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==March==
==March==
* '''[[10 March|10]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is elected "Best Foreign Book of All Time" in the Netherlands.  
* '''[[10 March|10]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is elected "Best Foreign Book of All Time" in the Netherlands.  
* '''[[March 25|25]]''' - [[Tolkien Reading Day]].
* '''[[25 March|25]]''' - [[Tolkien Reading Day]].
* '''[[March 31|31]]''' - ''[[Tolkien's Gedling]]'' is published.
* '''[[31 March|31]]''' - ''[[Tolkien's Gedling]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[Amon Hen 210]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[Amon Hen 210]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - [[Mallorn 45|''Mallorn'' 45]] is published.
==April==
==April==
* '''[[April 24|24]]''' - [[Guillermo del Toro]] is announced as the director of ''[[The Hobbit films|The Hobbit]]'' film adaptation and its sequel.
* '''[[24 April|24]]''' - [[Guillermo del Toro]] is announced as the director of ''[[The Hobbit (film series)|The Hobbit]]'' film adaptation and its sequel.
* '''[[April 24|24]]''' - The thirteenth book of ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]'', ''[[Doom of the Last-King]]'', is released in North America.
* '''[[24 April|24]]''' - The thirteenth book of ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]'', ''[[Doom of the Last-King]]'', is released in North America.
* '''[[April 26|26]]''' - [[Fantasy Festival 2008]].
* '''[[26 April|26]]''' - [[Fantasy Festival 2008]].
* '''[[April 28|28]]''' - ''[[Tolkien - min vän Ronald och hans världar]]'' is published.
* '''[[28 April|28]]''' - ''[[Tolkien - min vän Ronald och hans världar]]'' is published.


==May==
==May==
* '''[[1 May|1]]''' - ''[[Of Words and Worlds]]'' is published.
* '''[[1 May|1]]''' - ''[[Of Words and Worlds]]'' is published.
* '''[[1 May|1]]''' - The thirteenth book of ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]'', ''[[Doom of the Last-King]]'', is released in Europe.
* '''[[1 May|1]]''' - The thirteenth book of ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]'', ''[[Doom of the Last-King]]'', is released in Europe.
* '''[[May 23|23]]''' - The [[RiffTrax]] commentary of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' is released online.
* '''[[23 May|23]]''' - The [[RiffTrax]] commentary of ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]'' is released online.
* '''?''' - ''[[Amon Hen 211]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[Amon Hen 211]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[Lembas Extra: Proceedings of the 5th Unquendor Lustrum]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[Lembas Extra: Proceedings of the 5th Unquendor Lustrum]]'' is published.
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==July==
==July==
* '''[[1 July|1]]''' - ''[[Tolkien On Fairy-stories]]'' is published.
* '''[[1 July|1]]''' - ''[[Tolkien On Fairy-stories]]'' is published.
* '''[[11 July|11]]-[[13 July|13]]''' - [[Tolkien Thing|Tolkien Thing VII]].
* '''[[10 July|10]]-[[13 July|13]]''' - [[Tolkien Thing|Tolkien Thing X]].
* '''[[July 22|22]]''' - The fourteenth book of ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]'', ''[[The Ring-forges of Eregion]]'', is released in North America.
* '''[[22 July|22]]''' - The fourteenth book of ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]'', ''[[The Ring-forges of Eregion]]'', is released in North America.
* '''[[July 24|24]]''' - The fourteenth book of ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]'', ''[[The Ring-forges of Eregion]]'', is released in Europe.
* '''[[24 July|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.
* '''?''' - ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 5]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[Amon Hen 212]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[Amon Hen 212]]'' is published.
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==August==
==August==
* '''[[2 August|2]]''' - [[Pauline Baynes]], Tolkien's favourite artist, dies.
* '''[[2 August|2]]''' - [[Pauline Baynes]], Tolkien's favourite artist, dies.
* '''[[August 15|15]]-[[August 18|18]]''' - [[Mythcon XXXIX]].
* '''[[15 August|15]]-[[18 August|18]]''' - [[Mythcon XXXIX]].


==September==
==September==
* '''[[8 September|8]]''' - ''[[Tolkien's Oxford]]'' is published.  
* '''[[8 September|8]]''' - ''[[Tolkien's Oxford]]'' is published.  
* '''[[September 25|25]]-[[September 28|28]]''' - [[Oxonmoot 2008]].
* '''[[25 September|25]]-[[28 September|28]]''' - [[Oxonmoot 2008]].
* '''?''' - The 2008 edition of ''[[Tales from the Perilous Realm]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - The 2008 edition of ''[[Tales from the Perilous Realm]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[Amon Hen 213]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[Amon Hen 213]]'' is published.
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==October==
==October==
* '''[[7 October|7]]''' - The [[Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series)|radio series of ''Tales from the Perilous Realm]]'' is re-released in the US.
* '''[[7 October|7]]''' - The [[Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series)|radio series of ''Tales from the Perilous Realm]]'' is re-released in the US.
* '''[[October 21|21]]''' - Fantasy novel ''[[The Indigo King]]'', featuring [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] as a fictional character, is published.
* '''[[21 October|21]]''' - Fantasy novel ''[[The Indigo King]]'', featuring [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] as a fictional character, is published.
* '''[[October 23|23]]''' - ''[[The Spoken Word: British Writers]]'', featuring an interview with [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is released.
* '''[[23 October|23]]''' - ''[[The Spoken Word: British Writers]]'', featuring an interview with [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is released.


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


==?==
==?==
* '''? (Autumn)''' - [[Mallorn 46|''Mallorn'' 46]] is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings and the Western Narrative Tradition]]'' is published
* '''?''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings and the Western Narrative Tradition]]'' is published
* '''?''' - ''[[Tolkien's Shorter Works]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[Tolkien's Shorter Works]]'' is published.

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