a chronology of the silmarillion

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A Chronology of The Silmarillionhas to take into account the following

stages of time that occur:

The Time leading up to the creation of the two Trees Telperion andLaurelin and their regular waxing and waning in Aman. That mannerof reckoning, though, is available only to the Valar, who dwell in sight

of them, and not to the dwellers on Middleearth, who cannot see theLights.

The time of the Two Trees to the years of the !un and Moon

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%eckoning of Time : According to the reckoning by the Trees &Telperion

and 'aurelin(

". "% hours*A full flower of both Trees+ " day%. "--- days *"%--- hours+ " year

'. "-- years " age of the Valar

%eckoning by the Trees vs. %eckoning by the )un:

". " hour of the Trees hours of our time%. " day of the Trees */"%+ 01 hours of our time'. " year of the Trees * / "%---+ 01--- hours of our time1. 2ased on this we have 033 hours in a !un year * '34.%4 / %1+ and

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4. " year of the Trees *01---6033+7.40% !un 8ears

*alar+s intention for the reckoning by the )un and ,oon

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"- !un years3. 9xpressed in another way5. " year of the Trees 01--- hours of our time */"%---+0. 01---601-- *'4-/%1+ "- although

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of the ,oon

". The Trees flowered after '4-- Valian years had passed which e:uals''4'- !un years *using 7.40+

%. The Moon rose after 4--- Valian years had passed which e:uals17-- !un years *using 7.40+

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The /eginning" *alian 0ears 1"!233

;luvatar creates 9a *our unctions5Valar?escriptionsThey wage the first


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The %eckoning of Time from the Two Trees 0ears 1"1133

The Count of Time begins on Aman. After anhour of waxing, Telperion shines at its full for sixhours, then wanes for an hour into darkness.Laurelin, likewise, first has an hour of waxingwhile Telperion wanes, and then shines at its fullfor six hours until its hour of waning mingles withthe hour of Telperion@s rekindling. Takentogether, the two sixhour periods of full shiningare accounted a single day of twelve hours.AulBmakes the !even >athers of the ?warves. >or8avanna@s sake the 9nts are bornD for ,anw5@s,

the 9agles.1333"1323 Varda *9lbereth+ scatters silver dewsof Telperion through the skies to make new starsand constellations for the expected coming of the9lves, the 9lder Children of ;luvatar. Thisincludes Menelmacar *now known as Erion+.Thiswas to be the sign for Turin Turambarand thusforeshadow the Last 2attle that shall be at the endof the "st Age1323 The 9lves awaken at Cuivienen.*ardacreates the star Valacirca *the !ickle of the Valar+

which stands in the &orthern sky above tumnoas a token of the doom of Melkor.,elian theMaia departs from Valinor.

1323"1392 Melkor transforms captured 9lves into Ercs. 8rom5finds theChildren of ;luvatar and lingers through.139 )e then returns to Valinor and informs ManwB of the arrival of the9lves
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1343"1133 The outraged Valar break open tumno, capture Melkor, andchain him in the )alls of ,andosfor three Ages, during which a Long =eacelasts.

n the $irst Age of ,elkor;s /ondage 1133"1inwB, Ging of the &oldor, marries again, his second wife beingndisof the Vanyar. %umildevises the Letters and begins recording 9ldar writings,songs, etc.1143 >inwB H ;ndis@ first son >ingolfin isborn.1


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Melian is born

n the )econd Age of ,elkor;s /ondage 1

Banor and>ingolfin by whispering lies about both.1623 >Banor fashions the three !ilmarils, each enclosing the Lights of theTwo Trees. Varda hallows the !ilmarils, so that no mortal flesh nor any evil orunclean thing might touch them, but will be scorched and burned withunenduring pain. >Banor has further :uarrels with >ingolfin. >Banor draws hissword on >ingolfin and threatens him1643 Mandos banishes him for twelve years from the &oldor city of Tirion.>Banor builds a stronghold of his own at $ormenos, north of Tirion, where he

is Joined by his seven sons and by his father, >inwB. &erdanel chooses not tofollow her spouse but abides with ;ndis instead. Melkor *now called Morgoth,the 2lack 9nemy+ is sought by the Valar as the chief begetter of the :uarrelsbut flees, apparently northward.164


