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Bracegirdle
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May 14 2016, 12:58pm
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TIME/PLACE CORRELATION OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
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[All dates and places are from The Lord of the Rings books. “TY” indicates The Tale of Years. Page references are from the original Ballantine paperback edition (sorry) Vols. I, II, III. An ** indicates some conjecture.]
(Clarification: To not overload my listing for Feb. 22 I have taken some liberties and suppositions on Gandalf’s movements from Caras Galadon to Treebeard’s Hill to the meeting with the Three Hunters. On Feb 23 Aragorn (Just n. of Sarn Gebir) sees an eagle (I’ve assumed Gwaihir) flying slowly south, dusk (I 498). Legolas sees Gwaihir on Feb. 27, ‘. . . the last time was three days ago, above the Emyn Muil.’. Gandalf states ‘…that was Gwaihir the Windlord. . .I sent him before me to watch the River and gather tidings.‘ (II 126). Thus I have Gandalf leaving Caras Galadon on Feb. 22.)
Distance from Caras Galadon to Treebeard’s Hill is about 150 miles (straight line), using CJRT’s big fold-out map, and Fonstad’s Atlas of Middle-earth which seem to be in fair agreement. I have put Gandalf’s leaving Lorien on Feb. 22 which would give him but only four or five days recuperation from being “light as a feather”. This would give him about six or seven days to “see Treebeard”, and about ten or eleven days to reach Treebeard’s Hill, and I have assumed he was in no particular hurry (at least in the beginning of his walk as he was possibly still in a ‘weakened healing mode’, and he had Gwaihir running scout for him). See the entry for Feb. 22 for further information.
(Corrections, discussion, different assumptions, etc. are welcome. And for those of a mind, comparisons between text and movies are fair game.  )
July 4: Boromir leaves Minas Tirith for Imladris (TY).
July 10: Gandalf reaches Isengard, imprisoned by Saruman (TY), late evening (I 338).
Sept 18: Gandalf escapes, after midnight, after 68 days, taken to Edoras by Gwaihir (I 343, TY).
Sept 23: Gandalf tames Shadowfax, rides from Rohan towards The Shire (TY)
. . . . . . Frodo, Sam, Pippin leave Bag End, dusk (I 104, TY).
. . . . . . Merry leaves earlier in the morning via East Road with Fatty (I 103).
Sept 24: Gandalf, Shadowfax cross Isen headed for Shire (TY)
. . . . . . Frodo, Sam, Pippin spend night with Gildor in Woody End. (I 116, 119-20).
. . . . . . Merry & Fatty reach Crickhollow (I 144).
Sept 26 Four Hobbits reach Bombadil’s, dusk/dark (I 170-1, TY).
Sept 29: Gandalf reaches Hobbiton (TY), late night (1 344).
. . . . . . Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin reach Bree, nightfall (I 207, TY).
. . . . . . Aragorn arrives Bree, nightfall (I 223).
Sept 30 Gandalf passes through Buckland, reaches Bree, night (TY).
. . . . . . 4 Hobbits, Aragorn leave Bree, 10 a.m. (I 243, TY).
Oct 1 Gandalf leaves Bree (TY), morning (1 345-6).
Oct 3 Gandalf battles 9 Nazgûl, night – sunrise of 4th, flees north. (I 247, 346, TY).
. . . . . . 4 Hobbits, Aragorn east of Midgewater Marshes, night (I 247).
Oct 6 Gandalf northeast of Weathertop drawing off 4 Nazgûl (I 346). (He soon dismisses Shadowfax who
. . . . . . returns to Rohan.)
. . . . . . 4 Hobbits, Aragorn reach foot of Weathertop, mid-day (I 251). Frodo wounded, night (TY).
Oct 18 Gandalf reaches Rivendell via Ettenmoors (I 346, TY).
. . . . . . Hobbits, Aragorn leave Trollshaws, meet Glorfindel on East Road, dusk (I 279-80, TY).
Oct 20 Frodo crosses the Ford of Rivendell near dusk (I 283, 292, TY); 27 days from Bag End.
Oct 24 Boromir arrives Rivendell, late night or early a.m. of the 25th (I 315, TY), after about 110 days travel.
Oct 25 All members of Fellowship in Rivendell, Council of Elrond (TY).
Dec 25 Fellowship leaves Rivendell after 2 months rest & counsel, dusk (TY)
Jan 15 Gandalf falls from Bridge of Khazad-dûm, shortly after noon (I 430-31, TY).
. . . . . . Remaining Fellowship reach Nimrodel late p.m. (I 439, TY).
Jan 17 Fellowship reaches Caras Galadhon, evening (I 457, TY).
Jan 25 Gandalf slain after 9-10 days battle & chase with Balrog. His body lies on Zirak-zigal (TY).
Feb 14 Gandalf returns to life (in trance), lies on peak of Zirak-zigal (TY).
Feb 16 Gandalf on Zirak-zigal.
. . . . . . Fellowship leave Lórien about noon, after 28 days rest, (I 488, TY).
