1983
Preceded by
1984
Year
1985
Followed by
February
- 24 - The Book of Lost Tales Part One, the first book of The History of Middle-earth, is published in the US.
- 27 - Michael Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien's second son, dies.
- ? - Fantasists on Fantasy: A Collection of Critical Reflections by Eighteen Masters of the Art, including two works by J.R.R. Tolkien, is published.
April
- 1 - The Monsters and the Critics is published in the US.
- 18 - Francis de Wolff, who voiced Smaug in the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, dies.
- ? - Bree and the Barrow-Downs is published.
June
- 1 - Moria: The Dwarven City is published.
- 6 - Åke Ohlmarks, Swedish translator, dies.
- ? - Mallorn 21 is published.
August
- 10-13 - Mythcon 15.
- 16 - The Book of Lost Tales: Part Two is published in the UK.
October
- 5-7 - Oxonmoot 1984.
November
- 26 - The Book of Lost Tales Part Two is published in the US.
- ? - Amon Hen 70 is published.
December
- ? - Beyond Bree December 1984 is published.
?
- ? - Johan de Meij begins work on his Symphony No. 1 "The Lord of the Rings"
- ? - Jane Johnson becomes Publisher of the Tolkien list at Allen and Unwin, Unwin Hyman and HarperCollins.
- ? - Rangers of the North (book) is published.
- ? - Dagorlad and the Dead Marshes is published.
- ? - The Tower of Cirith Ungol and Shelob's Lair is published.
- ? - Hillmen of the Trollshaws is published.
- ? - The Manuscripts of J.R.R.T. is issued.
- ? - Beyond Bree 1985 Tolkien Calendar is released.
- ? - Tolkien Calendar 1985 is released.
- ? - The 1985 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar is released.
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