Third Age 3001

Third Age 3001 (abbreviated to T.A. 3001) is the 3001st year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 3001 was also known as S.R. 1401 in Shire-reckoning.
Notable events in this year include:
== September ==
* Gaffer Gamgee, Old Noakes, Daddy Twofoot, Sandyman and other strangers are at the Ivy Bush and gossip about Bilbo and Frodo Baggins.
* (two days later) Rumors begin that Bilbo's party will have fireworks.
* A Dwarf-wagon loaded with packages comes to Bag End.
* c. 15 - Gandalf rides a cart over the Brandywine Bridge, through Bywater and reaches Bag End.
* The following day and week more wagons and carts arrive. Bilbo sends orders for provisions from the neighboring regions.
* 21 - Cloudy weather over Hobbiton.
* 22 - Bilbo's farewell feast. Gandalf suspects Bilbo's ring to be the One Ring.
* 23 - Frodo Baggins inherits Bag End and has a hard time managing the inheritance and distributing Bilbo's gifts. At the evening Gandalf departs seeking for news of Gollum.
* Gandalf calls on the help of Aragorn. The Rangers of the North double their guard on the Shire.