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2nd Age

These were the dark years for Men in Middle-Earth, but the years of the glory of Numenor. Of events the records are few and brief, and their dates are often uncertain.

YEAR EVENT
1 Foundation of the Grey Havens and of Lindon.
32 The Edain reach Numenor.
c.40 Many Dwarves leaving their old cities in Ered Luin go to Moria and swell its numbers.
442 Death of Elros Tar-Minyatur.
c.500 Sauron begins to stir again in Middle-Earth.
548 Birth in Numenor of Silmarien.
600 the first ships of the Numenoreans appear off the coasts.
750 Eregion founded by the Noldor.
c.1000 Sauron alarmed by the growing power of the Numenoreans, chooses Mordor as a land to make into a stronghold. He begins the building of Barad-Dur.
1075 Tar-Ancalime becomes first Ruling Queen of Numenor.
1200 Sauron endeavours to seduce the Eldar. Gil-Galad Refuses to treat with him; but the smiths of Eregion are won over. The Numenoreans begin to make permanent havens.
c.1500 The Elven-smiths instructed by Sauron reach the height of their skill. They begin forging the Rings of Power.
c.1590  The Three Rings are completed in Eregion.
c.1600 Sauron forges the One Ring in Orodruin. He completes the Barad-Dur. Celebrimbor perceives the Designs of Sauron.  
c.1693 War of the Elves and Sauron Begins.
1695 Sauron's forces invade Eriador. Gil-Galad sends Elrond to Eregion. 
1697 Eregion laid waste. Death of Celebrimbor. The gates of Moria are shut. Elrond retreats with the remnant of the Noldor and founds the refuge of Imladris.
1699 Sauron overruns Eriador.
1700 Tar-Minastir sends a great navy from Numenor to Lindon. Sauron is defeated.
1701 Sauron is driven out of Eriador. The Westlands have peace for a long while.
c1800 From about this time onward the Numenoreans begin to establish dominions on the coast. Sauron extends his power eastwards. The shadow falls on Numenor.
2251 Tar-Atanamir takes the sceptre. Rebellion and division of the Numenoreans begins. About this time the Nazgul or Ringwraiths slaves of the nine Rings first appear.
2280 Umbar is made into a great fortress of Numenor.
2350 Pelargir is built. It becomes the chief haven of all Faithful Numenoreans.
2899 Ar-Adunakhor takes the sceptre.
3175 Repentance of Tar-Palantir. Civil War in Numenor.
3255 Ar-Pharazon the Golden seizes the sceptre.
3261 Ar-Pharazon the Golden sets sail and lands at Umbar.
3262 Sauron is taken as prisoner to Numenor; 3262-3310 Sauron seduces the King and corrupts the Numenoreans.
3310 Ar-Pharazon begins the building of the Great Armament.
3319 Ar-Pharazon assails Valinor. Downfall of Numenor. Elendil and his sons escape.
3320  Foundations of the Realms in Exile: Arnor and Gondor. The Stones are divided. Sauron returns to Mordor  
3429 Sauron attacks Gondor, takes Minas Ithil and burns the White Tree. Isildur escapes down Anduin and goes to Elendil in the North.
3430 The Last Aliance of Elves and Men is formed.
3431 Gil-Galad and Elendil march east to Imladris.
3434 The host of the Aliance crosses the misty mountains. Battle of Dagorlad and deafeat of Sauron . Seige of Barad-Dur begins.  
3440 Anarion slain  
3441 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

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