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The History of Arda
Valian Years Years of the Lamps Years of the Trees Years of the Sun
Ages of the Children of Ilúvatar First Age Second Age Third Age Fourth Age and later
Final Battle
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For other uses, see The Third Age. In J R R Tolkien 's Legendarium, the history of the Fictional universe of Eä began when the Ainur entered Arda, following the In the works of J R R Tolkien, the Valian Years are used to measure the passage of time after the arrival of the Ainur in Arda. In the fiction of J R R Tolkien, the Years of the Lamps are the first of the three great time-periods of Arda. In JRR Tolkien 's Middle-earth Legendarium, the Years of the Trees are one of the three great time-periods of Arda. In the fiction of J R R Tolkien, the Years of the Sun are the last of the three great time-periods of Arda, together with the Years of the Lamps and In the fiction of J R R Tolkien, the Ages of the Children of Ilúvatar chronicle major events in the history of the Eruhíni. In the fiction of J R R Tolkien, the First Age, or First Age of the Children of Ilúvatar in full is the first documented time period and the setting The Second Age is a time period from J R R Tolkien 's Middle-earth fantasy writings The Fourth Age and the later ages that followed it are time periods from J The Dagor Dagorath, Sindarin for 'Battle of Battles' or 'Final Battle' is an event described in the works of J This article includes several chronologies relating to J R R Tolkien 's Legendarium.

The Third Age is a time period from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy writings. Middle-earth refers to the fictional lands where most of the stories of author J The history of Middle-earth is to be taken fictionally as a history of the real Earth.

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. Sauron (ˈsaʊrɒn Quenya: /sawrɔn/ literal meaning "Abhorred") is the title character and the principal Antagonist of the Fantasy J R R Tolkien 's Middle-earth fantasy writings include many wars and battles set in the lands of Aman, Beleriand, Númenor, and Númenor (ˈnuːmɛnɔɹ is a Fictional place in J R R Tolkien 's writings which the author intended to be an allusion to the legendary Atlantis.

This age was characterised by the waning of the Elves. In J R R Tolkien 's Legendarium, an Elf is an individual member of one of the races that inhabit the lands of Arda. In the beginning of the Third Age, many Elves left for Valinor because they were disturbed by the recent war. However, Elven kingdoms still survived in Lindon, Lothlórien, and Mirkwood. In J R R Tolkien 's fiction Lothlórien is a Welsh -sounding name given to the fairest forest realm of the Elves remaining in Middle-earth Mirkwood is a name used for two distinct fictional forests in J The city of Rivendell also became a prominent haven for the Elves and other races. Throughout the Age, they chose not to mingle much in the matters of other lands, and only came to the aid of other races in time of war. The Elves chose to devote themselves to artistic pleasures, and tended to the lands which they occupied. The gradual decline of Elven populations occurred throughout the Age as the rise of Sauron came to dominate Middle-earth. Middle-earth refers to the fictional lands where most of the stories of author J By the end of the Third Age, only mere fragments of the once-grand Elven civilization survived in Middle-earth.

The Third Age was also characterised by the rise and decline of the Númenórean kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor. Meant to be one kingdom, the two countries split in the beginning of the Third Age, each experiencing different fates.

It lasted for 3021 years, until Sauron was again defeated, this time finally, when his Ruling Ring was destroyed. When Elrond, Lord of Imladris, Bilbo and Frodo Baggins (the last two bearers of the One Ring, excluding the brief stint of Samwise Gamgee) Gandalf the White and the Lady Galadriel of Lothlórien (not including the Lord Celeborn, who only left with his wife Galadriel in Peter Jackson's adaptation at this specific time) left Middle-earth for the Uttermost West, the Fourth Age began. Character overview Elrond was Lord of Rivendell, one of the mighty rulers of old that remained in Middle-earth in its Third Age. Rivendell ( Sindarin: Imladris) is an Elven outpost in Middle-earth, a Fictional realm created by J Bilbo Baggins is the protagonist of The Hobbit and also makes an appearance in The Lord of the Rings, two of the most well-known of Samwise Gamgee, later known as Samwise Gardner and commonly known as Sam, is a Fictional character in J Concept and creation Humphrey Carpenter in his 1977 biography relates that Tolkien owned a Postcard entitled Der Berggeist ("the mountain Appearances Literature Stories of Galadriel's life prior to The Lord of the Rings are collected in the Unfinished Tales. Appearances Literature Celeborn's ancestry is not exactly certain Peter Robert Jackson, CNZM (born 31 October 1961 is a three-time Academy Award -winning New Zealand director producer and writer best known for directing Valinor (meaning Land of the Valar) is a Fictional location from J The Fourth Age and the later ages that followed it are time periods from J

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