those of AV I (page 297ss) plus 100]

    213

  • Hundor son of Haleth born

    217

  • Gundor son of Hádor born

    219

  • Gumlin son of Hádor born

    220

  • Unfriendliness of the Sons of Fëanor to Men

  • Haleth and Hádor come to Beleriand

  • Bor the Faithful born

    224

  • Baragund son of Bregolas son of Bëor born

    225

  • Birth of Uldor the Accursed son of Ulfand

    228

  • Belegund son of Bregolas son of Bëor born

  • Ulfast son of Ulfand born

    230

  • Ulwar son of Ulfand born

    232

  • Beren, son of Barahir, born

    241

  • Húrin son of Gumlin, born

  • Handir son of Hundor son of Haleth born

    243

  • Borlas son of Bor born

    244

  • Huor son of Gumlin, born

    245

  • Morwen daughter of Baragund born

  • Boromir son of Bor born

    247

  • Borthandos son of Bor born

    250

  • Rían daughter of Belegund born

  • Bëor dies of old age in Beleriand

    255

  • Battle of Sudden Fire

  • Bregolas is slain, and the house of Bëor is destroyed

  • Angrod and Egnor, sons of Finrod, are slain

  • Barahir saves Felagund and Orodreth

    255 (cont, but maybe a typo for 256)

  • Hádor and Gundor fall defending Fingolfin

  • Haleth and Húrin visit Gondolin

  • Turgon sends many ships to Valinor, but none came

  • Fingolfin is slain in combat with Morgoth. Fingon becomes the King of the Gnomes

    257

  • Morgoth takes Tolsirion, and gives it to Thû the wizard

    258

  • Haleth and his folk live in the woods about Sirion

    260

  • Barahir is betrayed by Gorlim. All his company is slain by Orcs, except Beren

    262

  • Beren comes to Doriath

  • Gumlin is slain. Húrin succeeds him in the House of Hádor

    263

  • Swarthy Men come to Beleriand. They make alliance with the Sons of Fëanor

    263 - 264

  • The great geste of Beren and Lúthien

  • Felagund dies in Tolsirion

  • Huan and Carcharoth slain themselves

  • Beren and Lúthien dwell in the Land of the Seven Rivers (Ossiriand)

    264

  • Húrin weds Morwen

    265, Winter

  • Birth of Túrin son of Húrin and Morwen

    267

  • Birth of Dior son of Beren and Lúthien

    268

  • Haleth dies. Hundos rules his folk

  • The Orcs are driven back out of Beleriand

    270

  • Ulfand the Swart dies

    271

  • Isfin sister of Turgon is taken to wife by Eöl, a Dark-elf [obs: there's a typo in page 301]

    272

  • The Battle of Unnumbered Tears, Dagor Nirnaith

  • Many people die [Yes, I'm lazy]

  • Birth of Tuor son of Huor and Rían. Rían dies

    273

  • Morgoth shuts Men in Hithlum

  • Nienor, daughter of Morwen and Húrin, is born

  • Morwen sends Túrin to Doriath

    284

  • Túrin (19 years old) slays Orgof and flees from Thingol's court

  • For three years, Túrin leads a band of outlaws

    287

  • Beleg joins Túrin. They make war on the Orcs

    289

  • Blodrin Ban's son betrays Túrin. Túrin slays Beleg by accident

    290

  • Túrin is brought to Nargothrond by Flinding son of Fuilin

  • Beleg's sword is reforged, and given to Túrin. He becomes 'Mormegil' because of his sword Gurtholfin

  • The Elves of Nargothrond ally with the House of Haleth under Handir

    292

  • Meglin, son of Eöl, comes to Gondolin

  • Birth of Elboron, son of Dior

    294

  • Morwen and Nienor move from Hithlum to Doriath

    295

  • Glómund with a host of Orcs destroy Nargothrond. Handir, Orodreth, Flinding and Finduilas are slain

  • Tuor leaves Hithlum and comes to Sirion's mouth

  • Turin goes to Hithlum and slays Brodda

  • Birth of Elbereth, son of Dior

    296

  • Turin joins the Woodmen (House of Haleth) and becomes their leader, since Brandin son of Handir is lame

  • Tuor meets Bronweg in Sirion's mouth. They go to Gondolin

  • Morwen and Nienor go to Nargothrond. Glómund enchants them

  • Túrin finds Nienor. They are called Turambar and Níniel

    298

  • Túrin/Turambar weds Nienor/Níniel

    299

  • Túrin/Turambar kills Glómund. He and Nienor/Níniel suicide

  • Húrin is released from Angband

  • Tuor weds Idril Celebrindal daughter of Turgon

    300

  • Birth of Eärendel son of Idril and Tuor

  • Birth of Elwing daughter of Dior, in Ossiriand

  • Húrin gathers a band of Men. They find the treasure of Nargothrond and slay Mîm the Dwarf. They bring the treasure to Doriath

  • Hurin dies?

    301

  • The Dwarves make the Nauglafring in Doriath

  • Enmity between the Elves and Dwarves

    302

  • The Dwarves invade Doriath. Thingol is slain

  • Beren destroys the dwarves at Sarn-Athra

  • Dior returns to Doriath and becomes its king

    303

  • Dior gets the Necklace of the Dwarves

    305

  • The Sons of Fëanor request the Silmaril from Dior

    306

  • The Sons of Fëanor attack Doriath. Dior, Celegorm, Curufin and Cranthir are killed. The sons of Dior (Elboron and Elbereth) are slain by evil men of Maidros's host. Elwing escapes to Sirion's mouth

    307

  • The Fall of Gondolin

    308

  • The wanderers from Gondolin come to Sirion's mouth and join the company of Elwing

    324

  • Tuor and Idril sail to the West

  • Eärendel weds Elwing

    325

  • Eärendel sails, seeking Tuor and Valinor

  • Elrond, son of Eärendel and Elwing, is born

    329

  • Damrod and Díriel ravage Sirion. They are slain. Sirion's folk are slain or taken into the company of Maidros. Maglor takes care of Elrond. Elwing casts herself, with the Silmaril, into the Sea. Ulmo turns her into a bird. She flies to Eärendel

    333

  • Eärendel comes to Valinor and speaks for the Two Races

    347

  • Fionwë son of Manwë with the host of Valinor comes to Beleriand

  • Ingwil, son of Ingwë, lands in Eldorest. Battle of Eldorest

  • Fionwë summons Elves, Dwarves and Men to fight Morgoth. Many did not obey

    350

  • The Last Battle, Dagor Delothrin

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