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Third Age 3007

**Third Age 3007** (abbreviated to **T.A. 3007**) is the 3007th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 3007 was also known as **S.R. 1407** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Gandalf continues visiting Frodo at intervals.
* Death of King Bain.
* Brand, son of Bain, becomes King of Dale.
* Death of Gilraen.
* Death of Saradas Brandybuck.
Third Age 2582

**Third Age 2582** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2582**) is the 2582nd year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2582 was also known as **S.R. 982** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Death of the unnamed tenth Prince of Dol Amroth.
* The tenth Prince's unnamed son becomes the eleventh Prince of Dol Amroth.
Third Age 2509

**Third Age 2509** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2509**) is the 2509th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2509 was also known as **S.R. 909** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Celebrían, journeying to Lothlórien, is waylaid in the Redhorn Pass, and receives a poisoned wound.
Third Age 3008

**Third Age 3008** (abbreviated to **T.A. 3008**) is the 3008th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 3008 was also known as **S.R. 1408** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* In the autumn Gandalf pays his last visit to Frodo until 3018.
* Death of Rorimac Brandybuck.
* Saradoc Brandybuck, son of Rorimac and Menegilda Goold, becomes the Master of Buckland.
Third Age 2589

**Third Age 2589** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2589**) is the 2589th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2589 was also known as **S.R. 989** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* War of the Dwarves and Dragons: Death of King Dáin I. He and his second son, Frór, were slain by a great cold-drake at the doors of their halls in the Grey Mountains.
* Thrór, son of Dáin I, becomes the King of Durin's Folk.
First Age 6

**First Age 6** (abbreviated to **F.A. 6**) is the 6th year of the Sun of the First Age of Middle-earth.

Notable events in this year include:

* Following a visit from Angrod, Thingol allows the House of Finarfin to enter Doriath due to their close kinship with Thingol via Finarfin's wife, Eärwen.
* Thingol, as the self-styled Lord of Beleriand, grants the Noldor permission to occupy Hithlum and Dorthonion, as well as the lands to the east of Doriath.
Sindar Elves

The **Sindar**, also known as Grey Elves or Middle Elves, are the first Elves to settle in Beleriand. As they didn't go to Valinor, they could not be counted among the High Elves, therefore earning the title of Middle Elves. But their contact with the Valar and the High Elves did grant them a higher status than the Silvan Elves, who either stayed in Greenwood and Lorinand or arrived at Beleriand at a later time.

The Sindarin lived in the subterrenean realm of Menegroth in the woods of Doriath, and were ruled by the High-Elf Thingol. Luthien, daughter of Thingol, was therefore partially a Sinda.
After the sack of Doriath, several of its surviving denzins escaped east. Among these were Galadriel (a Noldo), Celeborn and Oropher. Galadriel and Celeborn would come to rule over the Silvan Elves of Lorinand, while Oropher would rule over those of Greenwood, styling himself as the "Elven king." He mimiced Thingol's practice by establishing an underground realm under the Mountains of Greenwood.
Oropher and his progeny, Thranduil and his own son Legolas, would remain distinct from their Silvan subjects through their blonde hair. Even while Thranduil was willing to adopt a Silvan orphan, Tauriel, he stated that he would not allow Legolas to pledge himself to her, given her lesser status.

It may be that the Sindar possesed, among other things, a higher tolerance to intoxication, being that Legolas won a drinking contest, while the Silvan Elves of his realm were heavily inebriated on account of drinking from Thranduil's wines.
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Third Age 2944

**Third Age 2944** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2944**) is the 2944th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2944 was also known as **S.R. 1344** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Bard rebuilds Dale and becomes King.
* Gollum leaves the Misty Mountains and begins his search for the 'thief' of the One Ring.
* Birth of Poppy Chubb-Baggins, daughter of Falco Chubb-Baggins.
* Birth of Griffo Boffin, son of Gruffo Boffin.
Third Age 2989

**Third Age 2989** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2989**) is the 2989th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2989 was also known as **S.R. 1389** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Balin leaves Erebor, enters Moria, and founds a colony.
* Éomund weds Théodwyn.
* Birth of Doderic Brandybuck, first child and son of Seredic Brandybuck and Hilda Bracegirdle.
* Birth of Carl Cotton, fifth child and fourth son of Tolman Cotton Senior and Lily Brown.
* Death of Flambard Took.
* Bilbo Baggins invites Frodo Baggins (still in his tweens) to live with him in Bag End.
Third Age 2816

**Third Age 2816** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2816**) is the 2816th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2816 was also known as **S.R. 1216** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Ponto Baggins, third child and second son of Balbo Baggins and Berylla Boffin
Thondir

**Thondir**, an Elf of Lindon, was a subject of Gil-galad in the Second Age.

## Biography

With seven other Elves, Thondir accompanied Galadriel to Forodwaith in the mid-Second Age to search for the whereabouts of Sauron. He exercised caution, urging Galadriel to consider their safety in the harsh environment, though to no avail. He was present when the small company entered an ancient fortress of Morgoth and discovered a mark left by Sauron, and afterward assisted in slaying a snow-troll that attacked them in the fortress. Though Galadriel wished to continue the search, Thondir and his companions refused, as Gil-galad had given instructions to go no further.

