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The '''Valian Year''' is a reference to the passage of time in [[Valinor]] before the death of the [[Two Trees]], destroyed by [[Melkor]] and [[Ungoliant]]. The account in Valian years is not used when describing the events of [[Beleriand]] and [[Middle-earth. There are approximately 140.5 years in a Valian age (apprx. 1.4 years per Valian year). | The '''Valian Year''' is a reference to the passage of time in [[Valinor]] before the death of the [[Two Trees]], destroyed by [[Melkor]] and [[Ungoliant]]. The account in Valian years is not used when describing the events of [[Beleriand]] and [[Middle-earth. There are approximately 140.5 years in a Valian age (apprx. 1.4 years per Valian year). | ||
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| History of Arda | ||
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| Before the Creation | ||
| Before the Ages | ||
| Days before days | ||
| Years of the Trees (up to Y.T. 1050) | ||
| Ages of the Children of Ilúvatar | ||
| First Age (begins in Y.T. 1050 and overlaps with the Years of the Trees up to Y.T. 1500) - Years of the Sun begin in F.A. 1 | ||
| Second Age - Arda made round in S.A. 3319 | ||
| Third Age | ||
| Fourth Age | ||
| Later Ages (up to present day) | ||
| End of Arda | ||
| Timeline of Arda (See: Round World version of the Silmarillion for a later conception of Tolkien's cosmology) | ||
The Valian Year is a reference to the passage of time in Valinor before the death of the Two Trees, destroyed by Melkor and Ungoliant. The account in Valian years is not used when describing the events of Beleriand and [[Middle-earth. There are approximately 140.5 years in a Valian age (apprx. 1.4 years per Valian year).
