Events that occurred on 26 February.
On Earth
- 1972 - Actor Keith Ferguson is born.
- 1973 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Stefan Pettersson.
- 2001 - Philologist Brian Miller, student and friend of J.R.R. Tolkien, dies.
- 2007 - Battlelore's fourth album Evernight is released.
- 2010 - The fan film Wings Over Arda: The First Age is released.
In Arda
- T.A. 3019:
- The breaking of the Fellowship of the Ring:
- Orcs from the North, Mordor and Isengard attack.
- Boromir blows the Great Horn, which is heard in Minas Tirith, and is slain soon after.
- Merry and Pippin are captured.
- Frodo and Samwise enter the eastern Emyn Muil, followed by Gollum.
- The Three Hunters set out in pursuit of the Uruk-hai at evening.
- In Edoras, Éomer hears of the descent of the Orcband from the Emyn Muil.
- The breaking of the Fellowship of the Ring: