Chapters Past
Recent Events
The Year is now 3021, Two Years after the War of the Ring, but War is not over and Shadow still lingers in parts of Middle Earth. Much has been devastated, burned, and destroyed. Now the slow rebuilding and healing process is starting to show signs of flowering. Few lands were left unharmed by the Enemy; rebuilding efforts run from Dale to Osgiliath to Rohirric villages to the heart of the Shire.
In Arnor, the pragmatic see-it-to-believe-it Bree-landers still haven’t fully grasped that Strider’s a king and that the Rangers are nobility of old. Barliman Butterbur was shocked to learn that Strider was made a king - not a "mere ranger. " For even some Rangers this has been breathtaking news; they were scattered at the time of Aragorn’s muster and not all got word of it or were able to journey South. Many are still keeping threats of Shadow and Corruption down in the North.
In these two years after the fall of Sauron:
3019
- March 25- Fall of Sauron and the Destruction of the One Ring
- May 1, 3019 - Aragorn is crowned King Elessar of the Reunited Kingdom of Arnor and Gondor; Gandalf helps Aragorn to find the sapling of the new White Tree.
- Mid-year's Day (between June and July) 3019 - Aragorn marries Arwen Undómiel.
- July 3019 - King Théoden is laid to rest beside other Kings of Rohan in Edoras. The announcement of Faramir's and Éowyn's betrothal. They are married later this year.
- Peace is brokered with Harad: Harad is forfeiting South Gondor and Umbar in exchange for a pardon of fighters, POWs, etc, allowed to return home unmolested
- Thorin III Stonehelm and Bard II, fast friends and allies, are rebuilding Erebor and Dale.
- As a chief commander for King Elessar, Faramir has been tasked with clearing out Minas Morgul and the lost territories of Gondor and act as march-wardens. His and Eowyn's hands are full.
- November 19, 3019 - Battle of Bywater; death of Saruman and Wormtongue; the end of the War of the Ring.
3020 - some events may not have happened depending on our start month. These may help for context purposes.
- Elessar and Eomer rode out against remnants of Mordor
- Spring 3020 - Samwise Gamgee marries Rosie Cotton and together they move to Bag End.
- The Sea of Rhun is proving to be hotly contested vs. the Easterlings
- Thranduil settles his borders at the Mountains of Mirkwood to help his own people thrive.
- Legolas and Gimli share their travels through the Glittering Caves and Fangorn Forest. Legolas is now returning to Mirkwood to recruit elves to heal Ithilien while Gimli is setting out to recruit members of Durin’s Folk to go to the Glittering Caves.
- Durin VII, a descendant of Thorin III, has expressed his wish to return to Moria soon.
3021
- Fourth Age - March 25 3021
- Spring 3020 - Samwise Gamgee marries Rosie Cotton and together they move to Bag End.
- 3021 - Éomer marries Imrahil's daughter, Lothíriel of Dol Amroth.
- September 22, 3021 - Bilbo marks his 131st birthday, surpassing the Old Took.
- September 29, 3021 - Elrond, Galadriel, Gandalf, Frodo and Bilbo depart from the Grey Havens and go to the Undying Lands.
- Celeborn assumes full rulership of Lothlorien after Galadriel’s departure. He plans on extending domain to South Mirkwood and is currently holding both sides of the Anduin.
- The twins Elladan and Elrohir assume a joint lordship of Rivendell in Elrond’s departure. Both expressed wishing to clean the land of Arnor and continue to work with the Rangers. They also expressed a project to translate the works of Rivendell’s library for the use of Men. Neither has stated whether he wishes to choose mortality like Arwen.
- October 6, 3021 - Samwise returns to Bag End.