Tolkien Calendar 2006

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Tolkien Calendar 2006
The Hobbit Calendar 2006.jpg
IllustratorJ.R.R. Tolkien
PublisherHarperCollins
Released4 July 2005
FormatCalendar
Pages32
ISBN0-00-720813-8 (UK)
0-06-079930-7 (US)
Preceded byTolkien Calendar 2005
Followed byTolkien Calendar 2007

The Tolkien Calendar 2006 was the official Tolkien calendar published by HarperCollins on 4 July 2005. Branded as The Hobbit Calendar, it features art by J.R.R. Tolkien based on The Hobbit.

From the publisher[edit | edit source]

Following the success of the Lord of the Rings 50th Anniversary Calendar, this year’s calendar features paintings by J.R.R. Tolkien himself from the beloved children’s classic, The Hobbit.

The Tolkien calendar for 2006 continues in a popular tradition, building on the success of The Lord of the Rings 50th anniversary calendar, presenting art that has not appeared in calendar form for 30 years.

This year’s calendar features 15 paintings and illustrations by J.R.R. Tolkien himself, which were drawn by Tolkien when writing his beloved children’s classic, The Hobbit. They provide a fascinating insight into how Tolkien imagined the world of Middle-earth would look.

The images are accompanied by informative text which explains how they relate to the story and offers information on their content and history.

Also included, by way of a “poster”, are the two colour maps that the author produced to illustrated Bilbo’s travels: the first of Thror’s Map, showing the location of the Lonely Mountain, the Dwarven treasure and the large dragon that guarded it; and the second of Wilderland, the strange realms that lie over the Misty Mountains into the West.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Coloured by H.E. Riddett

Variants[edit | edit source]

Tolkien Calendario 2006
Language: Spanish
Publisher: Ediciones Minotauro
ISBN 788-445-0755-0  

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Illustrators of official Tolkien calendars
Emily Austin (2023) · Pauline Baynes (1973, 1974) · Cor Blok (2011, 2012) · Jemima Catlin (2014) · Jenny Dolfen (2023) · Inger Edelfeldt (1985) · Mary Fairburn (2015) · Roger Garland (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989) · Spiros Gelekas (2023) · Justin Gerard (2023) · Donato Giancola (2023) · Michael Hague (1986) · The Brothers Hildebrandt (1976 US, 1977 US, 1978 US) · John Howe (1987, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2013, 2021) · Tove Jansson (2016) · Michael Kaluta (1994) · Tim Kirk (1975) · Alan Lee (1987, 1993, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024) · Ted Nasmith (1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2021, 2022) · Kip Rasmussen (2023) · Darrell Sweet (1982) · J.R.R. Tolkien (1973, 1974, 1976 UK, 1977 UK, 1978 UK, 1979, 2005, 2006, 2017)