Template:ME-date inserts a date for an event in the fictional history of Middle-earth. These dates are formatted to follow the standards at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Middle-earth/Standards#Dates. Please see that page for information on when this template and other 'date links' should be used. In general, this template should be used only to clarify cases where a few dates in an article or section apply to a different 'age' than the rest. Thus, it should not appear at all in most Middle-earth articles and only once or twice in those articles where it is needed.

Usage

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{{ME-date|<age>|<year>}} or {{ME-date|age=<age>|year=<year>}}

Parameters

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Both parameters are optional. The |year= should be a numeric value and the |age= any of the following:

Age Parameter
Valian Years
  • V
  • VY
  • V.Y.
  • Valian
Years of the Lamps
  • L
  • YL
  • Y.L.
  • Lamps
Years of the Trees
  • T
  • YT
  • Y.T.
  • Trees
Years of the Sun
  • 1
  • YS
  • Y.S.
  • 1st
  • Sun
Second Age
  • 2
  • SA
  • S.A.
  • 2nd
  • Second
Third Age
  • 3
  • TA
  • T.A.
  • 3rd
  • Third
Fourth Age
  • 4
  • FA
  • F.A.
  • 4th
  • Fourth
Shire Reckoning
  • S
  • SR
  • S.R.
  • Shire

Example

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{{ME-date|TA|3018}} -> T.A. 3018