25 August

Events which occurred on 25 August.

On Earth

• 1900 - Friedrich Nietzche, whose works have been compared to those of J.R.R. Tolkien in scholarly articles, dies.
• 1931 - Bruce Allpress, who would play Aldor in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, is born.
• 1963 - Brianne Siddall, who would voice Éowyn in EA's The Battle for Middle-earth Anthology, is born.
• 1971 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 327.

In Arda

• T.A. 3018:
  • Gandalf is held captive by Saruman on the pinnacle of Orthanc.
  • Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.