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* [[Gondor]] loses its eastern territories< | * [[Wainrider/Balchoth War]]: [[Gondor]] loses its eastern territories<Ref name=gondor>{{App|Gondor}}</ref> following the [[Battle of the Plains]].<ref name="Cirion">{{UT|Cirion}}, (i) ''The Northmen and the Wainriders"</ref> | ||
*[[Kings of Gondor|King]] [[Narmacil II]] of [[Gondor]] slain in the battle.<ref name="AppA"/> | *[[Kings of Gondor|King]] [[Narmacil II]] of [[Gondor]] slain in the battle.<ref name="AppA"/> | ||
*[[Calimehtar (King of Gondor)|Calimehtar]], son of Narmacil II, becomes the thirtieth [[Kings of Gondor|King]] of [[Gondor]].<ref name="AppA"/> | *[[Calimehtar (King of Gondor)|Calimehtar]], son of Narmacil II, becomes the thirtieth [[Kings of Gondor|King]] of [[Gondor]].<ref name="AppA">{{App|South}}</ref> | ||
*Death of [[Marhari]] of the [[Northmen]] in rearguard action after the Battle of the Plains.<ref name="Cirion"/> | *Death of [[Marhari]] of the [[Northmen]] in rearguard action after the Battle of the Plains.<ref name="Cirion"/> | ||
*[[Marhwini]] leads [[Northmen]] refugees out of [[Rhovanion]] to the [[Vales of Anduin]] where they become the [[Éothéod]].<ref name="Cirion"/> | *[[Marhwini]] leads [[Northmen]] refugees out of [[Rhovanion]] to the [[Vales of Anduin]] where they become the [[Éothéod]].<ref name="Cirion"/> | ||
*Around that time, the [[Ringwraiths]] return to [[Mordor]].<Ref name=gondor/> | |||
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[[Category:Third Age years|1, Third Age 1856]] | [[Category:Third Age years|1, Third Age 1856]] |
Latest revision as of 08:49, 12 March 2020
Third Age 1856 (abbreviated to T.A. 1856) is the 1856th year of the Sun of the Third Age of Middle-earth. Third Age 1856 was also known as S.R. 256 in Shire-reckoning.
Notable events in this year include:
- Wainrider/Balchoth War: Gondor loses its eastern territories[1] following the Battle of the Plains.[2]
- King Narmacil II of Gondor slain in the battle.[3]
- Calimehtar, son of Narmacil II, becomes the thirtieth King of Gondor.[3]
- Death of Marhari of the Northmen in rearguard action after the Battle of the Plains.[2]
- Marhwini leads Northmen refugees out of Rhovanion to the Vales of Anduin where they become the Éothéod.[2]
- Around that time, the Ringwraiths return to Mordor.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Southern Line: Heirs of Anarion"