Grabbing his old man’s broken sword, he cuts off the Dark Lord’s finger – and with it, the One Ring. Seemingly at the height of his powers, Sauron kills Elendil and Gil-Galad, but Isildur refuses to accept defeat. SA 3441: The war reaches its endgame on the slopes of Mount Doom. (As a result, he’s the ruler of Gondor and Arnor. It’s an epic team-up between Elven high king Gil-galad and Elendil, a Man of Númenor who’s subsequently crowned the first High King of the Dúnedain. SA 3430: A Last Alliance of Elves and Men is formed to make a final stand against Sauron and his forces. SA 3320: Exiled from their sunken homeland, the humans of Númenor found the kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor in the vast region of Middle-earth known – at this point – as Eriador. Most of its residents are killed, but a few survive to make new lives in Middle-earth. As divine retribution, Númenor is drowned in classic Atlantis-style. SA 3319: Under the influence of Sauron, Ar-Pharazôn attacks the Undying Lands of Aman. SA 3261: King Ar-Pharazôn of Númenor takes Sauron prisoner, but the Dark Lord gradually uses his well-documented powers of deception and persuasion to earn a position as court advisor. Although Tolkien generally refers to them as "mortal men", humans in this era frequently live for centuries. SA 3209: Isildur, future ring bearer and vanquisher of Sauron, is born. SA 2800: Númenor starts to claim territory in Middle-earth. SA 2251: The Nazgûl (AKA the Black Riders, AKA the Ringwraiths, AKA the nine human ringbearers corrupted by the One Ring) are sighted for the first time. SA 1697: After the destruction of Eregion in the so-called War of the Elves and Sauron – where the Elves make a move to keep the three Elven rings (Vilya, Nenya, and Narya) out of the Dark Lord’s hands – Elrond builds the picturesque Rivendell, widely known as "the last homely house east of the sea". Thanks to his impressive forward-planning, this One Ring has dominion over all the other Rings of Power and becomes a crucial weapon in his ongoing mission to conquer Middle-earth. SA 1600: Sauron heads to Mount Doom in Mordor to craft an all-conquering "One Ring to rule them all". Sauron taught Celebrimbor and the Elven smiths of Eregion the skills required to make the infamous jewelry, with an ulterior motive… They’re designed to carry “the strength and will to govern each race” but – perhaps inevitably – there’s a catch. SA 1500: Nineteen Rings of Power are forged – three for the Elves, seven for the Dwarf Lords, and nine for mortal Men. Spectacular views of volcanic wastelands come as standard. SA 1000: Sauron begins construction on a Barad-dûr (AKA the Dark Tower), a purpose-built fortress in what will later be rebranded as the land of Mordor (where the shadows lie). SA 500: It turns out you can’t keep a good minion down as Morgoth’s former sidekick, Sauron, makes his Middle-earth comeback. SA 32: The human kingdom of Númenor (home of the long-living Númenóreans or Dúnedain) is founded by the Edain ("fathers of Men") on an island raised from the Great Sea (which lies to the west of Middle-earth) by the Valar. SA 1: The Elven port city of the Grey Havens is founded. While we’re not sure how closely The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will adhere to Tolkien’s mythology just yet, this bit is bound to offer up plenty of clues. Sauron lays low for a while.Īnd so, the First Age of Middle-earth concludes. YS 590: Morgoth is cast out of Arda into the Void. YS 532: Future The Lord of the Rings icon Elrond is born. YS 1: Comparative latecomers to Middle-earth are awakened for the first time. YT 1500: The Moon and the Sun are created. YT 1362: Future The Lord of the Rings icon Galadriel is born. YT 1100: Sauron (a Maia formerly known as Mairon who was originally created to help the Valar) helps his master, Melkor/Morgoth, breed more Orcs and Trolls from their fortress, Angband. Durin the Deathless builds the underground kingdom of Khazad-dûm, which will later become Moria. YT 1080: Another Valar called Melkor (later known as Morgoth and effectively the Satan/fallen angel of Tolkien’s mythology) captures Elves, and tortures and corrupts them to create the first Orcs. The Valar live in Aman, also known as the Undying Lands. Varda (one of 15 Valar made by Eru) creates the stars above Arda, the world in which Middle-earth is based. YT 1050: The supreme deity Eru awakens the first Elves and Ents, as well as the Fathers of the Dwarves. Slightly confusingly, Tolkien’s Middle-earth time-keeping during the First Age is split across the Years of the Trees (YT) and Years of the Sun (YS).
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