Thondir, along with his companions, was honored by Gil-galad upon returning to Lindon, and given the privilege of returning across the Sundering Seas to Valinor. He entered the Undying Lands, though Galadriel ultimately chose to jump from their ship and go back to Middle-earth.
Third Age 861

**Third Age 861** (abbreviated to **T.A. 861**) is the 861st year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth.

Notable events in this year include:

* Death of King Eärendur of Arnor.
* Dissension amongst Eärendur's three sons leads to the division of Arnor into the three separate kingdoms of Arthedain, Cardolan and Rhudaur.
* Eärendur's eldest son, Amlaith of Fornost, becomes the first King of Arthedain.
Skirmish at Amon Hen

A **skirmish** was fought at Amon Hen between the Fellowship of the Ring and a small force of Uruk-hai in the year TA 3019. It resulted in the death of Boromir and the breaking of the Fellowship.

## History

### Prelude

Frodo was given an hour alone to decide how the Fellowship would proceed in their quest. However, after an hour had long past, Frodo had still not returned. Boromir, who had earlier abandoned the remaining members of the Fellowship without their knowing, then returned. He recounted that he had seen Frodo an hour before, that he had tried to convince Frodo to bring the Ring to Minas Tirith, and that they then had an argument, resulting in Frodo putting on the Ring and vanishing. This story roused the suspicions of Aragorn, who guessed correctly that Boromir had not told the entire truth. At the conclusion of Boromir's story, Merry and Pippin immediately ran off to locate Frodo while Legolas and Gimli searched for the Ring-bearer in a different direction. Fearing that the Fellowship would be scattered and lost, Aragorn commanded Boromir to follow Merry and Pippin. Aragorn then instructed Sam to follow him to the Seat of Seeing, but Sam was unable to keep up with him. Thinking on his feet, Sam returned to camp and saw a boat seemingly push itself into the river. Realizing that an invisible Frodo was pushing the boat, Sam caught up to Frodo, and convinced him to let him accompany him to Mordor. Merry and Pippin, encounter Frodo and aware of his intention to leave the Fellowship, willingly create a diversion to allow Frodo to escape -- they are eventually forced to stand and fight with Boromir, who protects them in an effort to redeem himself for his earlier mistake. Despite a valiant stand, Boromir is eventually incapacitated and mortally wounded by three of Lurtz's arrows. Before the Uruk-hai commander can finish off Boromir, Aragorn appears and the two of them engage in a brutal fight culminating in Lurtz being decapitated. However, Boromir is beyond saving. As in the book, he admits to attempting to take the One Ring by force and begs forgiveness, lamenting that the strength of Men will fail and that Sauron may succeed. Aragorn swears that Minas Tirith will not fall, nor will the strength of Men fail. Boromir accepts Aragorn as his king, before succumbing to his wounds and passing away.
Third Age 2980

**Third Age 2980** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2980**) is the 2980th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2980 was also known as **S.R. 1380** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

## April

* **6** - Birth of Samwise Gamgee, fifth child and third son of Hamfast Gamgee and Bell Goodchild.

## During 2980

* Thorongil (Aragorn) with the leave of Ecthelion II, attacks Umbar, destroys the fleet and kills the Captain of the Haven.
* Thorongil leaves his companions at Pelargir and goes on alone for other tasks. His adventures end.
* Aragorn enters Lothlórien and there meets again Arwen Undómiel. Aragorn gives her the ring of Barahir, and they plight their troth upon the hill of Cerin Amroth.
* About this time Gollum reaches the confines of Mordor and becomes acquainted with Shelob.
* Birth of Everard Took, fifth child and second son of Adelard Took.
* Birth of Berilac Brandybuck, son of Merimac Brandybuck.
* Birth of Fredegar Bolger, first child and son of Odovacar Bolger and Rosamunda Took.
* Birth of Tolman Cotton Junior, first child and son of Tolman Cotton Senior and Lily Brown.
* Death of King Thengel.
* Théoden, son of Thengel, becomes the seventeenth King of Rohan.
* Death of Thain Fortinbras Took II.
* Ferumbras Took III, son of Fortinbras, becomes the thirtieth Thain of the Shire.
* Death of Drogo Baggins and Primula Brandybuck; they are drowned in the Brandywine. Their son, young Frodo Baggins, is adopted by his uncle Rorimac Brandybuck.
Third Age 2987

**Third Age 2987** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2987**) is the 2987th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2987 was also known as **S.R. 1387** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Elphir, first child and son of Imrahil, Prince of Dol Amroth.
* Birth of Mosco Burrows, first child and son of Milo Burrows and Peony Baggins.
Third Age 2645

**Third Age 2645** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2645**) is the 2645th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2645 was also known as **S.R. 1045** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Death of King Aldor the Old
* Fréa, son of Aldor, becomes the fourth King of Rohan.
Third Age 2978