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Morgoth kills >inwB and steals the!ilmarils at >ormenos, >Banor beingabsent, by command, at a feast of theValar. They ask >Banor to restore to8avanna the Light of the Two Trees by

breaking open the !ilmarils. )e answersneither aye nor nay. )earing of thetragedy at >ormenos, >Banor rushes backto Tirion. Morgoth escapes fromngoliant on Middleearth. )e rebuildsAngbandmustering Ercs and /alrogs. ;tis locate "4- leagues north of the bridgeof Menegroth. )e raises the threefoldpeaks of Thangorodrim1642"1233>Banor incites the &oldor in Tirion to pursue Morgoth to Middleearth both to avenge Ging >inwB and to recover the !ilmarils. >Banor and his

sons all swear the Eath Kthat none should takeK to kill anyone who keeps a!ilmaril from them. )e disregards a warning from ManwB not to leaveValinor. )e leads the Ginslaying of the Teleri at Al:ualonde. Mandos curses>Banor and all the &oldor who follow him. >Banor steals the Teleri ships totransport to Middleearth those &oldor most loyal to himD lands at the >irth of=rengist, burns the ships, abandoning >ingolfin and the main &oldor host inAramanD encamps with his followers on the shore of 'ake ,ithrim. )erepulses and shatters an Erc army secretly sent by Morgoth. =ursuing itsremnants to Ard"galen, >Banor is slain by 2alrogs. )is body instantlycrumbles to dust.

The $irst and )econd /attles of /eleriand 164@ to the beginning of 1st

Age 0ear 1

$irst /attle: "

Morgoth hurls two Erc armies against ?oriath, one to its east, one to its west.Thingol@s 9lves rout the eastern army with the help of $reenelves and?warves. This victory is won before any of the &oldor land in 2eleriand.)owever, ?enethor and all his kin perish. The $reenelves merge withThingol@s people.

)econd /attle: "?agornuin$iliath, 2attle under the !tars it is so called because neither

Moon nor !un has yet risen, although the Valar are preparing both. The armyof Cirdan, ally of Thingol, has been defeated by the western orc host andpushed far south to the seacoast. This orc host, marching back northward toaid those Ercs defeated by the &oldor at Lake Mithrim, is ambushed andwiped out by Celegorm, third son of >Banor. 9xpecting the imminent birth ofMen, the !econd Children of ;luvatar, the Valar resolve to guard them againstMorgoth@s darkness by lighting all of 9a with a Moon and a !un. The Moon *aradiant silver flower of Telperion transparently encased by AulB *and guided
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by the Maia Tilion+ being ready first, Varda sends it up into the sky from the=elori mountains in Valinor. !o it seems to rise first in the west, but itsassigned course is to pass under 9 and make its rising in the east. At theMoon@s first appearance >ingolfin and his host, safe at last from their crossingof theelcarax5, set foot on Middleearth. They greet it with silver trumpets.

The )olar 0ears

!even days later the !un *one golden fruit fromLaurelin and guided by the Maia Arien+ risessimilarly above the =elori, but is designed to circleunder 9a and bring morning to the east.1"6 According to the !un@s coming and going

begins the Count of Time on Middleearth, its firstrising being the first day of the first 8ear of the

!un. ;ts 8ears are Kswifter and briefer than thelong 8ears of the Trees in ValinorK. En the day ofits first rising >ingolfin and his host march intoMithrim, saluting it with horns and banners. Enthe same day the race of Men awake inildorien.Morgoth immediately comes to corruptthem by laying upon their hearts a darkness of fearand enmity against the 9lves which can never beexpunged. 2ut he is called back to Angband,having only partially completed this task.2 After the >irst and !econd 2attles Morgoth

lures ,aedhrosinto a conference at which he isseied by 2alrogs and nailed by one hand to a cliffin Thangorodrim.)is friend$ingonfinds himand, lifted up byThorondor,Ging of 9agles,frees him by cutting off his hand. Maedhros,grateful, begs >ingolfin@s pardon for the desertionin Araman. Also renounces in his favor the officeof )igh Ging of the &oldor. @ Angrod comes from ?oriath bearing the words of Thingol. Thingoldeclares his rule not only over ?oriath but also over all of 2eleriandD forbids&oldor settlements anywhere except in wild, unoccupied landsD denies accessto ?oriath by any except members of the )ouse of >inarfin, his kinsman. Allthe &oldor are dismayed,but Caranthir, fourth son of >Banor, angrily attacksAngrod,who becaomes wrothful and departs the council. To ensure peaceMaedhros takes all six of his brothers far eastward to the )ill of )imring.There he makes them wardens of the March of Maedhros against Morgoth@sincursions from the north. ingolfin as )igh Ging holds a statesmanlike >east of #euniting,Mereth Aderthad, near the pools of ;vrin, to heal all breaches. All the &oldorprinces attend, notably Maedhros and his brother ,aglor the Minstrel, with
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some of their warriors. Also the !indar leaders, save only those of ?oriath. Allswear oaths of friendship. To bring &oldor and !indar closer together, the&oldor there speak !indarin. 23 inrod and Turgon travel together looking for proper sites. inrod founds Nargothrondin caves dug into thebank of the #iver &arog, resembling Menegroth. 21 nder lmo@s guidance Turgon discovers among the mountains thehidden value of Tumladen, in which stands a hill of rock on which to erect acity modeled after Tirionupon Tuna in Aman. @ Tales are whisperedconcerning the deeds of the &oldor before comingto 2eleriand. Cirdan, perceiving that these stories are due to the Jealousiesbetween the princes of &oldor, informs Thingol. )e becomes angry. )avingthe sons of >inrod there he rebuked them. Angrod remembers Caranthir@swords and speaks out in bitterness telling Thingol all concerning theGinslaying at Al:ualondB and the ship burning at Losgar. Thingol decrees thatnever again shall the &oldor language be spoken in his realm.

