2009
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Tolkien-related events that took place in 2009.
January
- 3 - Birthday Toast.
- 9 - The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is released in Europe.
- 13 - The Lord of the Rings: Conquest is released in North America.
- 26 - Black & White Ogre Country is published.
March
- 15 - Arda Reconstructed: The Creation of the Published Silmarillion is published.
- 17 - The seventh book of The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria, "Leaves of Lórien", is released.
April
- 1 - The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: War of the Ring is published.
- 4 - The Fourth Grand Council of the Sociedad Tolkien Peruana is held in Lima, Peru.
- 19 - The first e-Book of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Children of Húrin are published.
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien (1997 documentary) is released on DVD.
May
- 3 - The Hunt for Gollum, Chris Bouchard's fan film, is released online.
- 5 - The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún is published.
- 7 - Cinematic Scripture: The Structure and Usage of The Lord of the Rings as Equipment for Living is published.
- ? - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment takes the license from Saul Zaentz Company to produce video games.
June
- 2 - The Deluxe Edition of The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún is published.
- 11 - The Road Goes Ever On and On: The Map of Tolkien's Middle-earth is published.
- 17 - The Hobbitonian Anthology is published.
- 22 - Tolkien's Bag End is published.
- 23 - The eighth book of The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria, "Scourge of Khazad-dûm", is released.
- 30 - Languages, Myths and History is published.
July
- 1 - The Tolkien Calendar 2010 and Tolkien Diary 2010 are published.
- 6 - The Epic Realm of Tolkien: Part One: Beren and Lúthien is published.
- 17-20 - Mythcon 40.
- 21 - Artist Heinz Edelmann dies.
- 24-26 - Tolkien Thing 2009.
August
- 7 - At Montreal's WorldCon, The Lord of the Rings wins the 2009 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award for the best classic literary work of liberty.
- 6-9 - Omentielva Nelya - 3rd International Conference on Tolkien's Invented Languages in Whitehaven, England
September
- 1 - The Lord of the Films is published.
- 8 - Halifirien: The Hallowed Mountain is released online.
- 8 - The Tolkien Estate, The Tolkien Trust and HarperCollins settle their lawsuit with New Line Cinema and the Saul Zaentz Company.
- 22 - The Frisian translation of The Hobbit, by Anne Tjerk Popkema, is published.
- 25-27 - Oxonmoot 2009.
October
- 2-4 - Ring*Con 2009.
- 3 - Author Gisbert Kranz dies.
- 5 - The History Channel airs Tolkien's Monsters.
- 15-18 - Mereth Aderthad XV, or "EstelCon", in Cardona, Spain.
- 16 - Voice actor Denys Hawthorne dies.
- 27 - Fantasy novel The Shadow Dragons, featuring J.R.R. Tolkien as a fictional character, is published.
November
- 6- The Facebook application The One Ring is launched.
- 23 - Parma Eldalamberon #18 is published.
December
- 1 - The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood is released in North America.
- 1 - Born of Hope is released online.
- 3 - The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood is released in Europe.
- 22 - War of the Fantasy Worlds is published.
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- (spring) - Mallorn 47 is published.
- (autumn) - Mallorn 48 is published.
- ? - Tolkien Studies: Volume 6 is published.
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