**Third Age 2978** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2978**) is the 2978th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2978 was also known as **S.R. 1378** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Boromir, son of Steward Denethor II of Gondor and Finduilas.
* Birth of Théodred, only child and son of King Théoden of Rohan and Elfhild.
* Death of Elfhild, wife of Théoden.
* Birth of Folco Boffin, son of Vigo Boffin.
Third Age 2852

**Third Age 2852** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2852**) is the 2852nd year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2852 was also known as **S.R. 1252** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Belladonna Took, ninth child and second daughter of Thain Gerontius Took and Adamanta Chubb.
Third Age 2475

**Third Age 2475** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2475**) is the 2475th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2475 was also known as **S.R. 875** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Attack on Gondor renewed. Uruk-hai overrun Ithilien.
* Osgiliath finally ruined, and its stone-bridge broken.
* Boromir fights against the Uruks and eventually regains Ithilien.
Third Age 2860

**Third Age 2860** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2860**) is the 2860th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2860 was also known as **S.R. 1260** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Mirabella Took, eleventh child and fourth daughter of Thain Gerontius Took and Adamanta Chubb.
* Birth of Gorbadoc Brandybuck, elder son of Marmadoc Brandybuck and Adaldrida Bolger.
* Birth of Longo Baggins, third child and second son of Mungo Baggins and Laura Grubb.
* Birth of Rudibert Bolger, second child and son of Adalgar Bolger.
* Birth of Rollo Boffin, third child and third son of Otto Boffin and Lavender Grubb.
* Birth of Cotman, son of Cottar.
Tirion

**Tirion**, known fully as **Tirion upon Túna**, was the city of the Ñoldor in Aman. It was from here that Finwë ruled, and where his sons Fëanor, Fingolfin, and Finarfin lived.

## History

The green hill of Túna was located in the steep-walled valley of Calacirya (translated from Quenya as "The Cleft of Light"), the only pass through the mountains of the Pelóri. Upon the crown of the hill the Elves raised their largest settlement west of the sea. The walls and terraces were white, and the sand in the streets was said to be of grains of diamond, and white crystal stairs climbed from the fertile land beneath to the great gates.

At the city's center was Ingwë's tower, Mindon Eldaliéva, whose silver lantern shone far out to sea. Beneath the tower was the house of Finwë, first High King of the Ñoldor. Here also was the Great Square, where the white tree Galathilion flourished, and later the site of Fëanor's infamous oath.

After most of the Vanyar resettled in Valinor, rule of Tirion was given to Finwë. Many years of bliss followed until Tirion was shaken by the king's eldest son, Fëanor. He stirred up rebellion against the Valar and was exiled to Formenos, a punishment that Finwë chose to share. In their absence the city was ruled by Fingolfin. After Finwë's murder by the Dark Lord Morgoth and the theft of the precious gems, the Silmarils, his son Fëanor assembled the Ñoldor at the Great Square, where he urged them to leave with him for Middle-earth to avenge their king and reclaim the Silmarils, claiming that their lives in Tirion were simply a prison brought upon them by the Valar. In the end only a tenth of the population remained when Fëanor, his brothers and his and their children departed, and some would soon after return with Finarfin back to Tirion.

Nearly 600 years later, once all Elven kingdoms in Beleriand had been defeated, the half-elf Eärendil (father of the famous Elrond) sailed into the west in search of Valinor to request assistance from the Valar in the war against Morgoth. Eärendil arrived in Tirion on a day of festival in Valinor, when the city was empty, and only when he had turned and begun to leave a herald of the Valar approached him.

More than 3,000 years followed before Tirion was for the first time seen by mortal eyes by the soldiers of the twenty-fifth and last King of Númenor, deceived by Sauron, landed on the shores of Eldamar and camped around Túna, which the fleeing elves emptied. When the Men of Númenor were buried under falling hills, Tirion, along with all the Undying Lands, was taken out of mortal reach forever.
Staddle

**Staddle** was a village in Bree-land, located on the southeastern side of Bree-hill.

Likely founded during the settling of Bree-land, it was populated by both Men and Hobbits by the late Third Age. Staddle was populated primarily by men and hobbits who made a living from pipeweed, which the hobbits were especially fond of smoking. It was on the south-eastern side of Breehill, sitting south of Combe and Archet. It was the only of the villages (other than Bree itself) visible from the East Road.

