Elven Realms in Middle-earth

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First published: Wednesday August 9th, 2023

A chart showcasing for how long the major Elven realms existed in Middle-earth.

The realms are arranged in the order they were established, with the topmost being the first and the lowermost being the last of the Elven realms.

Each Year of the Trees equals 9.582 solar years. The lengths of the realms that existed during that period have been rounded-off to the nearest integer.

The lengths of the realms that existed during the Fourth Age are estimated values. Read pinned comment for more information.

Source and estimates based on this video.

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Realm	Years of the Trees	First Age	Second Age	Third Age	Fourth Age
Falas	3363	473
Doriath	3335	506
Ossiriand	1437	587
Hithlum		467
Nevrast		111
Dorthonion		449
March of Maedhros		465
Thargelion		448
Nargothrond		443
Gondolin		394
Lindon			3441	3021	200
Eregion			947
Lothlórien			2691	3021	100
Woodland Realm			2691	3021	100
Rivendell			1744	3021	100
East Lórien				2	100

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Level 73

Aug 9, 2023

Four of the five Elven realms founded during the Second Age and one realm founded at the end of the Third Age survived into the Fourth Age, giving us five realms that existed in that period. They were Lindon, Lothlórien, the Woodland Realm, Rivendell and East Lórien. Both the second and fifth one of these were ruled by Lord Celeborn in the beginning of the Fourth Age.

As per Tolkien, Celeborn soon grew weary of his realms and abandoned them. He settled in Rivendell with his grandsons. Similarly, Thranduil, the King of the Woodland Realm, might have abandoned his realm as well, joining his son Legolas in Valinor.

Arwen, the Queen of Gondor (also a granddaughter of Celeborn) died in an abandoned Lothlórien in Fourth Age 121. By that time, Celeborn had already left for Lindon, with Rivendell almost certainly being abandoned as well.

Lindon continued to exist for at least fifty more years, with Celeborn finally leaving with its ruler, Círdan, sometime before Fourth Age 200.

Level 59

Aug 11, 2023

Nice chart!

Level 73

Aug 12, 2023

Thanks!