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* '''[[14 January|14]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Ultimate Critical Review]]'' is released.
* '''[[14 January|14]]''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Ultimate Critical Review]]'' is released.
* '''?''' - ''[[Amon Hen 209]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[Amon Hen 209]]'' is published.
==February==
==February==
* '''[[6 February|6]]''' - Artist [[John Alvin]] dies.
* '''[[6 February|6]]''' - Artist [[John Alvin]] dies.
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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.
==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.  
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* '''?''' - ''[[Amon Hen 210]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[Amon Hen 210]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - [[Mallorn 45|''Mallorn'' 45]] is published.
* '''?''' - [[Mallorn 45|''Mallorn'' 45]] is published.
==April==
==April==
* '''[[24 April|24]]''' - [[Guillermo del Toro]] is announced as the director of ''[[The Hobbit (film series)|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.
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* '''[[26 April|26]]''' - [[Fantasy Festival 2008]].
* '''[[26 April|26]]''' - [[Fantasy Festival 2008]].
* '''[[28 April|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.
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* '''?''' - ''[[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.
==June==
==June==
* '''[[5 June|5]]-[[8 June|8]]''' - [[Forodrim]]'s 36th birthday celebration.
* '''[[5 June|5]]-[[8 June|8]]''' - [[Forodrim]]'s 36th birthday celebration.
* '''[[10 June|10]]''' - Actor [[David Brierly]] dies.
* '''[[10 June|10]]''' - Actor [[David Brierly]] dies.
==July==
==July==
* '''[[1 July|1]]''' - ''[[Tolkien On Fairy-stories]]'' is published.
* '''[[1 July|1]]''' - ''[[Tolkien On Fairy-stories]]'' is published.
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* '''?''' - ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 5]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 5]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[Amon Hen 212]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[Amon Hen 212]]'' is published.
==August==
==August==
* '''[[2 August|2]]''' - [[Pauline Baynes]], Tolkien's favourite artist, dies.
* '''[[2 August|2]]''' - [[Pauline Baynes]], Tolkien's favourite artist, dies.
* '''[[15 August|15]]-[[18 August|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.  
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* '''?''' - 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.
==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.
* '''[[21 October|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.
* '''[[23 October|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.
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* '''[[18 November|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.
* '''[[18 November|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.
* '''[[20 November|20]]''' - ''[[Tolkien, Race and Cultural History|Tolkien, Race and Cultural History: From Fairies to Hobbits]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[Amon Hen 214]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[Amon Hen 214]]'' is published.
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==?==
* '''? (Autumn)''' - [[Mallorn 46|''Mallorn'' 46]] is published.
* '''? (Autumn)''' - [[Mallorn 46|''Mallorn'' 46]] is published.

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