23 March

Events which occurred on 23 March.

On Earth

• 1993 - Donald Swann, composer of The Road Goes Ever On, dies.
• 2003 - Peter Jackson's The Two Towers wins two Oscars, out of six nominations, at the 75th Academy Awards.

In Arda

• T.A. 3019:
  • The Host of the West passes out of Ithilien.
  • Aragorn dismisses the faint-hearted.
  • Frodo and Samwise leave behind their arms and gear.