6 March

T.A. 3019MAR6

Aragorn uses the Orthanc-stone and reveals himself to the enemy

In Arda

Orthanc-stone

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Events that occurred on 6 March

On Earth

• 1937 - Actor Michael Deacon is born.
• 1940 - Hans-Jörg Modlmayr is born.
• 1941 - J.R.R. Tolkien starts writing Letter 43.
• 1942 - Christina Scull is born.
• 1955 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 160.
• 1969 - Scholar Gergely Nagy is born.
• 1973 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 348.
• 1996 - Voice actor Simon Cadell dies.
• 2002 – Fan site Council of Elrond goes online.
• 2002 - "Mines of Moria", the second set in The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game, is released.
• 2004 - The second day of "RingCon IV" in Seattle.
• 2010 - The Tolkien Society's Smials Day in Leeds.

In Arda

• T.A. 3019:
  • Frodo, Sam and Gollum travel towards Ithilien.
  • Gandalf travels with Pippin along the White Mountains towards Minas Tirith.
  • Aragorn is overtaken by the Grey Company near Dol Baran in the early hours of the day.
  • Aragorn uses the Orthanc-stone and reveals himself to the enemy.
  • Théoden and the éoherë leave Hornburg for Harrowdale and travel under the shadow of the White Mountains of Rohan. Aragorn leaves later, but takes a faster route across the plains of Rohan.