The Encyclopedia of Arda - Long Winter (original) (raw)

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates November III 2758 to March III 2759 Location Northern Middle-earth, southward at least as far as Rohan Note Not to be confused with the two Fell Winters, one occurring in First Age, and the other later in the Third Age Indexes: Alphabetical: L Events About this entry: Updated 16 August 2011 Updates planned: 1 The worst winter in the history of Middle-earth Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A period of five months between November III 2758 and March III 2759, during which time the western lands, and especially Eriador and Rohan, were beset by snow and ice. This was a catastrophic time, the Winter and the hard years that followed it cost many lives, and brought the land of Rohan near to extinction. The Long Winter is not to be confused with the Fell Winter, which occurred some 153 years later. See also... Balbo Baggins, Barrowfield, Caverns of Helm’s Deep, Chieftain of the Dúnedain, Days of Dearth, Entwash Vale, Fastred, Folcred, Fréaláf Hildeson, Háma, Haudh in Gwanûr, Haven of Umbar, Hild, Hildeson, Horsemen of Rohan, [See the full list...]Isumbras Took III, King of Rohan, Longfather-tree of Master Samwise, Lord of Isengard, Meduseld, Men of Dunland, Muster of Westfold, Robbers of the North, Ruling Steward, Saruman, Shire-reckoning, Snow-trolls, Steward of Gondor, The Deeping, The Guardians, West-march of Rohan, West-mark, White Mountains, Wulf Indexes: Alphabetical: L Events About this entry: Updated 16 August 2011 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2001, 2011. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Job matching, relationship and team services and more are all free and unlimited to Discus users.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates November III 2758 to March III 2759 Location Northern Middle-earth, southward at least as far as Rohan Note Not to be confused with the two Fell Winters, one occurring in First Age, and the other later in the Third Age Indexes: Alphabetical: L Events About this entry: Updated 16 August 2011 Updates planned: 1 The worst winter in the history of Middle-earth

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A period of five months between November III 2758 and March III 2759, during which time the western lands, and especially Eriador and Rohan, were beset by snow and ice. This was a catastrophic time, the Winter and the hard years that followed it cost many lives, and brought the land of Rohan near to extinction. The Long Winter is not to be confused with the Fell Winter, which occurred some 153 years later. See also... Balbo Baggins, Barrowfield, Caverns of Helm’s Deep, Chieftain of the Dúnedain, Days of Dearth, Entwash Vale, Fastred, Folcred, Fréaláf Hildeson, Háma, Haudh in Gwanûr, Haven of Umbar, Hild, Hildeson, Horsemen of Rohan, [See the full list...]Isumbras Took III, King of Rohan, Longfather-tree of Master Samwise, Lord of Isengard, Meduseld, Men of Dunland, Muster of Westfold, Robbers of the North, Ruling Steward, Saruman, Shire-reckoning, Snow-trolls, Steward of Gondor, The Deeping, The Guardians, West-march of Rohan, West-mark, White Mountains, Wulf Indexes: Alphabetical: L Events About this entry: Updated 16 August 2011 Updates planned: 1 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2001, 2011. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Job matching, relationship and team services and more are all free and unlimited to Discus users.