The Third /attle of /eleriandB=agor AglorebB the >lorious /attle

@2 A huge legion of Ercs attacking =orthonionis crushed between theforces of >ingolfin and Maedhros, who assail it simultaneously. The &oldorleaders establish a tight siege of Angband which lasts nearly 1-- years.133 Turgon builds and secretly occupies the hidden city of $ondolin. lmopromises him that it will be the last of the &oldor strongholds to fall, and thathe will send a warning of peril before that happens. Thus foreshadowing thecoming of Tuor. Turgon@s people begin the migration from Nevrast

122 Morgoth probes the defenses of ithlumby sending a brigadeof Ercsaround it to attack from its west. >ingon falls upon them at the >irth of?rengist and drives most of them into the !ea.laurung, the first >iredrake. ;t emerges from Angband prematurely and isdriven back in by a cavalry of 9lves, who shoot arrows into its soft scales.


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!11 /5orenters the service of >inrod!62 Through his mother Aredhel, Maeglin gainsaccess to $ondolin. 9Nl follows them and, in a:uarrel in front of Turgon@s throne, Aredhel isslain by a poison dart from 9Nl. 9Nl is cast over

the Caragdur*a precipitous black rock formation+,cursing Maeglin. nable to win the love of dril,the Ging@s daughter, Maeglin seeks selfishpowerthere.

!23 Three tribes of Men first enter 2eleriand5 the people of 2Bor, the)aladin, and the )ador.2y invitation of the &oldor lords 2Bor@s tribe JoinsAngrod and Aegnor, sons of >inarfin, in ?orthonion. The )ador settle in)ithlum under >ingolfin.!22 ?eath of 2Bor!@3 The )aladin choose to live in the >orest of /rethil.!94 The birth of )ador, later Lord of =or"lDmin.

6!ingon in )ithlumD overruns?orthonion, killing Angrod and AegnorD smashesopen the whole March of Maedhros except the)ill of )imring, held by Maedhros and Maglor.Celegorm to &argothrond. >inrod, hurrying hisarmy northward into the fray, is trapped in the>ens of !erech, saved only by 2arahir, to whom

he gives his ring and swears an oath of friendship.ador perishes&622(at /arad -itheldefending>ingolfin . >ingolfin challenges Morgoth to singlecombat, lames him, but is killed. >ingon becomes)igh Ging.62 )Orin and )uor return out of $ondolin to?orlPmin.62@ /arahirsends the women and children of
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2Bor@s tribe to the )aladin and the )ador. )efights on in ?orthonion@s highlands with twelvemen, among them his son, 2eren. )auron drives8rodreth from Tol )irionand, as Morgoth@schief lieutenant,occupies its tower and dungeons

with his ingon, but neither &argothrond nor ?oriath Joins.>ingon has the help of Cirdan@s 9lves from the >alas and of all the 9dain.Maedhros has to rely on the 9asterlings and a contingent of ?warves.69"643 2eren fights on alone for four years, and then goes south to theforest of &eldoreth, where he and Luthien meet and love. To win Luthien,2eren is re:uired by Thingol to bring back as a bride price a !ilmaril fromMorgoth@s crown. $inrod $elagund dies &64(while saving 2eren from a


