Year of the Trees 1496

Year of the Trees 1496 (abbreviated to Y.T. 1496) is the 1496th year of the Trees in the First Age of Arda. Year of the Trees 1496 was also V.Y. 4996 in Valian Years.
Notable events in this year include:
* The Host of the Noldor reaches Araman.
* The Doom of Mandos proclaimed. Fëanor ignores the Prophecy and continues to lead the Noldor on.
* Finarfin turns back and repents; he becomes the King of the Noldor in Aman.