2008

Tolkien-related events that took place in 2008.

January

• 1 - Fantasy novel The Search for the Red Dragon, featuring J.R.R. Tolkien as a fictional character, is published.
• 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien's birthday.
• 3 - Birthday Toast
• 3 - The Tolkien Society's Birthday Dinner
• 5 - The Times ranks J.R.R. Tolkien the sixth-best post-war British writer.
• ? - Amon Hen 209 is published.

February

• 6 - Artist John Alvin dies.
• 7-9 - C.S. Lewis, the Inklings, and the Call to Christian Community, featuring Tom Shippey [1]
• 13 - The twelfth book of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, The Ashen Wastes, is released in North America.
• 14 - The twelfth book of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, The Ashen Wastes, is released in Europe.

March

• 10 - The Lord of the Rings is elected "Best Foreign Book of All Time" in the Netherlands.
• 25 - Tolkien Reading Day.
• 31 - Tolkien's Gedling is published.
• ? - Amon Hen 210 is published.

April

• 24 - Guillermo del Toro is officially announced as the director of The Hobbit film adaptation and its sequel.
• 24 - The thirteenth book of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, Doom of the Last-King, is released in North America.
• 26 - Fantasy Festival 2008.
• 28 - Tolkien - min vän Ronald och hans världar is published.

May

• 1 - Of Words and Worlds is published.
• 1 - The thirteenth book of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, Doom of the Last-King, is released in Europe.
• 23 - The RiffTrax commentary of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is released online.
• ? - Amon Hen 211 is published.
• ? - Lembas Extra: Proceedings of the 5th Unquendor Lustrum is published.

June

• 5-8 - Forodrim's 36th birthday celebration.
• 10 - Actor David Brierly dies.

July

• 11-13 - Tolkien Thing VII.
• 22 - The fourteenth book of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, The Ring-forges of Eregion, is released in North America.
• 24 - The fourteenth book of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, The Ring-forges of Eregion, is released in Europe.
• ? - Tolkien Studies: Volume 5 is published.
• ? - Amon Hen 212 is published.

August

• 2 - Pauline Baynes, Tolkien's favourite artist, dies.
• 15-18 - Mythcon XXXIX.

September

• 8 - Tolkien's Oxford is published.
• 25-28 - Oxonmoot 2008.
• ? - The 2008 edition of Tales from the Perilous Realm is published.
• ? - Amon Hen 213 is published.

October

• 7 - The radio series of Tales from the Perilous Realm is re-released in the US.
• 21 - Fantasy novel The Indigo King, featuring J.R.R. Tolkien as a fictional character, is published.
• 23 - The Spoken Word: British Writers, featuring an interview with J.R.R. Tolkien, is released.

November

• 1 - The Tolkien Name in History is published.
• 12: Fantasy, Myth and the Measure of Truth: Tales of Pullman, Lewis, Tolkien, MacDonald and Hoffmann is published.
• 18 - The fifteenth and final book of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, Daughter of Strife, is released.
• 18 - The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria is released.
• ? - Amon Hen 214 is published.

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• ? - The Lord of the Rings and the Western Narrative Tradition is published
• ? - Tolkien's Shorter Works is published.
• ? - Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings – Sources of Inspiration is published.

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