The Fourth Age
We only get a tiny glimpse of the Fourth Age in Lord of the Ring’s culmination, beginning with the coronation of Aragorn as King Elessar of the newly-reunited kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor. The influence of the Elves in Middle-Earth diminishes, as many of them sail west to live with the Valar in Aman in this period. After Frodo, Merry, Pippin, and Sam rally the Hobbits of the Shire to free it from Saruman and Grima Wormtounge’s control, and King Elessar’s forces push back the remnants of Sauron’s armies, Arda as we know it enters a period of peace not seen for thousands of years.
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