Feb 17 Gandalf taken to Caras Galadon by Gwaihir, daytime (II 135, TY).
. . . . . . Fellowship on Anduin north of North Undeep.**
Feb. 22 Gandalf leaves Lórien.** (As Gandalf sees Treebeard on Feb. 27 (II 131), and Aragorn sees an
. . . . . . eagle (assuming Gwaihir) on Feb. 23 (I 498) he must leave now. I believe he walked to
. . . . . . Fangorn Forest because: (a) Shadowfax was in Rohan (II 138); (b) he loved to walk and spent
. . . . . . many years in Middle- earth afoot; (c) Lórien wasn’t
. . . . . . known for horses; and (d) he wasn’t flown by Gwaihir (III 280). Also Gwaihir was very busy
. . . . . . from Feb 23-27 seeking news of the Fellowship as the later dates show.
. . . . . . Finally: Gandalf says ‘Then I was weary, very weary; and I walked long in dark thought.’
. . . . . . (P. 126). (This was after he “sat in a high place” and strove with the Dark Tower.)
. . . . . . Fellowship on Anduin past Limlight River.**
Feb 23 Gandalf en route to Fangorn.**
. . . . . . Fellowship attacked north of Sarn Gebir, about midnight (I 499-500, TY)
. . . . . . Aragorn & Legolas (just north of Sarn Gebir) see an eagle (assuming Gwaihir) flying
. . . . . . slowly south, dusk; (I 498-9)
Feb 24 Gandalf en route to Fangorn, Gwaihir returns with news of Fellowship.**
. . . . . . Fellowship portage around Sarn Gebir, midday-dusk (I 505-07).
Feb 25 Gandalf reaches Fangorn, Gwaihir goes south again.**
. . . . . . Fellowship reaches Parth Galen after sunset (I 510-11).
Feb 26 Breaking of Fellowship.
. . . . . . Gandalf on “high place” (II 126) somewhere in Fangorn (possibly near northern Fangorn)
. . . . . . about 10-11 a.m. (I 519, 522).
. . . . . . Aragorn, on Amon Hen, sees “a great bird like an eagle” (II 17), about 11 a.m. (I 522).
. . . . . . Merry, Pippin captured near Parth Galen, about 11 a.m. (II 17 ff).
. . . . . . Frodo, Sam cross Anduin alone, about 11 a.m. (I 526, TY).
. . . . . . Boromir’s funeral boat sent down Anduin, mid-afternoon (II 22).
. . . . . . Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli set out after Merry & Pippin about dusk (II 26, TY)
Feb 27 Gandalf in Fangorn, sees Treebeard (II 131). (Gwaihir returns w/ news of Parth Galen tragedy, p.m.**)
. . . . . . Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli in pursuit of Merry, Pippin on Eastemnet. (Early morning Legolas sees an
. . . . . . eagle (Gwaihir) going north (II 29-30). Gandalf states at the March 1 reunion that this was
. . . . . . Gwaihir (II 126).
. . . . . . Frodo, Sam on Emyn Muil.
Feb 29 Gandalf in Fangorn, sees Merry & Pippin on Treebeard’s Hill (II 130-1).
. . . . . . Merry & Pippin meet Treebeard (TY) about noon (II 81-83).
. . . . . . Body of Boromir on Anduin near Osgiliath on way to sea. (II 347, TY)
. . . . . . Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli in pursuit.
. . . . . . Frodo & Sam capture Gollum below east slopes of Emyn Muil sometime before midnight
. . . . . . (II 276 ff, TY).
Mar 1 Gandalf reunited with the Three Hunters in Fangorn (II 122 ff, TY), late morning (II 123), leave for
. . . . . . Edoras a short time later. Gandalf reunited with Shadowfax (II 137).
. . . . . . Merry & Pippin spend day at Quickbeam’s (II 110-111).
. . . . . . Frodo & Sam in Dead Marshes all day (II 293 ff, TY).
Mar 2 Gandalf, Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas reach Edoras (TY), morning (II 141). Leave for Fords of Isen with
. . . . . . Théoden, late afternoon (II 166, TY).
. . . . . . Merry & Pippin reach Isengard with Treebeard & co., evening (II 115, TY).
. . . . . . Frodo & Sam leave Dead Marshes (TY), dawn (II 301).
Mar 3 Gandalf leaves Théoden’s Co. shy of the Fords, sunset (II 168), arrives Isengard a short time later
. . . . . . (II 223).
. . . . . . Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli arrive Helm’s Deep, nightfall (II 169).
. . . . . . Merry & Pippin in Isengard (II 168).
. . . . . . Frodo & Sam southeast of Dead Marshes (II 301)
Mar 4 Gandalf arrives Helm’s Deep, sunrise (II 185-86). Leaves for Isengard, with Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli,
. . . . . . late p.m. (II 192, TY).
. . . . . . Merry & Pippin in Isengard.
. . . . . . Frodo, Sam reach Slag Hills a.m., spend day in pit (II 302-3, TY).
Mar 5 Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Théoden reach Isengard, just past noon (II 205, TY).
