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This archive provides year-round access to the entries which come up on our home page over the year. The Shire calendar below covers the year and a half over which the principle action of The Lord of the Rings takes place, starting with Gandalf's dramatic return to the Shire in the April of Frodo's forty-ninth year, and ending with the Battle of Bywater almost nineteen months later. Click either on a hyperlinked date or month name to visit that particular entry in the archive.
| 1418 April | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Gandalf reaches Hobbiton, explains history of the Ring |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | |
| 29 | 30 | ||||||
| May | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Gandalf and Aragorn confer at Sarn Ford | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | ||||
| June | |||||||
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| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Sauron attacks Osgiliath, Gollum escapes Wood-elves |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | L1 | Gandalf seeks news from outside the Shire |
| Midyear's Day | |||||||
| M | Gandalf meets Radagast, writes letter to Frodo | ||||||
| July | |||||||
| L2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Gandalf leaves Bree, Boromir leaves Minas Tirith |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Saruman imprisons Gandalf in Orthanc |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | |||||
| August | |||||||
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| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |||
| September | |||||||
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| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Nazgûl enter the Shire, Frodo leaves Bag End |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | Passage of the Old Forest, arrival in Bree |
| October | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Flight from Bree, attack upon Weathertop |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Crossing of Hoarwell, passage through the Trollfells |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Battle of the Ford, arrival at Rivendell |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | Frodo wakes, Council of Elrond |
| 29 | 30 | ||||||
| November | |||||||
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| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | ||||
| December | |||||||
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| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | Y1 | Departure from Rivendell, first week in wild |
| 1419 January | |||||||
| Y2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Second week in wild |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Arrival in Hollin, attempt at Redhorn Pass, flight into Moria |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Escape from Moria, arrival in forest of Lórien |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | Gandalf dies |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | |||||
| February | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Mirror of Galadriel, Gandalf returns |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Voyage down Anduin to Parth Galen |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | Breaking of the Fellowship, Merry and Pippin meet Ents | ||
| March | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | Gollum guides Frodo, Gandalf heals Théoden, Ents reach Isengard | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Saruman defeated, Frodo meets Faramir, Gandalf reaches Minas Tirith |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Battle of Pelennor Field, Frodo crosses Cirith Ungol |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Aragorn marches towards Mordor, Frodo approaches Orodruin |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | Frodo reaches Mount Doom. Downfall of Sauron |
| April | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Celeborn and Thranduil reconquer Mirkwood |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Ring-bearers honored on field of Cormallen |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | |
| 29 | 30 | ||||||
| May | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Crowing of King Elessar; Elrond and Arwen leave Rivendell | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Éomer and Éowyn return to Edoras with the Sons of Elrond |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Elrond and Arwen reach Lórien |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | Arwen and her escort leave Lórien | |||
| June | |||||||
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| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Arwen and her escort reach Edoras, depart for Minas Tirith |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | L1 | Arwen and her escort reach Minas Tirith |
| Midyear's Day | |||||||
| M | Wedding of Aragorn and Arwen upon Midsummer | ||||||
| July | |||||||
| L2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | King Théoden's funeral escort leaves Minas Tirith |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | |||||
| August | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | King Théoden buried at Edoras |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | The Company reaches Helm's Deep and then Isengard |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | King Elessar says farewell at Isengard, turns toward home |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | Ride north through Dunland, meeting with Saruman | ||
| September | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | They reach and linger in Eregion |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Celeborn and Galadriel depart for Lórien |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Arrival at Rivendell, Bilbo celebrates 129th birthday |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
| October | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Gandalf and Hobbits leave Rivendell |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | Gandalf and Hobbits reach Bree |
| 29 | 30 | Hobbits leave Bree and reach Brandywine Bridge | |||||
| November | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Battle of Bywater, death of Saruman | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | |
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