(From J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe Middle-earth)
Ages of the World Before the Ainur were made. Duration: Infinite. Before Eä (the universe) was made. Duration: Not specified. Before Arda (the world) was made. Duration: Not specified. The earliest age of Arda, when the Valar shaped the world. Duration: Not specified. The Years of the Lamps. Duration: Not specified. The Years of the Trees The first Age of the Two Trees, and the beginning of the count of Time. Duration: Not specified. (Possibly a separate age here, when the Elves awoke.) The first age of the captivity of Melkor. Duration: Not specified. The second age of the captivity of Melkor. Duration: Not specified. The third age of the captivity of Melkor. Duration: Not specified. The age in which Melkor lived in Valinor. The Years of the Sun The First Age. Duration: 583 years. The Second Age. Duration: 3441 years. The Third Age. Duration: 3021 years. The Fourth Age. Duration: Not specified. Later Ages up to the present day See also: Timeline of Arda.