Around the quest of Erebor, Staddle was ransacked by three Trolls: William, Bert and Tom. Thorin and Company reached the ruins of a farm on the outskirts of Staddle
Third Age 2947

**Third Age 2947** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2947**) is the 2947th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2947 was also known as **S.R. 1347** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Ivriniel, first child and daughter of Adrahil II, Prince of Dol Amroth.
* Birth of Milo Burrows, son of Rufus Burrows and Asphodel Brandybuck.
* Birth of Wilimar Bolger, first child and son of Wilibald Bolger and Prisca Baggins.
Third Age 2985

**Third Age 2985** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2985**) is the 2985th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2985 was also known as **S.R. 1385** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Pervinca Took, third child and third daughter of Paladin Took II and Eglantine Banks.
* Birth of Melilot Brandybuck, third child and second son of Marmadas Brandybuck.
* Birth of Estella Bolger, second child and only daughter of Odovacar Bolger and Rosamunda Took.
Third Age 2957

**Third Age 2957** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2957**) is the 2957th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2957 was also known as **S.R. 1357** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Aragorn II begins his great journeys and errantries as Thorongil.
* Around this time he enters the service of King Thengel of Rohan.
Third Age 2698

**Third Age 2698** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2698**) is the 2698th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2698 was also known as **S.R. 1098** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Ruling Steward Ecthelion I rebuilds the White Tower in Minas Tirith.
* Death of Steward Ecthelion I of Gondor. He died childless.
* Egalmoth, grandson of Morwen daughter of Steward Belecthor I, becomes the eighteenth Ruling Steward.
Third Age 2977

**Third Age 2977** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2977**) is the 2977th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2977 was also known as **S.R. 1377** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Death of King Bard.
* Bain, son of Bard, becomes King of Dale.
* Death of Angelimir of Dol Amroth.
* Adrahil II, son of Angelimir, becomes the twenty-first Prince of Dol Amroth.
Third Age 2480

**Third Age 2480** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2480**) is the 2480th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2480 was also known as **S.R. 880** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Orcs begin to make secret strongholds in the Misty Mountains so as to bar all the passes into Eriador.
* Sauron begins to people Moria with his creatures.
* Birth of Hallas, son of Steward Cirion of Gondor.
Third Age 2990

**Third Age 2990** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2990**) is the 2990th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2990 was also known as **S.R. 1390** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Saruman begins breeding Orcs.
* Birth of Erchirion, second child and second son of Imrahil, Prince of Dol Amroth.
* Birth of Peregrin Took, fourth child and only son of Paladin Took II and Eglantine Banks.
* Birth of Sancho Proudfoot, son of Olo Proudfoot.
* Death of Herugar Bolger.
Third Age 2225

**Third Age 2210** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2210**) is the 2210th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2210 was also known as **S.R. 610** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* King Thorin I leaves Erebor, and goes north to the Grey Mountains, where most of the remnants of Durin's Folk are now gathering.
Second Age 3441

**Second Age 3441** (abbreviated to **S.A. 3441**) is the 3441st, and last, year of the Sun of the Second Age of Middle-earth.

Notable events in this year include:

* Sauron overthrown by Elendil and Gil-galad, who perish.
* Isildur takes the One Ring.
* Sauron passes away and the Ringwraiths go into the shadows.
* The Second Age ends.
Third Age 2982

**Third Age 2982** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2982**) is the 2982nd year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2982 was also known as **S.R. 1382** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Meriadoc Brandybuck, son of Saradoc Brandybuck and Esmeralda Took.
* Death of Adalgrim Took.
Third Age 2671

**Third Age 2671** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2671**) is the 2671st year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2671 was also known as **S.R. 1071** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Gróin, son of Farin.
* Birth of the unnamed fifteenth Prince of Dol Amroth.
Third Age 2986

**Third Age 2986** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2986**) is the 2986th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2986 was also known as **S.R. 1386** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Bowman Cotton, fourth child and third son of Tolman Cotton Senior and Lily Brown.
* Death of Jago Boffin.
Third Age 2043

**Third Age 2043** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2043**) is the 2043rd year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2043 was also known as **S.R. 443** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Death of King Eärnil II of Gondor.
* Eärnur, son of Eärnil II, becomes the thirty-third King of Gondor.
* Eärnur is challenged by the Witch-king.
* Mardil the Steward restrains the King's wrath.
Third Age 2859

**Third Age 2859** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2859**) is the 2859th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2859 was also known as **S.R. 1259** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Fíli, elder son of Dís.
* Birth of Hending, fourth child and third son of Holman the greenhanded.
* Death of the unnamed seventeenth Prince of Dol Amroth.
* The seventeenth Prince's unnamed son becomes the eighteenth Prince of Dol Amroth.
Silvan Elves

The **Silvan Elves** or **Wood-Elves** were those Elves who remainds in the woodlands of Rhovanion, either in Greenwood or Lorinand, rather than go to Valinor or even Beleriand. Some of the Silvan Elves did eventually arrive to Beleriand, but at a much later time than their brethern the Sindar. Having not been exposed to the divine influence of the Valar, they were deemed "less wise and more dangerous."

At the end of the First Age, Noldor (High Elves) from Valinor and Sindar (Middle Elves) from Beleriand arrived east, making contact with the Woodland Elves. Some of these Elves, namely Galadriel, Celeborn and Oropher, would become the lords of the Silvan Elves: Oropher (and his son Thranduil after him) in Greenwood, while Galadriel and Celeborn ruled Lorinand.

Due to their lesser status as subjects of their Noldor and Sindar rulers, few individual Woodland Elves have had a notable role in the history of Middle Earth or the course of the War of the Ring. One major exception is Tauriel, a Silvan orphan who was raised by Thranduil.

