23 September

Events that occurred on 23 September.

On Earth

• 1930 - J.R.R. Tolkien completes a manuscript of The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun
• 1944 - J.R.R. Tolkien starts writing Letter 81.
• 1960 - Voice actor Jason Carter is born.
• 1977 - Oxonmoot 1977 at The Welsh Poney.
• 1978 - Oxonmoot 1978 at Oxford Town Hall.
• 1983 - Oxonmoot 1983 at Oxford Town Hall.
• 1988 - Oxonmoot 1988 at Oxford Town Hall.
• 1989 - Oxonmoot 1989 at Oxford Town Hall.
• 1990 - Oxonmoot 1990 at Oxford Town Hall.
• 1993 - Morgoth's Ring is published in the UK.
• 2000 - Oxonmoot 2000 at St Antony's College.
• 2001 - Oxonmoot 2001 at St Antony's College.
• 2004 - There and Back Again: An Actor's Tale is published.
• 2011 - Oxonmoot 2011 at Lady Margaret Hall.
• 2012 - Oxonmoot 2012 at Lady Margaret Hall.
• 2017 - Oxonmoot 2017 at St Antony's College.
• 2018 - Oxonmoot 2018 at St Antony's College.

In Arda

• T.A. 3001:
  • The day after the Birthday Party, Frodo manages the inheritance of Bilbo's belongings, and keeps keen treasure-seekers out of Bag End.
• T.A. 3018:
  • Four Riders enter the Shire before dawn. The others pursue the Rangers eastward, and then return to watch the Greenway.
  • A Black Rider comes to Hobbiton at nightfall.
  • Bag End passes to Lobelia Sackville-Baggins and Frodo leaves for Crickhollow with Sam and Pippin.
  • After taming Shadowfax, Gandalf leaves Rohan and heads for Rivendell.
  • Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.