22 March

Events that occurred on 22 March.

On Earth

• 1916 – J.R.R. Tolkien marries Edith Bratt in the church of St Mary Immaculate in Warwick.
• 1968 - The Daily Telegraph publishes an interview of Charlotte and Denis Plimmer with J.R.R. Tolkien.
• 1980 - Actress Nazanin Boniadi is born.
• 1981 - The third episode of the 1981 radio series of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
• 1996 - Tyalië Tyelelliéva issue 8 is published.
• 2006 - Preview performances of The Lord of the Rings Musical end.
• 2018 - Pagan Saints in Middle-earth is published.
• 2019 - Jared Lobdell dies.

In Arda

• T.A. 2510:
  • Borondir is on his way in search of the Éothéod.
• T.A. 3019:
  • The Host of the West marches towards the Black Gate.
  • Third assault on Lothlórien.
  • The dreadful nightfall.
  • Frodo and Sam leave the road and turn south to Mount Doom.