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The First Age of Middle-earth ended with the defeat of the Vala Morgoth, who was cast into oblivion. However, in the Second Age, a [[Ainu (Middle-earth)|Maia]] named [[Sauron]], who was the servant of Morgoth, rose to great power and took his master's place as the malign spirit opposed to everything good in Middle-earth. He was defeated by the Last Alliance of Elves and Men at the foot of [[Mount Doom]], and his great [[One Ring (Middle-earth)|Ruling Ring]] was taken from him by [[Isildur]] heir of [[Elendil]]. Sauron's body was slain and his vanquished spirit fled into the wilderness, which ushered in the Third Age. However in doing so the shape of the world was forever changed, the island of [[Númenor]] destroyed and the road to [[Valinor]] hidden.
The First Age of Middle-earth ended with the defeat of the Vala Morgoth, who was cast into oblivion. However, in the Second Age, a [[Ainu (Middle-earth)|Maia]] named [[Sauron]], who was the servant of Morgoth, rose to great power and took his master's place as the malign spirit opposed to everything good in Middle-earth. He was defeated by the Last Alliance of Elves and Men at the foot of [[Mount Doom]], and his great [[One Ring (Middle-earth)|Ruling Ring]] was taken from him by [[Isildur]] heir of [[Elendil]]. Sauron's body was slain and his vanquished spirit fled into the wilderness, which ushered in the Third Age. However in doing so the shape of the world was forever changed, the island of [[Númenor]] destroyed and the road to [[Valinor]] hidden.
== Chronology ==
The history of the Middle-earth world spans thousands of years. Sometimes, in the wake of great historical events, a new ''Age'' is begun, again starting with the year 1.
* '''First Age''': the First Age can be further divided, into the "First Age of the Trees" an the "First Age of the Sun"; referring to simply the "First Age" often means the "First Age of the Sun".
** ''First Age of the Trees'': the long period beginning at the creation of the Two Trees, containing the Awakening of the [[Elf (Middle-earth)|Elves]] and the [[Dwarves (Middle-earth)|Dwarves]], and ending with the destruction of the Two Trees.
** ''First Age of the Sun'' (590 years): begins with the creation of the Sun and Moon, and ends with the ''War of Wrath'', the final imprisonment of [[Morgoth]] and the destruction of [[Beleriand]].
* '''Second Age''' (3441 years)
* '''Third Age''' (3021 years)
* '''Fourth Age'''
== References ==
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