Events
- Thorongil leads a raid on Umbar then leaves the service of Ecthelion II and departs Gondor.
- Arwen plights her troth with Aragorn.
- The death of Thengel, sixteenth King of Rohan. His son Théoden Ednew becomes the seventeenth king.
- The death of Drogo and Primula Baggins, parents of Frodo Baggins, in a boating accident on the Brandywine River.
- Fredegar Bolger is born to Odovacar Bolger and Rosamunda Took.
- Samwise Gamgee is born to Hamfast and Bell.
- Death of Fortinbras II Took.
- Ferumbras III Took becomes the Shire-thain.
Location: Umbar