29 July

Events that occurred on 29 July

On Earth

• 1954 - The Fellowship of the Ring is published.
• 1966 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Michael Tolkien, partly published as Letter 289.
• 1966 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Max Rouslin
• 1985 - Mythcon 16 in Wheaton, Illinois.
• 1988 - Mythcon 19 in Berkeley, California.
• 1989 - Mythcon 20 at University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
• 1991 - Mythcon 22 in San Diego, California.
• 1994 - Tyalië Tyelelliéva issue 1 is published.
• 1996 - Mythcon 27 at University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.
• 2002 - Mythcon 33 at Boulder, Colorado.
• 2004 - Mythcon 35 at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
• 2004 - The Lord of the Rings Symphony at Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• 2006 - ELF 2006 in Secaucus, New Jersey.
• 2006 - The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: Legions of Middle-earth is published.
• 2007 - MerpCon III in Spokane, Washington.
• 2008 - The 1968 radio series of The Hobbit is re-released in the USA including interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien.
• 2014 - Producer and interviewer Denys Gueroult dies.

In Arda

• T.A. 3018:
  • Gandalf is held captive by Saruman on the pinnacle of Orthanc.
  • Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.