| Year |
Month |
Day |
Event |
| 2463 | | | Smeagol murders Deagol for the One Ring | |
| 2470 | | | Smeagol, now Gollum, hides in the Misty Mountains. | |
| 2890 | September | 22 | Bilbo Baggins born in the Shire. | |
| 2982 | | | Meriodoc (Merry) Brandybuck born. | |
| 2989 | | | Bilbo adopts Frodo as his heir. | |
| 3018 | October | 6 | The hobbits and Strider reach Weathertop at mid-day and are attacked by five Black Riders at night. Frodo wears the Ring again and is injured by the Witch King. | |
| 3018 | October | 5 | Strider and the hobbits reach the Weather Hills. | |
| 2990 | | | Peregrin (Pippin) Took born. | |
| 2981 | | | Frodo orphaned when his parents are killed in a boating accident on the Brandywine River. | |
| 3001 | September | 23 | Frodo dispenses Bilbos gifts from Bag End. Gandalf Leaves Hobbiton. | |
| 3018 | October | 2 | The hobbits and Strider leave Chetwood and enter the Midgewater Marshes. | |
| 3018 | September | 25 | Frodo, Sam and Pippin (and Merry) arrive at Crickhollow. The conspirators are revealed. Frodo dreams of the sea. | |
| 3018 | October | 4 | The hobbits and Strider leave the Midgewater Marshes and camp somewhere between the marshes and the Weather Hills. | |
| 3018 | October | 20 | Black Riders overtake the hobbits and Strider as the approach the Ford of Bruinen. Frodo makes it across the ford, and the Black Riders are swept away by the waters of the Bruinen. | |
| 3018 | April | 12 | Gandalf reaches Hobbiton after a nine-year absence. | |
| 2969 | September | 22 | Frodo Baggins born in the Shire. | |
| 3018 | June | 20 | Gollum escapes the custody of Thranduil. | |
| 3018 | April | 13 | Gandalf proves that Frodos ring is indeed the One Ring. Frodo decides to leave the Shire. | |
| 3008 | | | Gandalf pays his last visit to frodo in the autumn. | |
| 2942 | | | Bilbo returns to the Shire. | |
| 2941 | | | Bilbo meets Thorin and begins his adventure - the trolls, Rivendell, Gollum and the One Ring, Eagles, Beorn, Mirkwood,Wood Elves, Lake Town, the Lonely Mountain an the Battle of Five Armies. | |
| 2980 | | | Samwise (Sam) Gamgee and Fredegar (Fatty) Bolger both were born this year. | |
| 3001 | September | 22 | Bilbos farewell party and his subsequent departure from the Shire. | |
| 3002 | | | Bilbo becomes a guest of Elrond and settles in at Rivendell. | |
| 3004 | | | Gandalf visits Frodo in the Shire and does so at intervals for the next four years. | |
| 3009 | | | Gollum enters Mordor at about this time and is captured. | |
| 3017 | | | Gollum is released from Mordor, caught by Aragorn near the Dead Marshes, and brought into the custody of Thranduil. Gandlaf questions him. | |
| 3018 | June | 29 | Gandalf meets Radagast along the Greenway not far from Bree. | |
| 3018 | July | 10 | Gandalf is imprisoned in Orthanc. | |
| 3018 | July | 24 | Boromir sets out from Minas Tirith. | |
| 3018 | September | 18 | Gandalf escapes Orthanc in the early hours. | |
| 3018 | September | 19 | Gandalf comes to Edoras but is refused entrance. | |
| 3018 | September | 29 | Tom Bombadil rescues the four hobbits from the barrow. They continue on to Bree, reaching the Prancing Pony in the evening. Frodo wears the ring (for the second time) when he falls from the table. Later they meet Strider. Gandalf visits the Gaffer. | |
| 3018 | September | 26 | Frodo, Sam, Pippin and Merry enter the Old Forest in the morning, are trapped by Old Man Willow in th late afternoon, and rescued by Tom Bombadil. They end up at Bombadils home in the evening. | |
| 3018 | September | 24 | Frodo, Sam and Pippin take a short cut to Maggots Farm to avoid Black Riders. They have supper there, and Maggot drives them to the Buckleberry Ferry, where they meet up with Merry. They end the evening at Crickhollow where the conspirators are revealed. | |
| 3018 | September | 27 | Frodo allows Tom Bombadil to take the One Ring and then wears it when Tom gives it back. | |
