The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on March 14^th:

• Samwise finds Frodo in the Tower. (3019)
  
• Minas Tirith is besieged. (3019)
  
• The Rohirrim led by the Wild Men come to the Grey Wood. (3019)
• Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli sail from Pelargir with the captured fleet. (3019)
  

March 14, 3019 (S.R. 1419)

1. Samwise finds Frodo in the Tower.

(from the appendices)

“At last, weary and feeling finally defeated, he sat on a step below the level of the passage-floor and bowed his head into his hands. It was quiet, horribly quiet. The torch, that was already burning low when he arrived, sputtered and went out; and he felt the darkness cover him like a tide.”

(Tolkien, 1965 Ballantine, p. 226-228 RotK)

2. Minas Tirith is besieged.

(from the appendices)

“No hours so dark had Pippin known, not even in the clutches of the Uruk-hai. It was his duty to wait upon the Lord, and wait he did… …mastering his own fears as best he could….”

(Tolkien, 1965 Ballantine, p. 119 RotK)

3. The Rohirrim led by the Wild Men come to the Grey Wood.

(from the appendices)

“Presently Ghân turned to the king. ‘Wild Men say many things,’ he said. ‘First, be wary! Still many men in camp beyond Din, an hour’s walk yonder,’ he waved his arm west towards the black beacon….”

(Tolkien, 1965 Ballantine, p. 132-133 RotK)

4. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli sail from Pelargir with the captured fleet.

(not from the appendices)

“‘…during that evening and night many ships were made ready and manned; and in the morning the fleet set forth…’”

(Tolkien, 1965 Ballantine, p. 187 RotK)

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