| − | In the Third Age the Realms of Men go into decline after a time of prospering, and Sauron rises to power once more. The events culminate in the War of the Ring at the end of the Age. The stories of the end of the Third Age are told in ''[[The Hobbit]]'' (T.A. 2941) and the ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' (T.A. 3001-3021). | + | In the Third Age the Realms of Men go into decline after a time of prosperity, and Sauron rises to power once more. The events culminate in the ''War of the Ring'' at the end of the Age. The stories of the end of the Third Age are told in ''[[The Hobbit]]'' (T.A. 2941) and the ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' (T.A. 3001-3021). |