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Events

110th Century BC

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,985 BC (c. I 100). Nargothrond is founded. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,959 BC (c. I 126). Gondolin is completed; Turgon and his people begin migrating from Nevrast. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Dungeons and Dragons (Forgotten Realms): c. 10,942 BC (c. -11,200 DR). Eiellur, Orishaar, Syorpiir, and Thearnytaar are defeated by the Illythiiri elves. The Illythiiri skirmish with the elves of Keltormir. (Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (3rd Edition))

109th Century BC

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,820 BC (c. I 265). The dragon Glaurung attacks Beleriand, but is defeated and pushed back to Angband. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

108th Century BC

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,780 BC (c. I 305). Finrod Felagund finds Men in Ossiriand. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,765 BC (c. I 320). Around this time, Maeglin is born. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Dungeons and Dragons (Forgotten Realms): c. 10,742 BC (c. -11,000 DR). Deep Shanatar's first holds are established by the dwarves in the southern Underdark, beneath the Almraiven Mountains and the Lake of Steam. (Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (3rd Edition))

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,740 BC (c. I 345). Eol dies. Aredhel and Maeglin return to Gondolin. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

107th Century BC

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,696 BC (c. I 389). Hador is born. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,650 BC (c. I 435). Around this time, Haldir is born. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,646 BC (c. I 439). Hurin Thalion is born. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,642 BC (c. I 443). Around this time, Beren Erchamion is born. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,640 BC (c. I 445). Ereinion is born. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,635 BC (c. I 450). Larnach is born. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,630 BC (c. I 455). The Dagor Bragollach is fought. The Siege of Angband ends. Thorondor takes Hurin Thalion and Huor to Gondolin. Morgoth and Fingolfin battle; Fingolfin is slain. Celegorm and Curufin flee to Nargothrond. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,629 BC (c. I 456). Hurin Thalion and Huor leave and return to Dor-lomin. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,628 BC (c. I 457). Minas Tirith is captured by Sauron. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,623 BC (c. I 462). Barad Eithel is besieged; Galdor is slain during the siege. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,622 BC (c. I 463). Beren meets Luthien, and the pair fall in love. Thingol, Luthien's father, tasks Beren to retrieve a Silmaril from the Iron Crown of Morgoth to prove his worthiness. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,620 BC (c. I 465). After being exiled from Nargothrond, Celegorm and Curufin travel to Himring. Beren sets out on his quest; he and Finrod are imprisoned within Tol-in-Gaurhoth. Finrod is slain by a werewolf, but Luthien is able to rescue Beren. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,619 BC (c. I 466). Together, Luthien and Beren successfully recover a Silmaril from Morgoth's Iron Crown; unfortunately, it is taken (along with Beren's hand) by the great wolf Carcharoth. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,618 BC (c. I 467). Carcharoth is hunted down and slain by King Thingol and his warriors, but Huan and Beren are badly wounded in the battle; the Silmaril is reclaimed. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,614 BC (c. I 471). The Nirneath is fought, in which Fingon dies; Turgon becomes High King of the Noldor. Tuor is born. Huor is slain, Hurin taken prisoner by Morgoth. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,613 BC (c. I 472). Brithombar and Eglarest are captured. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,610 BC (c. I 475). Dior Eluchil born. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

106th Century BC

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,595 BC (c. I 490). Around this time, Anglachel is reforged into Gurthang. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,590 BC (c. I 495). Tuor comes to Gondolin. Nargothrond is sacked. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,586 BC (c. I 499). Hurin is freed from Angband. Glaurung is slain. Turin Turambar and Nienor Niniel die. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,585 BC (c. I 500). Larnach dies. Around this time, Hurin Thalion travels to the ruins of Nargothrond and slays Mim of the Petty-Dwarves. Later that year, Hurin dies. Elwing is also born around this time. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,583 BC (c. I 502). Thingol dies, his wife Melian leaves. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,581 BC (c. I 504). Dior travels to Doriath. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,580 BC (c. I 505). The seven Sons of Feanor attack Menegroth; Caranthir, Celegorm, Curufin and Dior die. Beren and Luthien die around this time. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,575 BC (c. I 510). In the Encircling Mountains, Glorfindel slays a Balrog to secure the escape of Tuor, Idril and their son Earendil, but dies himself. Gondolin falls, Turgon dies. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,560 BC (c. I 525). Elrond and Elros are born around this time. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,502 BC (c. I 583). The War of Wrath begins; Beleriand is destroyed. Soon after, Angband is destroyed and Morgoth defeated. (The Silmarillion, The Encyclopedia of Arda)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,501 BC (c. I 584/II 1). End of the First Age. Beginning of the Second Age. Mithlond and Lindon are founded. (The Return of the King)

105th Century BC

• Conan, Conan (Animated), Conan (Comics), Conan (Films), Cthulhu Mythos: c. 10,500 BC. Beginning of the Hyborian Age. ("The Hyborian Age" by Robert E. Howard)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,470 BC (II 32). The Edain arrive in Numenor. (The Return of the King)

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,462 BC (c. II 40). Many dwarves emigrate to Moria from Ered Luin. (The Return of the King)

103rd Century BC

• Dungeons and Dragons (Forgotten Realms): c. 10,242 BC (c. -10,500 DR). The elven kingdom of Miyeritar is engulfed in the effects of a elven high magic spell known as killing storm. When the spell finally ends, only ruins are left. This comes to be known as the Dark Disaster. (Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (3rd Edition))

102nd Century BC

• Dungeons and Dragons (Forgotten Realms): c. 10,192 BC (c. -10,450 DR). The Fourth Crown War takes place. The Illythiiri elves openly use powers gained from dark gods. (Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (3rd Edition))

101st Century BC

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,060 BC (II 442). Elros Tar-Minyatur dies. (The Return of the King)

• Dungeons and Dragons (Forgotten Realms): c. 10,012 BC (c. -10,270 DR). The Stone and Claw Campaigns take place. Keltormir's forces withdraw to defend their own borders, pitting Aryvandaar and Ilythiir's forces against one another. (Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (3rd Edition))

• Lord of the Rings: c. 10,002 BC (c. II 500). Sauron begins to rise again in Middle-Earth. (The Return of the King)