Welcome to The Chronicle of Arda. This section of the site provides automated annals
for all four Ages of the Sun and Moon. For any period of Arda's history, the
Chronicle will display the events that happened in that time. Events and characters are entered into the
Chronicle as they are added to the main database: like the rest of The Encyclopedia of Arda this section of
the site is expanding all the time.
You can have the Chronicle look up events for specific dates by entering one or two years in the form below.
If you enter two dates, the Chronicle will display events that happened between those two years.
If you leave one of the dates blank, the Chronicle will display events in the century around the single year you specify.
For years after III 1601 (the year of the foundation of Shire, and therefore Shire Year 1), the Chronicle will also show years by the Shire-reckoning in a second column.
The First Age |
| 355 | | Bëor the Old dies at the age of ninety-three. |
| 359 | | Probable date of birth of Bregor son of Boromir of the House of Bëor. |
| 365 | | Probable date of birth of Hathol son of Magor. |
| 366 | | Likely date of birth of Haldan son of Haldar, later Lord of Brethil. |
| 374 | | Birth of Beren son of Belemir, father of Emeldir and grandfather of Beren Erchamion. |
| 375 | | Haldad and his son Haldar are slain by Orcs. Haldad's daughter Haleth becomes the leader of their People. |
c. | 375 | | Approximate date of the settlement of the People of Haleth in the Forest of Brethil. |
| 376 | | Likely date of the death of Marach. |
| 380 | | Death of Bëor's son Baran; the leadership of the House of Bëor passes to his son, Boron. |
| 389 | | Birth of Hador, later Lord of Dor-lómin. |
| 390 | | Likely date of birth of Halmir son of Haldan, later Lord of Brethil. |
| 393 | | Likely date of birth of Bregolas son of Bregor. |
| 398 | | Probable date of the death of Malach Aradan, at the age of ninety-one. |
| 400 | | Return of Aredhel and Maeglin to Gondolin. |
| | | Deaths of Aredhel and Eöl the Dark Elf. |
| 401 | | No events are recorded for the specific year you selected. |
| 402 | | An army of Orcs attempts to break through the Pass of Aglon, but is repulsed. |
| | | Likely date of the birth of Barahir son of Bregor. |
| 403 | | Death of Boron; the leadership of the House of Bëor passes to his son, Boromir. |
| 406 | | Birth of Emeldir. |
| 414 | | Probable date of birth of Haldir of the Haladin. |
| 415 | | Probable date of the birth of Glóredhel, daughter of Hador Lórindol. |
| 417 | | Probable date of birth of Beleth, daughter and eldest child of Bregolas. |
| 419 | | Probable date of birth of Gundor, son of Hador Lórindol. |
| | | Likely date of birth of Hareth daughter of Halmir. |
c. | 419 | | Approximate date of the granting of Dor-lómin to Hador Lórindol. |
| 420 | | Likely date of the death of Haleth, leader of the Haladin. She is succeeded by Haldan, the son of her brother Haldar. |
| | | Approximate date of the birth of Baragund, son of Bregolas. |
c. | 420 | | Very approximate date of the death of Boromir. He is succeeded as lord of Ladros by his son Bregor. |
| 428 | | Birth of Belegund, eldest son of Bregolas. |
| 432 | | Death of Boromir, lord of Ladros; he is succeeded by his son Bregor. |
c. | 432 | | Approximate date for the birth of Beren Erchamion. |
c. | 435 | | Approximate date of the birth of Sador Labadal. |
| 439 | | Birth of Húrin Thalion, later Lord of Dor-lómin. |
| 441 | | Probable date of birth of Handir of the Haladin. |
| 443 | | Probable date of the birth of Morwen Eledhwen. |
c. | 445 | | Birth of Ereinion, later called Gil-galad. |
| 448 | | Death of Bregor, lord of Ladros. He is succeeded by his son Bregolas. |
| 450 | | Probable date of the birth of Rían daughter of Belegund. |
c. | 450 | | Birth of Larnach. |
| 451 | | Probable year of the death of Haldan. His son Halmir succeeds as Lord of Brethil. |
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