3 October

T.A. 3018OCT3

Gandalf arrives at Weathertop and marks a stone. At night he is attacked by Nazgûl but escapes, pursued by 4 riders

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Weathertop

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Events that occurred on 3 October.

On Earth

• 1896 - William Morris, artist and author who influenced J.R.R. Tolkien, dies.
• 1911 - Voice actor Michael Hordern is born.
• 1936 - J.R.R. Tolkien finishes retyping The Hobbit.
• 1937 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 16.
• 1963 - J.R.R. Tolkien posts a letter to Eileen Elgar.
• 1976 - Oxonmoot 1976 at The Welsh Pony.
• 1979 - The Jackanory episode "Riddles in the Dark" is aired on the BBC.
• 1998 - Voice actor Roddy McDowall dies.
• 2009 - Author Gisbert Kranz dies.
• 2009 - Ring*Con 2009 in Bonn, Germany.
• 2010 - Jubilee for Mithlond, the Gothenburg Tolkien Society of Sweden.
• 2014 - Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is released in Europe.
• 2022 - Production for the second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series begins in the United Kingdom.

In Arda

• T.A. 3018:
  • Gandalf arrives at Weathertop and marks a stone. At night he is attacked there by the Black Riders. He manages to escape with four Riders behind him.
  • Together with Strider the four hobbits travel towards Weathertop. They see flashes from the fight at Weathertop while they leave the Midgewater Marshes.
  • Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.
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