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The Chronicle of Arda

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.

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One hundred years around I 408
I 358 to I 458

 • 357 years after the Return of the Noldor
 • 3,451 years before the Downfall of Númenor
 • 6,591 years before the War of the Ring


The First Age

359Probable date of birth of Bregor son of Boromir of the House of Bëor.
365Probable date of birth of Hathol son of Magor.
366Likely date of birth of Haldan son of Haldar, later Lord of Brethil.
374Birth of Beren son of Belemir, father of Emeldir and grandfather of Beren Erchamion.
375Haldad and his son Haldar are slain by Orcs. Haldad's daughter Haleth becomes the leader of their People.
c.375Approximate date of the settlement of the People of Haleth in the Forest of Brethil.
376Likely date of the death of Marach.
380Death of Bëor's son Baran; the leadership of the House of Bëor passes to his son, Boron.
389Birth of Hador, later Lord of Dor-lómin.
390Likely date of birth of Halmir son of Haldan, later Lord of Brethil.
393Likely date of birth of Bregolas son of Bregor.
398Probable date of the death of Malach Aradan, at the age of ninety-one.
400Return of Aredhel and Maeglin to Gondolin.
Deaths of Aredhel and Eöl the Dark Elf.
402An army of Orcs attempts to break through the Pass of Aglon, but is repulsed.
Likely date of the birth of Barahir son of Bregor.
403Death of Boron; the leadership of the House of Bëor passes to his son, Boromir.
406Birth of Emeldir.
408No events are recorded for the specific year you selected.
414Probable date of birth of Haldir of the Haladin.
415Probable date of the birth of Glóredhel, daughter of Hador Lórindol.
417Probable date of birth of Beleth, daughter and eldest child of Bregolas.
419Probable date of birth of Gundor, son of Hador Lórindol.
Likely date of birth of Hareth daughter of Halmir.
c.419Approximate date of the granting of Dor-lómin to Hador Lórindol.
420Likely 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.420Very approximate date of the death of Boromir. He is succeeded as lord of Ladros by his son Bregor.
428Birth of Belegund, eldest son of Bregolas.
432Death of Boromir, lord of Ladros; he is succeeded by his son Bregor.
c.432Approximate date for the birth of Beren Erchamion.
c.435Approximate date of the birth of Sador Labadal.
439Birth of Húrin Thalion, later Lord of Dor-lómin.
441Probable date of birth of Handir of the Haladin.
443Probable date of the birth of Morwen Eledhwen.
c.445Birth of Ereinion, later called Gil-galad.
448Death of Bregor, lord of Ladros. He is succeeded by his son Bregolas.
450Probable date of the birth of Rían daughter of Belegund.
c.450Birth of Larnach.
451Probable year of the death of Haldan. His son Halmir succeeds as Lord of Brethil.
455Deaths of Angrod and Aegnor in the Dagor Bragollach.
Celegorm and Curufin flee Himlad for Nargothrond.
Winter The breaking of the Siege of Angband and beginning of the Dagor Bragollach.
456Barahir and his companions begin their outlaw existence in Ladros.
Fingolfin challenges Morgoth to single combat, and is slain. Fingon becomes High King of the Noldor.
Spring The worst assaults of the Dagor Bragollach draw to a close.
457Capture of Minas Tirith by the forces of Sauron.
458A band of Orcs is attacked and defeated by the People of Haleth, with the aid of Beleg of Doriath.
Húrin and Huor are brought to Gondolin by Thorondor.

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