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History of Arda

In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the history of Arda, also called the history of Middle-earth, began when the Ainur entered Arda, following the creation events in the Ainulindalë and long ages of labour throughout Eä, the fictional universe. Time from that point was measured using Valian Years, though the subsequent history of Arda was divided into…

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Ages of the Children of Ilúvatar

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J. R. R. TolkienLegendariumAinurArdaAinulindalë
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related to Greek mythology · 32
History of Arda → Air, Among, Arda, Atlantis, Beren, Children, Eurydice, Flieger, Fëanor, Greek, He, Húrin, King, Like, Lord, Lúthien, Manwë, Númenor, Oedipus, Olympian
related to A dark mythology · 31
History of Arda → Amazon, Arda, Atlantis-style Akallabêth, Christian, England, First Age, First World War, Flieger, Geoffrey Bache Smith, Gondolin, He, In, Janet Brennan Croft, John Garth, Middle-earth, Norbert Schürer, Númenor, Power, Rings, Rob Gilson

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History of Ardarelated to A dark mythologyScholars0.60section
History of Ardarelated to A dark mythologyFlieger0.60section
History of Ardarelated to A dark mythologyTolkien0.60section
History of Ardarelated to A dark mythologyEngland0.60section
History of Ardarelated to A dark mythologyArda0.60section
History of Ardarelated to A dark mythologyThe Silmarillion0.60section
History of Ardarelated to A dark mythologyJohn Garth0.60section
History of Ardarelated to A dark mythologyFirst World War0.60section
History of Ardarelated to A dark mythologyMiddle-earth0.60section
History of Ardarelated to A dark mythologyTolkien's0.60section
History of Ardarelated to A dark mythologyGeoffrey Bache Smith0.60section
History of Ardarelated to A dark mythologyRob Gilson0.60section

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