- July 4th, 3018, Boromir departs from Gondor toward Rivendell
- July 10th, 3018, Gandalf taken captive by Saruman in Orthanc
- August, 3018, Gollum is lost; thought to have disappeared into Moria
- September 18th, 3018, Gandalf escapes
- September 21st, 3018, "Gandalf meets Shadowfax, but the horse will not allow him to come near. He follows Shadowfax far over the fields" (p. 372, The Return of the King)
- September 22nd, 3018, "The Black Riders reach Sarn Ford at evening; they drive off the guard of the Rangers. Gandalf overtakes Shadowfax" (p. 372, The Return of the King)
- September 23rd, 3018, Five Black Riders pursue the Rangers while the other four enter the Shire; Frodo departs from Bag End just in the nick of time
- September 28th, 3018, Gandalf reaches Sarn Ford
- September 29th, 3018, "Gandalf visits the Gaffer" (p. 372, The Return of the King)
- September 30th, 3018, "Crickhollow and the Inn at Bree are raided in the early hours. Frodo leaves Bree. Gandalf comes to Crickhollow, and reaches Bree that night" (p. 372, The Return of the King)
- October 3rd, 3018, Gandals is attacked by the Nazgul at Weathertop
- October 6th, 3018, Frodo is attacked by the Nazgul at Weathertop
- October 9th, 3018, "Glorfindel leaves Rivendell" (p. 372, The Return of the King)
- October 18th, 3018, "Glorfindel finds Frodo at dusk. Gandalf reached Rivendell" (p. 373, The Return of the King)
- October 24th, 3018, "Boromir arrives at Rivendell at night" (p. 373, The Return of the King)
- October 25th, 3018, "Council of Elrond" (p. 373, The Return of the King)
- December 25th, 3018, The Fellowship of the Ring departs from Rivendell
- January 13th, 3019, The Fellowship reaches Moria. "Gollum begins to trail the Ring-bearer" (p. 373, The Return of the King)
- January 15th, 3019, Gandalf falls in battle with the Balrog
- January 23rd, 3019, "Gandalf pursue the Balrog to the peak of Zirak-zigil" (p. 373, The Return of the King)
- January 25th, 3019, "He casts down the Balrog, and passes away. His body lies on the peak" (p. 373, The Return of the King)
- February 14th, 3019, "Gandalf returns to life and lies in a trance" (p. 373, The Return of the King)
- February 16th, 3019, The Fellowship leaves Lorien; Gollum is still following Frodo
- February 17th, 3019, "Gwaihir bears Gandalf to Lorien" (p. 373, The Return of the King)
- February 26th, 3019, The death of Boromir and the breaking of the Fellowship
- February 27th, 3019, "Eomer against Theoden's orders sets out from the Eastfold about midnight to pursue the Orcs" (p. 373, The Return of the King)
- February 29th, 3019, Eomer destroys the Orcs, Merry and Pippin meet Treebeard, Frodo and Gollum meet, Faramir sees Boromir's boat
- March 1st, 3019, "Aragorn meets Gandalf the White...Faramir leaves Minis Tirith on an errand to Minis Tirith" (p. 373, The Return of the King)
- March 9th, 3019, "Faramir leaves Henneth Annun" (p. 374, The Return of the King)
- March 11th, 3019, "Gollum visits Shelob, but seeing Frodo asleep nearly repents...Eastern Rohan is invaded From the North. First assault on Lorien" (p. 374, The Return of the King)
- March 12th, 3019, "The Ents defeat the invaders of Rohan" (p. 374, The Return of the King)
- March 15th, 3019, Battle of Pelennor Fields we know about. But there were other battles on this day. "Battle under the trees in Mirkwood; Thranduil repels the forces of Dol Guldur. Second assault on Lorien" (p. 374, The Return of the King)
- March 17th, 3019, "Battle of Dale. King Brand and King Dain Ironfoot fall. Many Dwarves and Men take refuge in Erebor and are besieged" (p. 375, The Return of the King)
- March 22nd, 3019, Lorien is attacked for the third time
- March 25th, 3019, The Ring is destroyed; Sauron defeated
Middle-earth timeline: Third Age, July 4th, 3018-March 25th, 3019
Today's reading comes from: The Return of the King, pages 371-375
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