Lord Of The Rings Events

1892 Jan 3 J. R. R. Tolkien is Born
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy...
1954 Jul 24 "Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring" Is Released
The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel The Lord of the Rings by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It takes place in the fictional universe Middle-ea...
1954 Nov 11 "Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers" Is Released
The Two Towers is the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. It is preceded by The Fellowship of the Ring and followed by The Return of the King.
1955 The Lord Of The Rings Radio City Begins
During 1955 and 1956, a condensed radio dramatisation of The Lord of the Rings was broadcast in twelve episodes on BBC Radio's the Third Programme. These radio broadcasts were among the f...
1955 Oct 20 "Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King" Is Released
The Return of the King is the third and final volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, following The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers.
1978 The Lord Of The Rings Soundtrack Is Released
The J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings OST is the soundtrack to Ralph Bakshi's animated film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, featuring music composed by Leonard ...
1978 Nov 15 "The Lord Of The Rings" Movie Is Released
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is a 1978 animated fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi. It is an adaptation of the first half of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Set in ...
1979 The Lord Of The Rings Radio Series Is Released
In 1979 the US National Public Radio broadcast a radio dramatisation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. It was produced by The Mind's Eye and has since been made available by se...
1980 May 11 "The Return Of The King (1980 Film)" Is Released
The Return of the King is an animated musical adaptation of the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien which was released by Rankin/Bass as a TV special in 1980. The film was created by the same team ...
1981 Mar 8
to 1981 Aug 30
 The Lord Of The Rings Radio Series Is Released
In 1981 the UK radio station BBC Radio 4 broadcast a dramatisation of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in 26 half-hour stereo instalments. This followed a previous 12-part BBC Rad...
1985 "Lord Of The Rings: Game One" Is Released
Lord of the Rings: Game One (released in North America as The Fellowship of the Ring Software Adventure) is a computer game released in 1985 and based on the book The Fellowship of the Ri...
1994 "J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I" Is Released
A version of the game, described as "a totally different design and thus a totally different game", was released in 1994.
2001 Dec 19 "The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring" Is Released
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson based on the similarly titled first volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of t...
2002 Sep 24 "The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring" Is Released
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is the name of three different video game adaptations of J. R. R. Tolkien's novel The Fellowship of the Ring, an Xbox version developed b...
2002 Oct 21 "The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers" Is Released
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a video game based on Peter Jackson's New Line Cinema films The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Two T...
2002 Dec 18 "The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers" Is Released
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a 2002 fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson based on the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. It is the second f...
2003 Oct 31 "The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King" Is Released
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (also known as ROTK) is a third-person hack and slash game released for the Playstation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox and PC. A hack and slash R...
2003 Nov 8 "The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring" Is Released
The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring is a 2003 real-time strategy game (RTS) developed by Liquid Entertainment, the makers of the previous Battle Realms and its expansion, Winter of the...
2003 Dec 17 "The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King" Is Released
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson that is based on the second and third volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of th...
2004 Nov 2 "The Lord Of The Rings: The Third Age" Is Released
The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age is a 2004 role-playing game by EA Games for all three of the late sixth-generation game consoles. The player controls a core group of characters that ...
2004 Dec 6 "The Lord Of The Rings: The Battle For Middle-Earth" Is Released
Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth is a PC real-time strategy game developed by EA Los Angeles. It is based on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, in turn base...
2005 Nov 8 "The Lord Of The Rings: Tactics" Is Released
The Lord of the Rings: Tactics is a tactical role-playing game for the Sony PlayStation Portable. It features characters from The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. However, it is a d...
2006 Mar 2 "The Lord Of The Rings: The Battle For Middle-Earth II" Is Released
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, abbreviated BFME2, is a real-time strategy video game developed and published by Electronic Arts. It is based on the fantasy novel T...
2006 Nov 28 "The Lord Of The Rings: The Battle For Middle-Earth II: The Rise Of The Witch-King" Is Released
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king (LotR: BFMEII: RotWK) is a real-time strategy computer game published by Electronic Arts, based upon the ...
2007 Apr 24 The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar Launches
The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (commonly abbreviated to LOTRO, LotRO) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for Microsoft Windows set in a fantasy ...
2008 Nov 18 "The Lord Of The Rings Online: Mines Of Moria" Is Released
The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria is the first retail expansion pack for the MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar and was released on November 18, 2008. It wa...
2009 Jan 9 "The Lord Of The Rings: Conquest" Is Released
The Lord of the Rings Conquest is an action game developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Electronic Arts. It is based on the recent The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, and borrows ...
2009 Jun 24 In An Effort to Pacify Protesters, Iranian State TV Shows Lord of the Rings Trilogy
On June 23, Iranian security forces, reportedly using live ammunition, clashed with protesters numbering in the hundreds in the area of the country's parliament in Tehran. At the same tim...
2011 Sep 27 The Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard Released
The Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard is the latest expansion pack for the MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, released on September 27, 2011. This is the thi...