18 July

Events which occurred on 18 July.

On Earth

• 1962 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 238.
• 1970 - Author and scholar Ármann Jakobsson is born.
• 1971 - Sarah McLeod, who would play Rose Cotton in The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy, is born.

In Arda

In Arda

• T.A. 3018:
  • Gandalf is held captive by Saruman on the pinnacle of Orthanc.
  • Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.
• T.A. 3019:
  • Éomer returns to Minas Tirith, after settling administrative affairs in Rohan.