During the War of the Ring, Frodo and Sam see Wood Elves leaving Middle Earth for the Grey Havens.
Third Age 2660

**Third Age 2660** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2660**) is the 2660th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2660 was also known as **S.R. 1060** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Death of the unnamed twelfth Prince of Dol Amroth.
* The twelfth Prince's unnamed son becomes the thirteenth Prince of Dol Amroth.
Third Age 2832

**Third Age 2832** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2832**) is the 2832nd year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2832 was also known as **S.R. 1232** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Isengrim Took III, first child and son of Thain Gerontius Took and Adamanta Chubb.
Third Age 2864

**Third Age 2864** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2864**) is the 2864th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2864 was also known as **S.R. 1264** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* King of Rohan Folca finds and destroys the last orc-hold, ending the orc-raids that troubled Rohan for 64 years.
* Birth of Kíli, younger son of Dís, nephew and companion of Thorin II Oakenshield.
* Death of King Folca after chasing the Boar of Everholt.
* Folcwine, son of Folca, becomes the fourteenth King of Rohan.
* Birth of Bingo Baggins, fifth child and third son of Mungo Baggins and Laura Grubb.
* Birth of Fosco Baggins, son of Largo Baggins and Tanta Hornblower.
* Birth of Ruby Bolger, third child and daughter of Adalgar Bolger.
Third Age 2948

**Third Age 2948** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2948**) is the 2948th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2948 was also known as **S.R. 1348** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Théoden in Gondor, son of King Thengel of Rohan.
* Birth of Seredic Brandybuck, son of Saradas Brandybuck.
* Birth of Porto Baggins, second child and only son of Posco Baggins and Gilly Brownlock.
* Death of Donnamira Took.
* Death of Rudigar Bolger.
Tom, Bert, and William

**Tom, Bert, and William** **Huggins** were three Stone trolls that Bilbo Baggins encountered in the Trollshaws, in Eriador, while with Thorin and Company on their quest to regain the Lonely Mountain (Erebor). Like most of their kind outside of Mordor, they were vagabonds who robbed, stole, and killed for what they needed or wanted. Their age is unknown. They were destroyed by sunlight which turned them to stone with the aid of Gandalf's trickery.

## Biography

#### Quest of Erebor

The three trolls are encountered by Bilbo, Fíli and Kíli after having stolen several of the dwarves' ponies. Fíli and Kíli stay back, while Bilbo tries to steal a blade from the trolls to cut the ponies free. When Bilbo is caught accidentally by the trolls, the dwarves charge them and a small skirmish ensuses as Bilbo tries to free the ponies. However, Bilbo is caught, and when the trolls threaten to tear Bilbo apart, the dwarves surrender and are put into sacks. Half of the dwarves are put onto the spit to be cooked over the fire, while the others, including Thorin, along with Bilbo, are left on the ground in their sacks. Bilbo spots Gandalf sneaking around, and begins to discuss with the trolls ways of cooking dwarf in order to buy time. As this plan starts to fail as Tom attempts to eat Bombur raw, Bilbo quickly states the dwarves are infested with intestinal parasites to try to stop the trolls from eating them, but they do not get easily fooled, especially William. Then Gandalf appears, and as the trolls curiously wonder who he is (and if he can be eaten), the wizard using his staff splits a rock that was shielding the trolls from the sun's light as it rises, turning them to stone. After the company was set free, Thorin and Gandalf believe that the trolls never ventured this far south from the Ettenmoors since the Second Age, when a darker power ruled the lands.

#### Legacy

On the way to Rivendell, Aragorn and the four hobbits Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, Meriadoc Brandybuck, and Peregrin Took encountered the three trolls that had been turned to stone seventy-seven years previously, and the hobbits momentarily thought them to be alive.
Notably, Frodo says that the trolls were arguing about how to cook "thirteen dwarves and one hobbit" when they were turned to stone. However, they were actually only arguing about how to cook the dwarves, as Bilbo had escaped from their clutches during the fighting, and was hiding in a nearby thorn-bush during the trolls' argument. This could be an error on Tolkien's part, or Frodo could have remembered the story wrong.
Third Age 2844

**Third Age 2844** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2844**) is the 2844th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2844 was also known as **S.R. 1244** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Hildifons Took, sixth child and fifth son of Thain Gerontius Took and Adamanta Chubb.
Third Age 2605

**Third Age 2605** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2605**) is the 2605th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2605 was also known as **S.R. 1005** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Death of Ruling Steward Hallas of Gondor.
* Húrin II, son of Hallas, becomes the fourteenth Ruling Steward.
Third Age 2849

**Third Age 2849** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2849**) is the 2849th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2849 was also known as **S.R. 1249** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Hildibrand Took, eighth child and seventh son of Thain Gerontius Took and Adamanta Chubb.
* Birth of Rowan, first child and daughter of Holman the greenhanded.
Third Age 2858

**Third Age 2858** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2858**) is the 2858th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2858 was also known as **S.R. 1258** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Folcred and Fastred, first two children and twin sons of King Folcwine of Rohan.
* Death of Balbo Baggins.
* Death of Bosco Boffin.
Siege of Erebor

After Bard killed the Dragon Smaug, the Men of the Lake and the Wood-elves both laid siege to the Dwarves in the Lonely Mountain, the thirteen Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain under Thorin II Oakenshield having refused to share any of the treasure that they had recaptured from Smaug.

