YS 462
Days before days - Years of the Trees - First Age - Second Age - Third Age - Fourth Age - Seventh Age - Dagor Dagorath
Events
- Morgoth sends an army to attack Hithlum from the east and north.
- Galdor, Lord of Dor-lómin and lord of the House of Hador dies defending Barad Eithel from Morgoth's forces, but Húrin manages to repel them while Fingon battles them on the plains of Hithlum.
- Círdan arrives with a fleet and the Orcs are driven out of Hithlum.
- Húrin succeeds his father, Galdor, as Lord of Dor-lómin and leader of the House of Hador.
Location: Hithlum