Tolkien Calendar 2003

Tolkien Calendar 2003
Illustrator	Ted Nasmith
Publisher	HarperCollins
Released	17 June 2002
Format	Calendar
Pages	32
ISBN	0-00-711190-8 (UK) 0-06-008656-4 (US)
Preceded by	Tolkien Calendar 2002
Followed by	Tolkien Calendar 2004

The Tolkien Calendar 2003 was the official Tolkien calendar published by HarperCollins on 17 June 2002. It features art by Ted Nasmith based on The Two Towers.

From the publishers

The classic Tolkien calendar, this year containing all-new artwork depicting scenes based on the second book of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.

The Tolkien Calendar has become an established publishing event, eagerly looked forward to by Tolkien fans the world over; there is much demand for the annual calendar, with Tolkien calendars from the past 30 years becoming collectors’ items. This year’s continues in that tradition and is the perfect Christmas gift for lovers of fine fantasy art.

The Tolkien Calendar 2003 features 13 brand new paintings from Ted Nasmith, acclaimed Tolkien jacket artist and creator of the illustrated Silmarillion. The paintings are all based on the second volume of Tolkien’s classic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, and coincides with the release of the second movie from New Line Cinema, guaranteeing greater popularity than ever before.

Illustrations

• January - "Boromir's Last Stand"
• February - "Fangorn Forest"
• March - "The Riders of Rohan"
• April - "The Stranger in the Forest"
• May - "The Tree Shepherds"
• June - "Apparitions"
• Centrefold - "The Wrath of the Ents"
• July - "First Sight of Ithilien"
• August - "The Mûmak of Harad"
• September - "The Terrace at Henneth Annûn"
• October - "At the Cross-Roads"
• November - "The Tower of the Moon"
• December - "Shelob's Retreat"

Variants

Tolkien Kalendár 2003 Language: Czech Publisher: Mlada fronta   Τόλκιν Ημερολόγιο 2003 Language: Greek Publisher: Aiolos   Tolkien Calendario 2003 Language: Spanish Publisher: Minotauro ISBN 84-450-7404-0   Tolkien Kalendarz 2003 Language: Polish Publisher: Wydawnicto Amber ISBN 83-241-0051-2

See also

• Tolkien Diary 2003

External links

• Tolkien Calendar 2003 at TolkienBooks.net
• Tolkien Calendars 2002 - 2004 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)