The Silmarillion Calendar 1978

The Silmarillion Calendar 1978
Editor	Christopher Tolkien
Illustrator	J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher	George Allen & Unwin (UK)
Released	1977
Format	Wire-bound calendar with mailer (117⁄8 x 151⁄8 inches)
ISBN	0-045-29004-0
Preceded by	The Lord of the Rings 1977 Calendar
Followed by	J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1979

The Silmarillion Calendar 1978 was the official Tolkien calendar published by George Allen & Unwin in 1977. It features art by J.R.R. Tolkien based on The Silmarillion, with commentary by Christopher Tolkien.

Contents

• Cover - "Lúthien Tinúviel"
• January - "Gondolin and the Vale of Tumladen"
• February - "Lake Mithrim and Heraldic Devices" (Fëanor, Fingolfin, Hador, Eärendil)
• March - "Taniquetil"
• April - "Heraldic Devices"
• May - "Nargothrond (I)"
• June - "Nargothrond (II)"
• July - "Númenórean Tile and Textiles" (I, II, III)
• August - "Beleg finds Gwindor in Taur-nu-Fuin"
• September - "Tol Sirion"
• October - "Elvish Script" (I, II, III)
• November - "Glaurung sets forth to seek Túrin"
• December - "The Silmarillion Map"

• "Notes on the Pictures" by Christopher Tolkien

See also

• 1978 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar, published in the USA

External links

• The Silmarillion Calendar 1978 at TolkienBooks.net
• 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)