28 February

Events that occurred on 28 February.

On Earth

• 1949 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 119.
• 1961 - Actor Mark Ferguson is born.
• 2006 - Reading The Lord of the Rings is published.

In Arda

• T.A. 3019:
  • Grishnákh returns.
  • Éomer overtakes the Orcs just outside Fangorn Forest. Many under Mauhúr come. Fifteen Rohirrim, including Gárulf, fall.
  • Frodo and Samwise try to find a way through the Emyn Muil.