2009

Tolkien-related events that took place in 2009.

January

• 13 - The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is released.
• 26 - Black & White Ogre Country is published.

March

• 15 - Arda Reconstructed: The Creation of the Published Silmarillion is published.
• 17 - The seventh book of The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria, "Leaves of Lórien", is released.

April

• 1 - The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: War of the Ring is published.
• 4 - The Fourth Grand Council of the Sociedad Tolkien Peruana is held in Lima, Peru.
• 19 - The first e-Book of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Children of Húrin are published.
• 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien (1997 documentary) is released on DVD.

May

• 3 - The Hunt for Gollum, Chris Bouchard's fan film, is released online.
• 5 - The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún is published.
• 7 - Cinematic Scripture: The Structure and Usage of The Lord of the Rings as Equipment for Living is published.

June

• 2 - The Deluxe Edition of The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún is published.
• 11 - The Road Goes Ever On and On: The Map of Tolkien's Middle-earth is published.
• 17 - The Hobbitonian Anthology‎ is published.
• 22 - Tolkien's Bag End is published.
• 23 - The eighth book of The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria, "Scourge of Khazad-dûm", is released.
• 30 - Languages, Myths and History is published.

July

• 1 - The Tolkien Calendar 2010 and Tolkien Diary 2010 are published.
• 6 - The Epic Realm of Tolkien: Part One: Beren and Lúthien is published.
• 17-20 - Mythcon 40.
• 21 - Artist Heinz Edelmann dies.
• 24-26 - Tolkien Thing 2009.

August

• 7 - At Montreal's WorldCon, The Lord of the Rings wins the 2009 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award for the best classic literary work of liberty.
• 6-9 - Omentielva Nelya - 3rd International Conference on Tolkien's Invented Languages in Whitehaven, England

September

• 1 - The Lord of the Films is published.
• 8 - Halifirien: The Hallowed Mountain is released online.
• 8 - The Tolkien Estate, The Tolkien Trust and HarperCollins settle their lawsuit with New Line Cinema and the Saul Zaentz Company.
• 22 - The Frisian translation of The Hobbit, by Anne Tjerk Popkema, is published.
• 25-27 - Oxonmoot 2009.

October

• 2-4 - Ring*Con 2009.
• 3 - Author Gisbert Kranz dies.
• 5 - The History Channel airs Tolkien's Monsters.
• 15-18 - Mereth Aderthad XV, or "EstelCon", in Cardona, Spain.
• 16 - Voice actor Denys Hawthorne dies.
• 27 - Fantasy novel The Shadow Dragons, featuring J.R.R. Tolkien as a fictional character, is published.

November

• 6- The Facebook application The One Ring is launched.
• 23 - Parma Eldalamberon #18 is published.

December

• 1 - The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood is released in North America.
• 1 - Born of Hope is released online.
• 3 - The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood is released in Europe.
• 22 - War of the Fantasy Worlds is published.

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• (spring) - Mallorn 47 is published.
• (autumn) - Mallorn 48 is published.
• ? - Tolkien Studies: Volume 6 is published.

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