| 3018 | September | 28 | The four hobbits rest in the hollow circle on the downs at midday. They awake in the evening and are captured by the barrow-wight. | |
| 3018 | September | 20 | Gandalf is admitted to Edoras. | |
| 3018 | September | 21 | Gandalf meets Shadowfax. | |
| 3018 | September | 22 | Gandalf overtakes Shadowfax. | |
| 3018 | September | 23 | Merry and Fatty leave Bag End with the last cartload of Frodos belongings. A Black Rider visits the gaffer just as Frodo, sam and Pippin leave for Crickhollow. | |
| 3018 | September | 30 | Black Riders attack Crickhollow and the Prancing Pony in the early morning. The hobbits and Strider leave Bree in the late morning and enter the Chetwood. Gandalf comes to Crickhollow and reaches Bree at night. | |
| 3018 | October | 7 | Strider finds Athelas to help with Frodos wounds. They proceed south, cutting across the Road. | |
| 3018 | October | 8 | Strider leads the hobbits through the lands south of the East Road. | |
| 3018 | October | 9 | Strider leads the hobbits through the lands south of the East Road.
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| 3018 | October | 10 | Strider leads the hobbits through the lands south of the East Road. | |
| 3018 | October | 11 | Strider leads the hobbits through the lands south of the East Road. Glorfindel finds Black Riders at the Last Bridge and drives them away. He leaves a token on the bridge (a green stone). | |
| 3018 | October | 18 | Strider and the hobbits find Bilbos trolls. Later, they return to the Road and find Glorfindel there. Frodo rides Glorfindels horse. They continue through the night. | |
| 3018 | October | 19 | Srider, the hobbits, and Glorfindel march til dawn. They halt for 5 hours, but then march for nearly 20 miles. | |
| 3018 | October | 12 | Stider and the Hobbit come to the Road at the end of the day. | |
| 3018 | October | 13 | The hobbits and Strider travel eastwards along the Road and cross the Last Bridge. They find a green stone on the bridge. They turn northwards a mile after the bridge, leaving the Road. | |
| 3018 | October | 14 | Stider and the hobbits continue through the Trollshaws. | |
| 3018 | October | 15 | Stider and the hobbits continue through the Trollshaws. The weather turns wet. | |
| 3018 | October | 16 | Strider and the hobbits, still in the Trollshaws, are forced to turn northwards. They camp on a stony, cold shelf. Frodos wound worsens. | |
| 3018 | October | 17 | The weather becomes dryer, but the hobbits and Strider decide they are too far north. They turn south-eatwards. Frodos wounds continues to worsen. | |
| 3018 | October | 24 | Frodo wakes in Rivendell. He attends a feast where he first sees Arwen , meets Gloin and finally finds Bilbo in the Hall of Fire. Boromir arrives at night. | |
| 3018 | October | 25 | The Council of Elrond takes place in Rivendell. | |
| 3018 | December | 25 | The Company of the Ring sets out from Rivendell. | |
| 3018 | December | 24 | Bilbo gives Sting and his mithril coat to Frodo. | |
| 3019 | January | 8 | The Company reaches Hollin, and flocks of birds swoop low over their camp later in the day. | |
| 3019 | January | 11 | Snow on Caradhras. | |
| 3019 | January | 12 | Snow on Caradhras. | |
| 3019 | January | 13 | The Company is attacked by Wolves in the early hours. They reach the gate of Moria at nightfall and ad chased inside by the Watcher in the Water. Gollum picks up their trail inside the mines. | |
| 3019 | January | 14 | Night in Hall Twenty-One of Moria. | |
| 3019 | January | 15 | Gandalf falls from the Bridge of Khazad-dum. The Company flees into Lothlorien. | |
| 3019 | January | 17 | The Company comes to Caras Galadon in the evening. | |
| 3019 | January | 23 | Gandalf pursues the Balrog to the peak of Zirak-zigil. | |
| 3019 | January | 25 | Gandalf casts the Balrog from the mountain, but passes away afterwards. His body lies on the peak. | |
