1978 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar

1978 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar
Illustrator	The Brothers Hildebrandt
Publisher	Ballantine Books (UK)
Released	1977
Format	Stapled calendar with mailer (13 x 121⁄4 inches)
ISBN	345-25689-1-595
Preceded by	1977 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar
Followed by	None. Next calendar: The 1980 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar

1978 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar was the official Tolkien calendar published by Ballantine Books in 1977. It features art by The Brothers Hildebrandt based on The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

Illustrations

• Cover - "Legolas and Gimli"
• January - "Farmer Maggot's Hospitality"
• February - "Old Man Willow"
• March - "The Gift of Galadriel"
• April - "The Pillars of the Kings"
• May - "Gollum"
• June - "The Return of Gandalf"
• Centrefold - "At the Grey Havens"
• July - "Saruman and the Palantir"
• August - "The Golden Hall of Rohan"
• September - "Beorn the Berserker"
• October - "King Theoden and Wormtongue"
• November - "Shelob"
• December - "The Dark Tower"

See also

• The Silmarillion Calendar 1978, published in the UK

External links

• Tolkien Calendars 1978 - 1980 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)