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== | *'''[[9 July]]''': News of the oncoming of the enemy reach [[Pelargir]].<ref name="Cirion">{{UT|Cirion}}, (i) ''The Northmen and the Wainriders"</ref> | ||
* [[ | * [[Kings of Gondor|King]] [[Ondoher]] falls in battle.<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> | ||
*'''[[13 July]]''': [[Minohtar]] is overwhelmed by [[Wainriders]] and slain by an arrow.<ref name="Cirion"/> | |||
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* [[Eärnil II|Eärnil]] defeats the enemy in South [[Ithilien]]. He then wins the [[Battle of the Camp]], and drives [[Wainriders]] into the [[Dead Marshes]].<ref name="TA"/> | |||
* [[Arvedui]] claims the crown of [[Gondor]].<ref name="TA"/> | |||
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Third Age 1944 (abbreviated to T.A. 1944) is the 1944th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 1944 was also known as S.R. 344 in Shire-reckoning.
Notable events in this year include:
- 9 July: News of the oncoming of the enemy reach Pelargir.[1]
- King Ondoher falls in battle.[2]
- 13 July: Minohtar is overwhelmed by Wainriders and slain by an arrow.[1]
- Disaster of the Morannon
- Eärnil defeats the enemy in South Ithilien. He then wins the Battle of the Camp, and drives Wainriders into the Dead Marshes.[2]
- Arvedui claims the crown of Gondor.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan", (i) The Northmen and the Wainriders"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
