22 August
From Tolkien Gateway
Events which occurred on 22 August.
On Earth
- 1944 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 79.
- 1980 - Norman Shelley, who voiced Gandalf and Tom Bombadil in the first radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, dies.
In Arda
- T.A. 3019:
- The escort arrives at Isengard; Elessar, Gimli and Legolas say their good-byes to Gandalf and the four Hobbits.
- The Fellowship of the Ring is formally disbanded.