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Dates
III 1635 to III 1637
Location
Spreading west and north from the lands east of Rhovanion, eventually affecting most of northwestern Middle-earth
Origin
Speculated to have been the work of Sauron
Races
Noted to have affected Men and Hobbits
Other names
The Dark Plague, The Plague

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Great Plague

The sickness of the middle years of the Third Age

Another name for the Dark Plague, the sickness that blighted Middle-earth in the middle of the Third Age. Gondor, in particular, was devastated: the then King, Telemnar, was lost with all his children.


See also...

Arvegil, City of the Corsairs, Gondorians, Haven of Umbar, Horsemen of Rohan, Kingdoms of the Dúnedain, King’s House, Lord of the Nazgûl, Minastan, Old Gondor, Prince of Cardolan, Robbers of the North, Tarondor, Telemnar, The Plague, [See the full list...]

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