3 October

Events that occurred on 3 October.

On Earth[edit]

1896 - William Morris, artist and author who influenced J.R.R. Tolkien, dies.
1911 - Voice actor Michael Hordern is born.
1936 - J.R.R. Tolkien finishes retyping The Hobbit.
1937 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 16.
1963 - J.R.R. Tolkien posts a letter to Eileen Elgar.
1976 - Oxonmoot 1976 at The Welsh Pony.
1979 - The Jackanory episode "Riddles in the Dark" is aired on the BBC.
1998 - Voice actor Roddy McDowall dies.
2009 - Author Gisbert Kranz dies.
2009 - Ring*Con 2009 in Bonn, Germany.
2010 - Jubilee for Mithlond, the Gothenburg Tolkien Society of Sweden.
2014 - Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is released in Europe.
2022 - Production for the second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series begins in the United Kingdom.

T.A. 3018:
- Gandalf arrives at Weathertop and marks a stone. At night he is attacked there by the Black Riders. He manages to escape with four Riders behind him.
- Together with Strider the four hobbits travel towards Weathertop. They see flashes from the fight at Weathertop while they leave the Midgewater Marshes.
- Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.
- First Quarter^[1]