8 October

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The Art of The Lord of the Rings is published in the UK

On Earth

The Art of The Lord of the Rings

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Events that occurred on 8 October.

On Earth

• 1920 - Translator Nils Werenskiold is born.
• 1937 – C.S. Lewis reviews The Hobbit in The Times.
• 1979 - The Jackanory episode "Barrels Out of Bond" is aired on the BBC.
• 1987 - Inkling and biographer Roger Lancelyn Green dies.
• 2004 - The Lord of the Rings Symphony at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
• 2009 - Hordes of the Things is released on CD.
• 2015 - The Art of The Lord of the Rings is published in the UK.
• 2017 - Binding Them All is published.

In Arda

• T.A. 3018:
  • With Frodo severely wounded, Strider and the four hobbits travel slowly towards Rivendell.
  • Gandalf hurries towards Rivendell after the Black Riders attacked him on Weathertop.
  • Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.