29 July

Events that occurred on 29 July

On Earth

• 1954 - The Fellowship of the Ring is published.
• 1966 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Michael Tolkien, partly published as Letter 289.
• 1985 - Mythcon XVI in Wheaton, Illinois.
• 1988 - Mythcon XIX in Berkeley, California.
• 1989 - Mythcon XX at University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
• 1991 - Mythcon XXII in San Diego, California.
• 1994 - Tyalië Tyelelliéva issue 1 is published.
• 1996 - Mythcon XXVII at University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.
• 2002 - Mythcon XXXIII at Boulder, Colorado.
• 2004 - Mythcon XXXV at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
• 2004 - The Lord of the Rings Symphony at Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• 2006 - ELF 2006 in Secaucus, New Jersey.
• 2007 - MerpCon III in Spokane, Washington.
• 2008 - the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit is re-released in the USA including interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien.

In Arda

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