Third Age 2980
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April
- 6 - Birth of Samwise Gamgee, fifth child and third son of Hamfast Gamgee and Bell Goodchild.[1]
During 2980
- The adventures of Thorongil (Aragorn) end.[2]
- Aragorn enters Lothlórien and there meets again Arwen Undómiel. Aragorn gives her the ring of Barahir, and they plight their troth upon the hill of Cerin Amroth.[2]
- About this time Gollum reaches the confines of Mordor and becomes acquainted with Shelob.[2]
- Birth of Everard Took, fifth child and second son of Adelard Took.[3]
- Birth of Berilac Brandybuck, son of Merimac Brandybuck.[4]
- Birth of Fredegar Bolger, first child and son of Odovacar Bolger and Rosamunda Took.[3]
- Birth of Tolman Cotton Junior, first child and son of Tolman Cotton Senior and Lily Brown.[1]
- Death of King Thengel.[5]
- Théoden, son of Thengel, becomes the seventeenth King of Rohan.[5]
- Death of Thain Fortinbras Took II.[3]
- Ferumbras Took III, son of Fortinbras, becomes the thirtieth Thain of the Shire.[3]
- Death of Primula Brandybuck.[4]
- Death of Drogo Baggins.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "The Longfather-tree of Master Samwise"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Took of Great Smials"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Brandybuck of Buckland"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The House of Eorl", "The Kings of the Mark"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C, "Baggins of Hobbiton"