23 March
From Tolkien Gateway
Events which occurred on 23 March.
On Earth
- 1994 - 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.
- 2006 - The Lord of the Rings Musical at Toronto has its press opening.
In Arda
- T.A. 2510:
- T.A. 3018:
- T.A. 3019:
- The Host of the West marches towards the Black Gate. They pass out of Ithilien. Aragorn dismisses the faint-hearted.
- Frodo and Sam leave behind their arms and gear.