8 January
From Tolkien Gateway
Events which occurred on 8 January.
On Earth
- 1938 - Michael Graham Cox, who would voice Boromir in the 1978 animated film and 1981 radio series versions of The Lord of the Rings, is born.
- 1944 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 54.
- 1968 - J.R.R. Tolkien reads over The New Shadow and most likely starts typing a final typescript.
- 1971 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 319.
- 2004 - The Return of the King (2003 video game) is released in Japan.
In Arda
- T.A. 3019:
- The Fellowship of the Ring reach Hollin. Crebain appear and a shadow passes above them at night.