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=== Third Age ===
=== Third Age ===
At the beginning of the Age the [[One Ring (Middle-earth)|One Ring]] was lost when Isildur was killed by orcs. In the Third Age the Realms of Men went into decline after a time of prosperity, and Sauron rose to power once more. The events culminated 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).
At the beginning of the Age the [[One Ring (Middle-earth)|One Ring]] was lost when Isildur was killed by orcs. In the Third Age the Realms of Men went into decline after a time of prosperity, and Sauron rose to power once more. The events culminated 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).
== Peoples ==
The world of Middle-earth is inhabited by many peoples and creatures. The oldest are the '''[[Elf (Middle-earth)|Elves]]''', powerful and immortal. Next are the '''[[Dwarves (Middle-earth)|Dwarves]]''', who are mortal, and great craftsmen and miners. There are also the mortal '''Men'''. Youngest of all, appearing only in the Third Age, are the '''[[Hobbits]]'''. Another people are the tree-like '''Ents'''. Although not one of the peoples of Middle-earth, there are the '''[[Orc (Middle-earth)|Orcs]]''', made by the first Dark Lord [[Morgoth]] as his servants. The peoples of the Middle-earth world speak a [[Tolkien's languages|variety of different languages]].
== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==