26 August

Events that occurred on 26 August

On Earth

• 1965 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Paula Coston.
• 1974 - Mythcon 5 at Scripps College in Claremont, California.
• 1977 - Mythcon 8 at University of San Diego, California.
• 2003 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is released on DVD and VHS.
• 2013 - Narrator Gerard Murphy dies.

In Arda

• T.A. 3018:
  • Gandalf is held captive by Saruman on the pinnacle of Orthanc.
  • Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.