2016

Tolkien-related events that took place in 2016.

January

• 3 - Birthday Toast.
• ? - Amon Hen 257 is published.

March

• 25 - Tolkien Reading Day.
• ? - Amon Hen 258 is published.

April

• 3 - Actor Erik Bauersfeld dies.
• 5 - The Story of Kullervo is published in the USA.
• 7 - A Secret Vice, a extended edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's lecture, is published.

May

• 31 - The Lord of the Rings Movie Trilogy Coloring Book is published.
• ? - Amon Hen 259 is published.

June

• 9 - The Return Of The Ring: Proceedings of the Tolkien Society Conference 2012 is published.
• 26 - Scholar John Ellison dies.

July

• 28 - Leaf by Niggle, is published in its own volume.
• ? - Amon Hen 260 is published.

September

• 1 - Songs of Sorrow and Hope: The Art of Jenny Dolfen is published.
• 1 - Tolkien Calendar 2017 is published.
• 3-4 - Middle-earth Festival at Sarehole Mill, Birmingham.
• 8 - 11 - Oxonmoot 2016 at St Antony's College.
• 22 - The Hobbit Facsimile First Edition will be published.
• 23 - Actor William Johnson dies.
• ? - Amon Hen 261 is published.

October

• 19 - The posthumous publication, Beren and Lúthien, edited by Christopher Tolkien, is announced for publication on 4 May 2017.

November

• 3 - The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun is published.
• 3 - The Bodleian Library presented the Bodley Medal to Christopher Tolkien, the Library's highest honour.
• 24 - Laughter in Middle-earth is published.
• ? - Amon Hen 262 is published.

December

• 6 - Actor Peter Vaughan dies.

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