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** ''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 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]].
** ''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''' (S.A., 3441 years): Begins after the end of the ''War of Wrath''. Contains the destruction of [[Númenor]] (T.A. 3319). Ends with the defeat of Sauron in the ''War of the Last Alliance''.
* '''Second Age''' (S.A., 3441 years): Begins after the end of the ''[[War of Wrath]]''. Contains the destruction of [[Númenor]] (T.A. 3319). Ends with the defeat of Sauron in the ''[[War of the Last Alliance]]''.
* '''Third Age''' (T.A., 3021 years): Began after Sauron's defeat by the Last Alliance. Contains the events of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' (T.A. 2941) and the [[The Lord of the Rings|War of the Ring]] (T.A. 3018-3019). Ends with the destruction of the [[One Ring (Middle-earth)|One Ring]] and the defeat of [[Sauron]].
* '''Third Age''' (T.A., 3021 years): Began after Sauron's defeat by the Last Alliance. Contains the events of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' (T.A. 2941) and the [[The Lord of the Rings|War of the Ring]] (T.A. 3018-3019). Ends with the destruction of the [[One Ring (Middle-earth)|One Ring]] and the defeat of [[Sauron]].
* '''Fourth Age''': followed the defeat of Sauron and the One Ring, but started officially when the Bearers of the [[Rings of Power|Three Rings]] left for the West. The Elves dwindle and leave, while the realms of Men prosper, becoming the dominant people of Middle-earth.<ref>J. R. R. Tolkien, ''The Lord of the Rings'', Appendix B</ref>
* '''Fourth Age''': followed the defeat of Sauron and the One Ring, but started officially when the Bearers of the [[Rings of Power|Three Rings]] left for the West. The Elves dwindle and leave, while the realms of Men prosper, becoming the dominant people of Middle-earth.<ref>J. R. R. Tolkien, ''The Lord of the Rings'', Appendix B</ref>