Thorin and Company were then trapped in a bloodless siege, with Thranduil and Bard hoping to wait them out. However, Thorin had sent messages of his plight to his relatives using talking messenger Ravens that lived on the Lonely Mountain. These reached Dáin II Ironfoot of the nearby Iron Hills, and he marched to the Lonely Mountain with 500 heavily armed Dwarves, most skilled veterans of the War of the Dwarves and Orcs.

The Orc army led by Azog attacked the Lonely Mountain and the conflict between the Dwarves, Men and Elves was quickly averted. In the Extended Edition, Dain sent forth his goat cavalry and spinning ballistas upon the Elven forces, who tried to counter with a shield wall and archer formations; during this early conflict, most of the Dwarven cavalry was killed or the Dwarves dismounted from their goats and elves were killed until the Were Worms burst forth from the earth and the fighting stopped instantly in the face of the new enemy.
Third Age 2902

**Third Age 2902** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2902**) is the 2902nd year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2902 was also known as **S.R. 1302** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Rorimac Brandybuck, first child and son of Gorbadoc Brandybuck and Mirabella Took.
* Birth of Posco Baggins, first child and son of Polo Baggins.
* Birth of Dora Baggins, first child and daughter of Fosco Baggins and Ruby Bolger.
* Birth of Holman Cotton, son of Cotman.
Third Age 2802

**Third Age 2802** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2802**) is the 2802nd year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2802 was also known as **S.R. 1202** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Thráin II and Thorin settle in the south of Ered Luin (beyond river Lune and the Shire) and establish their halls.
Third Age 2746

**Third Age 2746** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2746**) is the 2746th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2746 was also known as **S.R. 1146** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Thorin II Oakenshield, son of Thráin II, son of King Thrór.
* The unnamed fifteenth Prince of Dol Amroth is slain by the Corsairs of Umbar.
* The fifteenth Prince's unnamed son becomes the sixteenth Prince of Dol Amroth.
* Birth of the unnamed seventeenth Prince of Dol Amroth.
Third Age 2846

**Third Age 2846** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2846**) is the 2846th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2846 was also known as **S.R. 1246** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Bungo Baggins, son of Mungo Baggins and Laura Grubb.
* Birth of Hob Gammidge, son of Wiseman Gamwich.
Third Age 2758

**Third Age 2758** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2758**) is the 2758th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2758 was also known as **S.R. 1158** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Wulf's Rebellion: Rohan attacked from west and east and overrun.
* Corsair Wars: Gondor attacked by fleets of the Corsairs.
* King Helm of Rohan takes refuge in Helm's Deep.
* Wulf, son of Freca, seizes Edoras.

## Winter of 2758-2759

* The Long Winter follows, starting in November. Great suffering and loss of life in Eriador and Rohan.
* Gandalf comes to the aid of the Shire-folk.
Third Age 913

**Third Age 913** (abbreviated to **T.A. 913**) is the 913th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth.

Notable events in this year include:

* Death of King Tarannon Falastur of Gondor.
* Tarannon's nephew, Eärnil I (son of Tarannon's younger brother, Tarciryan), becomes the thirteenth King of Gondor, second in the line of Ship-kings.
Third Age 2567

**Third Age 2567** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2567**) is the 2567th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2567 was also known as **S.R. 967** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Death of Ruling Steward Cirion of Gondor.
* Hallas, son of Cirion, becomes the thirteenth Ruling Steward.
Third Age 2963

**Third Age 2963** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2963**) is the 2963rd year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2963 was also known as **S.R. 1363** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Théodwyn, fifth child and fourth daughter of King Thengel and Morwen Steelsheen.
* Death of Gorbadoc Brandybuck.
* Rorimac Brandybuck, son of Gorbadoc and Mirabella Took, becomes the Master of Buckland.
* Death of Linda Baggins.
* Death of Bingo Baggins.
Third Age 2941

**Third Age 2941** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2941**) is the 2941st year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2941 was also known as **S.R. 1341** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Gandalf visits Bag End but Bilbo Baggins is missing. He talks with Holman Greenhand and realises Bilbo is the right person for the Quest for Erebor.
* Thorin and Gandalf visit Bilbo in the Shire.
* Bilbo meets Sméagol/Gollum and finds the One Ring.
* The White Council meets.
* Saruman agrees to an Attack on Dol Guldur, since he now wishes to prevent Sauron from searching the Anduin.
* Sauron having made his plans abandons Dol Guldur.
* Bard of Esgaroth slays Smaug.
* The Battle of Five Armies in Dale.
* Death of Thorin Oakenshield, Fíli, and Kíli.
* Death of Bolg.
* Dáin II Ironfoot of the Iron Hills becomes King under the Mountain.
* Birth of Tolman Cotton, first child and son of Holman Cotton.
* Death of Hildigrim Took.
Third Age 2050

