Lore:Fourth Age

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[edit] Fourth Age

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Began on 29 September IV 1
Officially held to have begun on 25 March of the same year in Gondor

[edit] The centuries after the Downfall of Barad-dûr

The last of the four ages chronicled by Tolkien, and the one about which least is known (including its length). The Fourth Age was held to have begun with the passing of the Ring-bearers over the sea from Mithlond on 29 September 3021 (Third Age), though in Gondor it was reckoned as beginning on 25 March of the same year (the second anniversary of the Downfall of Barad-dûr).

31	The Westmarch is officially incorporated into the Shire.
63	Death of King Éomer of Rohan; he is succeeded by his son Elfwine.
120	Death of King Aragorn II Elessar of Gondor; he is succeeded by his son Eldarion.
172	A copy of the Red Book of Westmarch is completed in Gondor by Findegil, the King's Writer. This is the last event chronicled by Tolkien.

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