. . . . . . Gandalf, Pippin leave Dol Baran for Minas Tirith, late night (II 256, TY).
. . . . . . Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Merry start to Helm’s Deep later (III 54).
. . . . . . Frodo, Sam leave vicinity of the Morannon, dusk (TY).
Mar 6 Gandalf, Pippin arrive Edoras for short rest, dawn (II 262, III 19).
. . . . . . Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Merry, Théoden reach Helm’s Deep, before dawn (III 56).
. . . . . . Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli leave about 2 or 3 p.m. for Dunharrow (III 60 ff).
. . . . . . Merry leaves for Harrowdale earlier, about 1 p.m., with Théoden (III 60-1)
. . . . . . Frodo, Sam enter Ithilien, nightfall (II 326).
Mar 7 Gandalf, Pippin leave Eastfold, enter Anórien.**
. . . . . . Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli reach Edoras, p.m., Dunharrow, nightfall (III 65, TY).
. . . . . . Merry en route to Harrowdale with Théoden.
. . . . . . Frodo, Sam reach Henneth Annûn, sunset (II 358, TY).
Mar 8 Gandalf, Pippin on North-way passing Nardol Beacon, late night.**
. . . . . . Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli take Paths of the Dead, dawn (III 69). Reach Erech midnight.(TY)
. . . . . . Merry en route to Harrowdale with Théoden.
. . . . . . Frodo, Sam leave Henneth Annûn, morning (II 384, TY).
Mar 9 Gandalf, Pippin reach Minas Tirith, dawn (III 24, TY).
. . . . . . Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli reach Calembel, dusk; followed by Dead Men of Dunharrow (III 75, TY).
. . . . . . Merry arrives Harrowdale, twilight (III 76)
. . . . . . Frodo, Sam reach Morgul-road, dusk (TY).
Mar 10 Gandalf, Pippin in Minas Tirith now through Mar. 17th (III 24 ff, TY).
. . . . . . Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli cross Ringló R.(TY).
. . . . . . Merry leaves Harrowdale a.m. arrives Edoras, noon (III 91-2); leaves for Minas Tirith shortly
. . . . . . thereafter (III 92-3).
. . . . . . Frodo, Sam reach Morgul Vale (TY), evening (II 398 ff).
Mar 12 Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli approach Pelargir (TY).
. . . . . . Merry camps beneath Min-Rimmon, p.m. (TY).
. . . . . . Frodo, Sam reach Shelob’s lair (TY).
Mar 13 Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli capture Corsairs of Umbar, Aragorn releases Shadow Host oath fulfilled,
. . . . . . starts up Anduin, morning 14th (III 187-8, TY).
. . . . . . Merry camps in Drúadan Forest, p.m. (III 127, TY).
. . . . . . Frodo captured by orcs of Cirith Ungol (TY). Samwise has the Ring (II 434).
Mar 15 Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas reach Pelennor via corsairs (TY), mid-morning (III 148)
. . . . . . Merry reaches Pelennor, dawn. Charge of Théoden & Rohirrim. (III 137-8).
. . . . . . Frodo, Sam escape Cirith Ungol just before dawn (III 238), head north along Morgai ravine (TY).
Mar 18 Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Pippin leave Minas Tirith, head toward Mordor, a.m. (III 196) (TY).
. . . . . . Merry remains (wounded) in Minas Tirith for at least the next week (III 195).
. . . . . . Frodo, Sam caught 8 mi. south of Isenmouthe, late night (III 253-4), escape early a.m. (III 256).
Mar 22 Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Pippin in Ithilien on march with Army of the West (III 197-8).
. . . . . . Frodo, Sam start south across Gorgoroth toward Orodruin (III 262, TY).
Mar 24 Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Pippin camp in the Desolation of the Morannon (TY).
. . . . . . Frodo, Sam reach foot of Mt. Doom (TY), dusk; stay the night (III 267).
Mar 25 Ring destroyed about 9 a.m. (III 200-1, 206, 267 ff, 270, TY).
Apr 8 All Fellowship are present as Ringbearers are honored on the Field of Cormallen (TY)
"I never said most of the things I said."
- Yogi & Me
(This post was edited by Bracegirdle on May 14 2016, 12:58pm)
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Bracegirdle
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May 16 2016, 10:45pm
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Thanks a bunch N.E. Brig & noWiz . . .
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What? No blatant errors? Hit me if you choose.
I wrote & typed (yes, no computer) this out way back in the early ‘70s for my own amusement and curiosity. Of course I did a little tweaking and formatting for presentation on TORn, and of course I really didn’t expect a plethora of response. Just hoping that a few would find it of value and perhaps cut and paste for their own future use.
Thanks again,
BG
BTW cut & paste back in the day meant "scissors" and "glue" 
"I never said most of the things I said."
- Yogi & Me
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Bracegirdle
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May 16 2016, 11:09pm
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A complement from you is akin to two chests - one of gold, another of silver.
Oh, and you too N.E. Brigand, if your listening... (really  )
"I never said most of the things I said."
- Yogi & Me
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Fine piece of work!! //
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