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3rd age                               

YEAR EVENT
2 Isildur plants a seedling of the white tree in Minas Anor. He delivers the South-kingdom to Meneldil. Disaster of the Gladden Fields; Isildur and his three elder sons are slain.
3 Ohtar brings the shards of Narsil to Imladris.
10 Valandil becomes king of Arnor. 
109 Elrond weds Celebrìan, daughter of Celeborn. 
130 Birth of Elladan and Elrohir,sons of Elrond. 
241 Birth of Arwen Undomiel.
420 King Ostoher rebuilds Minas Anor.
490 First invasion of Easterlings.
500 Romendacil I deafeats the Easterlings.
541 Romendacil slain in battle.
830 Falastur begins the line of the Ship-kings of Gondor.
861 Death of Earendur , and division of Arnor.
933 King Earnil I takes Umbar, which becomes a fortress of Gondor.
936 Earnil lost at sea.
1015 King Ciryandil slain in the siege of Umbar.
1050 Hyarmendacil conquers the Harad. Gondor reaches the height of its power. About this time a shadow falls on Greenwood and men begin to call it Mirkwood. The Periannath are first mentioned in  records, with the coming of the Harfoots to Eriador.   
c.1100 The Wise (the Itsari and the chief Eldar) discover that an evil power has made a stronghold at Dol Goldur. It is thought to be one of the Nazgul.
1149 Reign of Atanatar Alcarin begins.
c. 1150 The Fallohides enter Eriador. The Stoors come over to the Redhorn Pass and move to the Angle or to Dunland.
c. 1300 Evil things begin to multiply again. Orcs increase in the Misty Mountains and attack the Dwarves. The Nazgul reappear. The cheif of these comes to Angmar. The Periannath migrate westward; many settle at Bree. 
1336 King Argleb I slain in battle with Rhudaur . About this time the Stoors leave the Angle, and some return to Wilderland.
1409 The Witch-king of Angmar invades Arnor. King Arvaleg I slain. Fornost and Tyrn Gorthad are defended. The Tower of Amon Sul destroyed.
1432 King Valacar of Gondor dies, and the civil war of the Kin-strife begins.
1437 Burning of Osgiliath and loss of the palantir. Eldacar flees to Rhovanion; and his son Ornendil is murdered. 
1447 Eldacar returns and drives the usurper Castamir. Battle of the crossings of Erui. Siege of Pelargir. 
1448 Rebels escape and seize Umbar.
1540 King Aldamir slain in war with the Harad and corsairs of Umbar.
1551 Hyarmendacil II defeats the men of Harad.
1601 Many Periannath migrate from Bree, and are granted land beyond Baranduin by Argleb II. 
c.1630 They are joined by Stoors coming up from Dunland.
1634 The Corsairs ravage Pelargir and slay King Minardil.
1636 The Great Plague devastates Gondor. Death of King Telemnar and his children. The White Tree dies in Minas Anor. The plage spreads north and west, and many parts of eriador become desolate. Beyond the Baranduin the Periannath survive, but suffer great loss.   
1640 King Tarondor removes the King's House to Minas Anor, and plants a seedling of the White Tree. Osgiliath begins to fall into ruin. Mordor is left unguarded.
1810 King Telumehtar Umbardacil retakes Umbar and drives out the corsairs. 
1851 The attacks of the Wainriders upon Gondor begin.
1856 .Gondor loses its eastern territories and Narmacil II falls in battle.
1899 King Calimehtar defeats the Wainriders on Dagorlad.
1900 Calimehtar builds the White Tower in Minas Anor.
1940 Gondor and Arnor renew communications and form an alliance. Arvedui weds Firiel daughter  of Ondoher of Gondor.
1944 Ondoher falls in battle. Earnil deafets the enemy in South Ithilien. He then wins the Battle of the Camp and drives Wainriders into the Dead Marshes. Arvedui claims the crown of Gondor. 
1945 Earnil II receives the crown.
1974 End of  the North-kingdom. The Witch-king overruns Arthedain and takes Fornost.
1975 Arvedui drowned in the Bay of Forochel. The palantiri of Annuminas and Amon Sul are lost. Earnur brings a fleet to Lindon.The Witch-king defeated in the Battle of Fornost, and pursued to the Ettenmoors. He vanishes from the North. 
1976 Aranarth takes the title of Cheiftain of the Dunedain. The heirlooms of Arnor are given to the keeping of Elrond.
1977 Frumgar leads Eotheod into the North.
1979 Bucca of the Marish becomes first Thain of the Shire.
1980 The Witch-king comes to Mordor and there gathers the Nazgul. A Balrog appears in Moria, and slays Durin VI. 

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