12 July

Events which occurred on 12 July.

On Earth

• 1981 - The nineteenth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• 2002 - Przemyslaw Mroczkowski, scholar and friend of J.R.R. Tolkien, dies.

In Arda

• T.A. 1944:
  • The Disaster of the Morannon.
  • Death of Ondoher, King of Gondor, and his sons Artamir and Faramir.
• T.A. 3018:
  • Gandalf is held captive by Saruman on the pinnacle of Orthanc.
  • Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.