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* [[Battle of the Lammoth]] is fought and [[Argon]] is slain.
* [[Battle of the Lammoth]] is fought and [[Argon]] is slain.
* The dwarven city [[Nulukkizdîn]] starts to dissolve (approximate date).
* The dwarven city [[Nulukkizdîn]] starts to dissolve (approximate date).
 
==Note==
The measurement of FA 1 as the first year of the creation of the [[Sun]] has been used in [[fandom]] and [[Tolkien studies]], as seen in the Appendix to ''[[the Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]''. [[Robert Foster]] admits that the convention can be misleading, as it can be meant to imply that FA 1 is the first year of the [[First Age]]. Actually the number 1 indicates the first ''measurable'' [[coranar|solar year]], not the start of the First Age.
[[Category:First Age years|First Age 001]]
[[Category:First Age years|First Age 001]]

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Note

The measurement of FA 1 as the first year of the creation of the Sun has been used in fandom and Tolkien studies, as seen in the Appendix to the Complete Guide to Middle-earth. Robert Foster admits that the convention can be misleading, as it can be meant to imply that FA 1 is the first year of the First Age. Actually the number 1 indicates the first measurable solar year, not the start of the First Age.