Historical context
The date at the point posting stopped at the Inn was 2nd November 1356 shire reckoning so 2956 TA.
Rulers in the mortal realms are:
Shire - Fortinbras II is Took and Thain (cousin rather than direct ancestor of Pippin).
Gorbadoc "Broadbelt", great grandfather of Merry is Master of Buckland.
Dain is King under the Mountain
Bard is Lord of Dale (rebuilt).
Ecethelion II succeeded his father Turgon as Steward of Gondor 3 years ago
Thengel father of Theoden is the new King of Rohan,
Angelimir grandfather of Imrahil is Prince of Dol Amroth.
Denethor is a young man of 26. Finduilas his future wife is 6 and her brother Imrahil a year old baby. Theoden is a lad of 8. Aragorn is 25 and has been travelling in the wild for 5 years knowing his true identity and having met Arwen. This is the year he meets Gandalf. He has not yet been in the service of Thengel or Ecthelion.
It is 15 years since the Quest of Erebor and 7 since Gandalf and Balin paid their visit to Bilbo. Frodo and the younger hobbits have not yet been born. Gimli is 77.
The White Council met for the last time three years ago and Saruman has fortified Isengard. He has started to spy on Gandalf.
Sauron has returned to Mordor and is gathering strength. It is about 2 years since Mount Doom burst into flame again and Ithilien was abandoned,
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“But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.”
Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace
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