1977
Preceded by
1978
Year
1979
Followed by
January
- ? - An Introduction to Elvish is published.
- ? - A Hobbit's Travels is published.
- 7 - Ben Britton is born.
February
- 6 - William Sievert publishes the article "A Mania for Middle-earth" in the Chronicle for Higher Education.
- 17 - Actor Rory Michael Kinnear is born.
April
- ? - Rob Kuntz publishes the essay "Tolkien in D&D" in Dragon magazine.
May
- 2 - Jonathan Harding is born.
June
- 2 - Tolkien scholar Dimitra Fimi is born.
August
September
- 22-24 - Oxonmoot 1978.
October
November
- 15 - Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings premieres in the United States.
- 28 - Actor André Morell dies.
December
- ? - The Tolkien Scrapbook is published.
?
- ? - Lightning from a Clear Sky: Tolkien, The Trilogy, and The Silmarillion is published.
- ? - The 1979 Calendar of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is released.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar 1979 is released.
- ? - The Silmarillion Desk Calendar 1979 is released.
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