The Shire

• Merry and Pippin drive the last of the ruffians from the Shire.
• Sam plants the seed found in the box of Earth Galadriel found him.
• Over the next year, the Shire is rebuilt.

• Frodo falls ill in March, the anniversary of his poisoning.
• Merry and Pippin are hailed as heroes all over the Shire.
• Sam marries Rosie. They have a child, whom Frodo helps name Elanor.

Rivendell

• Galadriel and Gandalf come to Rivendell. With Elrond they decide it’s time to leave Middle-Earth.
• Elrond gives his sons their choice to go into the West or become mortal. They are undecided, but choose to stay for the time being.
• With Bilbo, Glorfindel and a few other Noldor, the keepers leave Rivendell for the last time.

The Shire

• Frodo plans to go to Rivendell to see Bilbo. He gives Sam the keys to Bag End and the Red Book.
• They meet the keepers on the road.

The Grey Havens

• They pass the white towers Frodo dreamed of and come to the Grey Havens.

• Cirdan welcomes them at the gates. Gandalf is also there, with Merry and Pippin.
• Frodo reveals to Sam he is leaving Middle Earth with Bilbo. He says goodbye to his friends and leaves on the ship with the Ringbearers.

The Shire

• Sam returns to Bag End, reuniting with Rosie and Elanor.

Valinor

• Frodo sees the shores of Valinor, and the ship of Earendil.

(Epilogue)

• Frodo narrates the fates of the Fellowship.

The Shire

• Sam becomes mayor and has thirteen children.
• Merry becomes Master of Buckland.
• Pippin becomes Thain.

Gondor

• Aragorn reforms the Great Council, restores Orthanc and Ithilien, renews the Oath of Cirion and declares the Shire a free land.

• Aragorn stays in Annuminas and visits The Shire, he and Arwen have a son and several daughters.
• Gimli rebuilds the Gate of Minas Tirith.

Aglarond

• Legolas and Gimli visit the Glittering Caves and Ithilien. Gimli remains in Aglarond, becoming Lord of the Glittering Caves.

Ithilien

• Faramir and Eowyn wed. They rule Ithilien, with Beregond as Captain and Legolas helping to restore Ithilien to its former glory.

Lothlorien

• The light of the elves diminish and the elven realms are eventually abandoned. Celeborn travels over the sea, taking with him the last memory of the Noldor.

Rohan

• In old age, Eomer invites Merry and Pippin to Edoras. He dies and they move on to Gondor.

Minas Tirith

• Merry and Pippin die in Gondor. They are entombed beside Aragorn, after his death many years later.

Lothlorien

• Arwen surrenders her life at Lothlorien.

Anduin

• After Aragorn’s funeral, Legolas and Gimli sail down the Anduin.

The Shire

• After Rosie’s death, Sam leaves the Red Book to Elanor.

The Grey Havens

• Sam sails over the sea.

Valinor

• The boats of Legolas and Sam see the tower of Avallone and behold the white shores of Valinor, where old friends await.

• Sam reunites with Frodo.

First Appearances – Eldarion, Elanor

Deaths – Aragorn, Arwen, Eomer, Merry, Pippin, Rosie Cotton

Adapted from chapters ‘The Scouring of the Shire’ and ‘The Grey Havens’ and Appendices A and B of The Lord of the Rings.

Pictures

• Departure at the Grey Havens – Ted Nasmith
• Hobbiton – Francesco Amadio
• Elves Leave Middle-earth – Araniart
• Grey Havens – Paul Lasaine
• Grey Havens – Francesco Amadio
• Sam and Rosie – Roger Garland
• Elessar – John Howe
• Aglarond – Glittering Caves – Iomehir
• Eowyn and Faramir – Matt Stewart
• Aragorn’s Tomb – Ben Curtis
• Legolas and Gimli Reach the Shores of Valinor – Ted Nasmith