23 February
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Events that occurred on 23 February.
On Earth[edit]
- 1945 - A letter by J.R.R. Tolkien, "The Name Coventry", is published in the Catholic Herald.
- 1961 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 229.
- 1966 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 284.
- 2009 - The 1997 documentary J.R.R. Tolkien is released on DVD in the UK.
In Arda[edit]
- T.A. 3019:
- The Fellowship of the Ring travels south down the Anduin.
- They are ambushed near Sarn Gebir at night. A frightened Gollum flees to the eastern bank and hides in the Emyn Muil. A flying shadow approaches but Legolas shoots it with the bow of Galadriel.