The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on March 18^th:

• The Host of the West marches from Minas Tirith. (3019)
• Merry, Faramir and Éowyn are still confined to the Houses of the Healing; but Merry rose up for the army’s departure. (3019)
• Frodo comes in sight of the Isenmouthe; he is overtaken by Orcs on the road from Durthang to Udûn. (3019)

March 18, 3019 (S.R. 1419)

The Host of the West marches from Minas Tirith.

1. (from the appendices)

“Legolas and Gimli were to ride again together in the company of Aragorn and Gandalf, who went in the van with the Dúnedain and the sons of Elrond… ”

(Tolkien, 1965 Ballantine, p. 195-197 RotK)

2. Merry, Faramir and Éowyn are still confined to the Houses of the Healing; but Merry rose up for the army’s departure.

(not from the appendices)

“Merry to his shame was not to go with them. ‘You are not fit for such a journey,’ said Aragorn. ‘But do not be ashamed. If you do no more in this war, you have already earned great honour….’”

(Tolkien, 1965 Ballantine, p. 195-196 RotK)

3. Frodo comes in sight of the Isenmouthe; he is overtaken by Orcs on the road from Durthang to Udûn.

(from the appendices)

“‘We’ve come to a dead end, Sam,’ said Frodo. ‘If we go on, we shall only come up to that orc-tower, but the only road to take is that road that comes down from it—unless we go back.’ ”

(Tolkien, 1965 Ballantine, p. 252-256 RotK)

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