Timeline Event
Orcs multiply in the Misty Mountains and attack Dwarves
Event Type: General
Age: 3rd Age - The Kings
Year: 1300
Description:
circa 1300
Evil things begin to multiply again. Orcs increase in the Misty Mountains and attack the Dwarves. The Nazgûl reappear.
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix B, The Tale of Years: The Third Age
It was in the beginning of the reign of Malvegil of Arthedain that evil came to Arnor. For at that time the realm of Angmar arose in the North.... Its lands lay on both sides of the Mountains, and there were gathered many evil men, and Orcs, and other fell creatures.
The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur
Contributors:
Elena Tiriel 10Oct05