Year 2941 – The Hobbit
March 15
- Gandalf meets Thorin and talks with him at the Prancing Pony in Bree
Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings
March 10
- The Dawnless Day
- The Muster of Rohan: the Rohirrim ride from Harrowdale.
- Faramir rescued by Gandalf outside the gates of the City
- Aragorn crosses Ringló
- An army from the Morannon takes Cair Andros and passes into Anórien
- Frodo passes the Cross-roads, and sees the Morgul-host set forth
March 11
- Gollum visits Shelob, but seeing Frodo asleep nearly repents
- Denethor sends Faramir to Osgiliath
- Aragorn reaches Linhir and crosses into Lebennin
- Eastern Rohan is invaded from the north
- First assault on Lórien
March 12
- Gollum leads Frodo into Shelob’s lair
- Faramir retreats to the Causeway Forts
- Théoden camps under Minrimmon
- Aragorn drives the enemy towards Pelargir
- The Ents defeat the invaders of Rohan
March 13
- Frodo captured by the Orcs of Cirith Ungol
- The Pelennor is over-run
- Faramir is wounded
- Aragorn reaches Pelargir and captures the fleet
- Théoden in Drúadan Forest
March 14
- Samwise finds Frodo in the Tower
- Minas Tirith is besieged
- The Rohirrim led by the Wild Men come to the Grey Wood
March 15
- In the early hours the Witch-king breaks the Gates of the City
- Denethor burns himself on a pyre
- The horns of the Rohirrim are heard at cockcrow
- Battle of the Pelennor
- Théoden is slain
- Aragorn raises the standard of Arwen
- Frodo and Samwise escape and begin their journey north along the Morgai
- Battle under the trees in Mirkwood; Thranduil repels the forces of Dol Guldur
- Second assault on Lórien
Then Denethor leaped upon the table, and standing there wreathed in fire and smoke he took up the staff of his stewardship that lay at his feet and broke it on his knee. Casting the pieces into the blaze he bowed and laid himself on the table, clasping the palantír with both hands upon his breast. […]
Gandalf in grief and horror turned his face away and closed the door. For a while he stood in thought, silent upon the threshold, while those outside heard the greedy roaring of the fire within. And then Denethor gave a great cry, and afterwards spoke no more, nor was ever again seen by mortal men.
‘So passes Denethor, son of Ecthelion,’ said Gandalf. […]
[The Return of the King, Book 5, Chapter 7: The Pyre of Denethor]
March 16
- Debate of the commanders
- Frodo from the Morgai looks out over the camp to Mount Doom
Year 3020 – The Lord of the Rings
March 13
- Frodo is taken ill (on the anniversary of his poisoning by Shelob)
Year 3021 – The Lord of the Rings
March 13
- Frodo is again ill
