Tolkien Calendar 2004

Tolkien Calendar 2004
Illustrator	Ted Nasmith
Publisher	HarperCollins
Released	16 June 2003
Format	Calendar
Pages	32
ISBN	0-007-11191-6 (UK) 0-06-055419-3 (US)
Preceded by	Tolkien Calendar 2003
Followed by	Tolkien Calendar 2005

The Tolkien Calendar 2004 was the official Tolkien calendar published by HarperCollins on 16 June 2003. It features art by Ted Nasmith based on The Return of the King.

From the publisher

The classic Tolkien calendar, this year containing all-new artwork depicting scenes based on the third book of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.

The Tolkien Calendar has become an established publishing event, eagerly looked forward to by Tolkien fans the world over; there is much demand for the annual calendar, with Tolkien calendars from the past 30 years becoming collectors’ items. This year’s continues in that tradition and is the perfect Christmas gift for lovers of fine fantasy art.

The Tolkien Calendar 2004 features 13 brand new paintings from Ted Nasmith, acclaimed Tolkien jacket artist and creator of the illustrated Silmarillion. The paintings are all based on the third volume of Tolkien’s classic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, and coincides with the release of the second movie from New Line Cinema, guaranteeing greater popularity than ever before.

Illustrations

• January - "The King of the Oathbreakers"
• February - "Nazgûl at the Walls"
• March - "The Aid of the Wild Men"
• April - "Éowyn and the Nazgûl"
• May - "The Domes of the Dead"
• June - "Endgame on the Mountain"
• Centrefold - "In Haste to the White City"
• July - "The Shadow of Sauron"
• August - "Éowyn and Faramir"
• September - "Saruman is Overtaken"
• October - "Sam and Rosie Cotton"
• November - "Storming the Bank"
• December - "The End of the Age"

Variants

Tolkien Kalendarz 2004 Language: Polish Publisher: Wydawnicto Amber ISBN 83-241-1119-0   Tolkien Calendario 2004 Language: Spanish Publisher: Minotauro ISBN 84-450-7468-7

See also

• Tolkien Diary 2004

External links

• Tolkien Calendar 2004 at TolkienBooks.net
• Tolkien Calendars 2002 - 2004 at The Compleat Gyde to Tolkien Calendars

Illustrators of official Tolkien calendars

Emily Austin (2023) · Pauline Baynes (1973, 1974) · Cor Blok (2011, 2012) · Jemima Catlin (2014) · Jenny Dolfen (2023) · Inger Edelfeldt (1985) · Mary Fairburn (2015) · Roger Garland (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989) · Spiros Gelekas (2023) · Justin Gerard (2023) · Donato Giancola (2023) · Michael Hague (1986) · The Brothers Hildebrandt (1976 US, 1977 US, 1978 US) · John Howe (1987, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2013, 2021) · Tove Jansson (2016) · Michael Kaluta (1994) · Tim Kirk (1975) · Alan Lee (1987, 1993, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024) · Ted Nasmith (1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2021, 2022) · Kip Rasmussen (2023) · Darrell Sweet (1982) · J.R.R. Tolkien (1973, 1974, 1976 UK, 1977 UK, 1978 UK, 1979, 2005, 2006, 2017)