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6@1 As in ?agor Aglareb, the $lorious 2attle,>ingon and Maedhros are to attack simultaneouslyfrom west and east. 2ut Maedhros is delayed onthe )ill of )imring by the false reports of ldor,his 9asterling scout. And >ingon, leaving his

defenses too soon, is surrounded by Ercs andkilled. Maedhros, hastening to >ingon@s aid, isbetrayed by 9asterlings. The )ador of ?orlomin,captained by )uor and )urin, fight to the last.)urin is captured alive and taken to Angband.Tuor is born. )is mother, #ian, dies of grief forhis slain father, )uor. All the sons of >Banor arewounded but escape to Mount ?olmed. )ithlumhas lost all its fighting Men and most of its 9lves.Morgoth repopulates it with 9asterlings. )eravages the >alas, driving Cirdan and his 9lves to

the ;sle of 2alar.!even ships built by Cirdan forGing Turgon, to plead for help from the Valaragainst Morgoth, are all wrecked. Morgoth,unable to break )urin@s will and force him toreveal the location of $ondolin, curses him andsits him, bound, on a high peak whence he mustwatch evil overtake his wife and children Morwensends Turin, age eight,to ?oriath to escapeslavery the 9asterlings and to be nurtured by GingThingol. 8ear of Lamentation for the 2attle ofnnumbered Tears.2irth of Tuor.

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646 Approximate date of the reforgingof $urthang.Tuor escapesD returns to theCaves of AndrosD lives there as an outlaw,harrying the 9asterlings. Morgoth loosesagainst &argothrond a host of Ercs led by

$laurung. The Ging, by Turin@s badadvice, leads out his armyD is defeated andslain at Tumhalad. &argothrond is sacked.The paralying spell of $laurung@s eyesholds Turin immobile, then deceives himinto making a vain Journey to ?orlomin tosave Morwen and &ienor, who havealready fled to ?oriath. nder the samespell, &ienor loses all memory of who sheis. #unning naked to the >orest of 2rethil,she is pitied and then loved by Turin, who

has taken refuge there.!ack of&argothrond. Tuor, called by lmo, findsin Vinyamar the armor and weapons leftby Ging Turgon to identify the messengerwarning of imminent peril.

642 lmo orders Tuor to seek out$ondolin and deliver his messageD savesVoronwe, a mariner of $ondolin, to guidehim there. Thingol has ?warves from&ogrod set his !ilmaril inNauglamir.Tuor repeats to Ging Turgon

lmo@s counsel to abandon $ondolin andtake its people to the Mouths of !irion.Turgon refuses to leave the city.64@ Turin and &ienor are married.

649 &ienor becomes pregnant. $laurung,about to ruin 2rethil, is mortally woundedby Turin, singlehanded. 2efore he dies,$laurung tells &ienor that she and Turinare brother and sister. &ienor drownsherself in the #iver Teiglin.


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finds Morwen dying on Turin@s gravemound but withholds from her the mannerof his and his sister@s death.

233 )urin seeks vengeance on all who have inJured his familyD kills Mim in&argothrondD selects from $laurung@s treasure only &auglamir, the &ecklace

of the ?warvesD caustically gives it to Thingol for KsafekeepingK his familyDcasts himself into the !ea. 2irth of ?ior@s twin sons -lured and -lurin.23


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2!6 The four remaining sons of >Banor, seekingthe !ilmaril, swoop down upon the fugitives near!irionD kill many. Two sons,AmrodandAmras,perish. 9lwing escapes with the !ilmaril bythrowing herself into the !ea. 9lros and 9lrond are

taken captive by Maglor and Maedros in thebattle. lmo gives 9lwing the wings of a seabird,and she flies to Vingilot. Lighted by the !ilmaril,9rendil is able to reach Valinor. 2efore theassembled Valar he is granted the pardon, pity,and help for 9lves and Men he pleads for. ManwBdecrees that all the )alfelven shall be given thechoice of becoming either wholly 9lves or whollyMen. 9lwing choosing to be wholly 9lvenD9rendil for her sake chooses the same. Vingilot ishallowed and lifted up into the sky, steeredforever by 9rendil wearing the !ilmaril on hisbrow5 the Morning and 9vening !tar*Venus+ 2!.

&2!! " 24@( " The Gar of Grath

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!ource Morgoth@s #ing *2ook Ten of the )istory of Middle9arth+ byChristopher Tolkien )oughton Mifflin "77'

The inland !ea of )elcar was created from where ;lluin fell. This is the inlandsea in the east of ancient Middleearth, on the eastern shores of which lay

CuiviHnen. EromB led the 9lves of the $reat (ourney around the northern endof this sea as they set out for Valinor.

&ote that the notation of years refers to the time from the creation of the TwoTrees

)ources of nformation

The )istory of Middle9arth5 Volume S Morgoth@s #ing by

Christopher Tolkien )oughton Mifflin "77' The )istory of Middle9arth5 Volume S; The

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