26 April
From Tolkien Gateway
Events which occurred on 26 April.
On Earth
- 1981 - The eighth episode of the 1981 radio series of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 1999 - Fan site TheOneRing.net is created.
- 2009 - The PC game Third Age: Total War is released.
- 2010 - Simon Tolkien publishes the article "In My Grandfather's Footsteps".
In Arda
- T.A. 2941:
- Thirteen dwarves and Gandalf arrive at Bag End. Bilbo learns of the Lonely Mountain and Smaug and agrees to accompany the dwarves and Gandalf on their adventure.