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* [[Gollum]] turns towards [[Mordor]].<ref name="TA"/> | |||
* [[Sauron]] sends three of the [[Nazgûl]] to reoccupy [[Dol Guldur]].<ref name="TA"/> | |||
[[Category:Third Age years]] | * Birth of [[Heribald Bolger]], second child and second son of [[Wilibald Bolger]] and [[Prisca Baggins]].<ref>{{App|Bolger}}</ref> | ||
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As of [[2015]], the published version of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' includes entries for the year 2951 that: [[Elrond]] reveals to [[Aragorn]] his true name and ancestry; Aragorn meets [[Arwen]] in [[Rivendell]]; and Aragorn goes into the Wild. Following research by [[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] agrees that this is in error and the correct year for these entries should be {{TA|2952}}.<ref>{{webcite|website=HS|author=[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]]|articleurl=http://wayneandchristina.wordpress.com/2015/12/25/tolkien-notes-13/|articlename=Tolkien Notes 13|dated=25 December 2015|accessed=7 January 2016}}</ref> Tolkien Gateway reflects this. | |||
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Third Age 2951 (abbreviated to T.A. 2951) is the 2951st year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 2951 was also known as S.R. 1351 in Shire-reckoning.
Notable events in this year include:
- Sauron declares himself openly and gathers power in Mordor. He begins the rebuilding of Barad-dûr.[1]
- Gollum turns towards Mordor.[1]
- Sauron sends three of the Nazgûl to reoccupy Dol Guldur.[1]
- Birth of Heribald Bolger, second child and second son of Wilibald Bolger and Prisca Baggins.[2]
Note
As of 2015, the published version of The Lord of the Rings includes entries for the year 2951 that: Elrond reveals to Aragorn his true name and ancestry; Aragorn meets Arwen in Rivendell; and Aragorn goes into the Wild. Following research by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, Christopher Tolkien agrees that this is in error and the correct year for these entries should be T.A. 2952.[3] Tolkien Gateway reflects this.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Bolger of Budgeford"
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, "Tolkien Notes 13" dated 25 December 2015, Hammond&Scull.com (accessed 7 January 2016)