**Third Age 2050** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2050**) is the 2050th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2050 was also known as **S.R. 450** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* The Witch-king's challenge to Eärnur is renewed.
* Eärnur rides to Minas Morgul and is lost.
* The line of kings ends: Mardil becomes the first Ruling Steward.
Third Age 2981

**Third Age 2981** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2981**) is the 2981st year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2981 was also known as **S.R. 1381** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Merimas Brandybuck, first child and son of Marmadas Brandybuck.
* Birth of Angelica Baggins, daughter of Ponto Baggins.
Third Age 2868

**Third Age 2868** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2868**) is the 2868th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2868 was also known as **S.R. 1268** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Orgulas Brandybuck, fourth child and younger son of Marmadoc Brandybuck and Adaldrida Bolger.
Third Age 2939

**Third Age 2939** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2939**) is the 2939th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2939 was also known as **S.R. 1339** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Saruman discovers that Sauron's servants are searching the Anduin near Gladden Fields, and that Sauron therefore has learned of Isildur's end. He is alarmed, but says nothing to the White Council.
* Death of Thain Isumbras Took IV.
* Fortinbras Took II, son of Isumbras, becomes the twenty-ninth Thain of the Shire.
Third Age 2683

**Third Age 2683** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2683**) is the 2683rd year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2683 was also known as **S.R. 1083** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Isengrim Took II becomes the tenth Thain (of the Took line) and begins the excavation of Great Smials.
Third Age 2960

**Third Age 2960** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2960**) is the 2960th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2960 was also known as **S.R. 1360** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Nora Bolger, daughter of Wilibald Bolger and Prisca Baggins.
* Death of Fosco Baggins.
* Death of Mirabella Took.
* Death of Isengar Took.
Third Age 2910

**Third Age 2910** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2910**) is the 2910th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2910 was also known as **S.R. 1310** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Otho Sackville-Baggins, son of Longo Baggins and Camellia Sackville.
* Death of Marmadoc Brandybuck.
* Gorbadoc Brandybuck, son of Marmadoc and Adaldrida Bolger, becomes the Master of Buckland.
Third Age 2836

**Third Age 2836** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2836**) is the 2836th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2836 was also known as **S.R. 1236** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Death of Gormadoc Brandybuck.
* Madoc Brandybuck, son of Gormadoc and Malva Headstrong, becomes the Master of Buckland.
Three Hunters

The **Three Hunters** was the name Aragorn gave to himself, Legolas, and Gimli when they began pursuing the Uruk-hai who had captured Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took by Nen Hithoel at the Breaking of the Fellowship.

## History

The Three Hunters set out from Nen Hithoel on the evening of 26 February T.A. 3019. With Aragorn's tracking skill, they followed the Uruks' trail through the night across the Emyn Muil, where they found five Orcs who had been slain by their own company. At dawn, they reached the East Wall of Rohan and descended into the Eastemnet. There, Aragorn found Pippin's Elven brooch, which the hobbit had dropped as a sign to whomever of the fellowship might follow them.

The companions continued swiftly across the plains of Rohan till nightfall, when they faced the dilemma of losing the trail in the dark or losing time by waiting for morning. Though doubting himself, Aragorn chose to rest for the night. When they rose, they found the Uruks had gained much distance on them. They tirelessly pursued their quarry north-westward the rest of that day, but felt the will of Saruman slowing them down and giving speed to the Uruks. They slept another night and marched another day, growing weary and losing hope.

After another night's rest, they rose on 30 February and encountered Éomer and his éored, who were returning to Edoras after slaughtering the Orc-band outside Fangorn Forest the day before. Suspicious of the travellers, Éomer sternly questioned them and almost came to blows with Gimli and Legolas, but Aragorn intervened and gave him an account of themselves and their journey. Éomer marvelled to find that the companions had travelled forty-five leagues in only three days, for which he called Aragorn Wingfoot. Éomer told them about Rohan's troubles and requested their aid, but Aragorn refused to desert Merry and Pippin while hope of finding them remained. Acting against Rohan's law by letting strangers wander the land without the king's consent, Éomer lent them two horses, Hasufel and Arod, and asked them to prove his trust by returning them to Edoras.

With their horses, the Three Hunters reached the eaves of Fangorn at evening. Finding no trace of the hobbits before dark, they camped there to wait for daylight. During the night they encountered a vanishing old man and found their horses missing. The next morning, on 1 March, they found signs of the hobbits that led them into Fangorn, where they met Gandalf the White. Gandalf shared news and insight with them, among which was that the hobbits were safe with Treebeard. The three companions discovered that Hasufel and Arod had met Gandalf's horse Shadowfax in the night, and they rode with Gandalf to the aid of Rohan at Edoras.

