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* '''[[13 February|13]]''' - The twelfth book of ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]'', ''[[The Ashen Wastes]]'', is released in North America. | * '''[[13 February|13]]''' - The twelfth book of ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]'', ''[[The Ashen Wastes]]'', is released in North America. | ||
* '''[[14 February|14]]''' - The twelfth book of ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]'', ''[[The Ashen Wastes]]'', is released in Europe. | * '''[[14 February|14]]''' - The twelfth book of ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]'', ''[[The Ashen Wastes]]'', is released in Europe. | ||
* '''[[15 February|15]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings and the Western Narrative Tradition]]'' is published | |||
==March== | ==March== | ||
* '''[[9 March|9]]''' - ''[[Tolkien's Shorter Works]]'' is published. | |||
* '''[[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. | ||
* '''[[11 March|11]]''' - ''[[Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings – Sources of Inspiration]]'' is published. | |||
* '''[[25 March|25]]''' - [[Tolkien Reading Day]]. | * '''[[25 March|25]]''' - [[Tolkien Reading Day]]. | ||
* '''[[31 March|31]]''' - ''[[Tolkien's Gedling]]'' is published. | * '''[[31 March|31]]''' - ''[[Tolkien's Gedling]]'' is published. | ||
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* '''? (Autumn)''' - [[Mallorn 46|''Mallorn'' 46]] is published. | * '''? (Autumn)''' - [[Mallorn 46|''Mallorn'' 46]] is published. | ||
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Revision as of 12:52, 26 June 2015
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.
- 14 - The Lord of the Rings: The Ultimate Critical Review is released.
- ? - Amon Hen 209 is published.
February
- 6 - Artist John Alvin dies.
- 7-9 - C.S. Lewis, the Inklings, and the Call to Christian Community conference, featuring Tom Shippey.
- 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.
- 15 - The Lord of the Rings and the Western Narrative Tradition is published
March
- 9 - Tolkien's Shorter Works is published.
- 10 - The Lord of the Rings is elected "Best Foreign Book of All Time" in the Netherlands.
- 11 - Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings – Sources of Inspiration is published.
- 25 - Tolkien Reading Day.
- 31 - Tolkien's Gedling is published.
- ? - Amon Hen 210 is published.
- ? - Mallorn 45 is published.
April
- 24 - Guillermo del Toro is 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
- 1 - Tolkien On Fairy-stories is published.
- 10-13 - Tolkien Thing X.
- 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 39.
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.
- 20 - Tolkien, Race and Cultural History: From Fairies to Hobbits is published.
- ? - Amon Hen 214 is published.
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- ? (Autumn) - Mallorn 46 is published.
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