Later, after the Battle of the Hornburg and the Ents' destruction of Isengard, the Three Hunters, in the company of Gandalf and the Rohirrim, reunited with Merry and Pippin at Isengard on 5 March. The Fellowship's paths diverged afterwards, but Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli remained constant companions to the end of the War of the Ring.
Third Age 2850

**Third Age 2850** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2850**) is the 2850th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2850 was also known as **S.R. 1250** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Gandalf again enters Dol Guldur, and discovers that its master is indeed Sauron, who is gathering all the Rings and seeking for news of the One, and of Isildur's Heir. He finds King Thráin II and receives the key of Erebor.
* Death of King Thráin II in Dol Guldur. Loss of the Ring of Thrór.
* Around that time Thorin II Oakenshield, son of Thráin II, becomes the King of Durin's Folk.
Third Age 2932

**Third Age 2932** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2932**) is the 2932nd year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2932 was also known as **S.R. 1332** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Halfred of Overhill, fourth child and third son of Hobson Gamgee.
* Death of Aglahad of Dol Amroth.
* Angelimir, son of Aglahad, becomes the twentieth Prince of Dol Amroth.
Third Age 2845

**Third Age 2845** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2845**) is the 2845th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2845 was also known as **S.R. 1245** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* King Thráin the Dwarf is imprisoned in Dol Guldur; the Ring of Thrór, the last of the Seven Rings, is taken from him.
Third Age 2983

**Third Age 2983** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2983**) is the 2983rd year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2983 was also known as **S.R. 1383** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Faramir, son of Steward Denethor II of Gondor and Finduilas.
* Birth of Ferdibrand Took, son of Ferdinand Took.
* Birth of Mentha Brandybuck, second child and first daughter of Marmadas Brandybuck.
* Birth of Marigold Gamgee, sixth child and third daughter of Hamfast Gamgee and Bell Goodchild.
Third Age 2993

**Third Age 2993** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2993**) is the 2993rd year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2993 was also known as **S.R. 1393** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Myrtle Burrows, third child and only daughter of Milo Burrows and Peony Baggins.
Third Age 2916

**Third Age 2916** (abbreviated to **T.A. 2916**) is the 2916th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2916 was also known as **S.R. 1316** in Shire-reckoning.

Notable events in this year include:

* Birth of Ferumbras Took III, son of Thain Fortinbras Took II and Lalia Clayhanger.
* Birth of Dinodas Brandybuck, sixth child and fifth son of Gorbadoc Brandybuck and Mirabella Took.
* Death of Laura Grubb.
Thrain

Prince **Thráin II** was the father of Thorin Oakenshield, Frerin, andDís, the grandfather of Fíli and Kíli and son of Thrór

## History

Thráin fled with his father and a small group of companions when the dragon Smaug in T.A. 2770 descended on Lonely Mountain and sacked the Dwarven kingdom. King Thrór, Thráin, and the others eventually settled in Dunland and scratched out a meager living. Thrór was devastated by the loss of Erebor and left his people to journey north. He took a single companion, Nár, but left his son with his Ring of Power, along with the map and key to Lonely Mountain.

In T.A. 2790 Nár returned to tell Thráin that his father had been captured and butchered by the Orc-chieftain Azog when they had journeyed to the mines of Moria. Even worse, Azog had beheaded Thrór and carved his own name on Thrór's forehead to show the Dwarves that an Orc now ruled their ancestral home.

Thráin sat for seven days without speaking, until he stood and said "This cannot be borne!".

### War of the Dwarves and Orcs

Filled with righteous anger, by T.A. 2793 Thráin had gathered together a massive army of Dwarves to wage the War of the Dwarves and Orcs. The army included the exiles of the Lonely Mountain, Thráin's kin from the Iron Hills under his uncle Grór, and even some Dwarves not of Durin's folk (probably the four Dwarf clans from the Orocarni in the east). One by one they assaulted the Orc-holds of the Misty Mountains, destroying their great warrens in Mount Gundabad and eventually facing Azog himself in Dimrill Dale (*Azanulbizar* in Khuzdul) before the East-gate of Moria.

In T.A. 2799 Thráin and his army fought the bloody Battle of Azanulbizar. Thráin was blinded in one eye and suffered a leg-wound. While the Orcs were vanquished and Azog slain, the Dwarves took heavy losses, including Thráin's son Frerin, his cousin Náin, and Fundin father of Dwarven hero Balin.

King Thráin II wanted to enter Moria and reclaim it, but the Dwarves not of Durin's folk refused, saying that the city was not their Fathers' House; they had honoured Thrór's memory by fighting, and this was enough. Dáin Ironfoot had peered within the East-gate and also warned Thráin that Durin's Bane still dwelt within Khazad-dûm.

Old and delirious, Thráin is again seen later at Dol Guldur when Gandalf arrives to investigate. He tracks the Wizard, and ultimately attacks him in a fit of madness. Gandalf is able to overtake him and calm him. Thráin warns Gandalf to not let Thorin near the Lonely Mountain because he has learned that Smaug is in league with The One. He ultimately helps Gandalf navigate through the fortress before Azog and several other Orcs attack. The two of them try to escape but are eventually stopped by the shadow of the Necromancer. Thráin tells Gandalf to tell Thorin that he loved him, and is swallowed up the shadow, which then reveals itself as Sauron to Gandalf.