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| Tolkien Calendar 2024 | |
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| Publication Information | |
| Illustrator | Alan Lee |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Released | 15 August 2023 |
| Format | Calendar |
| Pages | 12 |
| ISBN | 978-0063329706 |
| Preceded by | Tolkien Calendar 2023 |
| Followed by | Tolkien Calendar 2025 |
The Tolkien Calendar 2024 is the official Tolkien calendar published by HarperCollins on 15 August 2023. It features art of the Second Age by Alan Lee with an introduction by Brian Sibley, editor of The Fall of Númenor.
From the publisher
The official Tolkien calendar, this year containing 13 stunning paintings inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fall of Númenor. Featuring breathtaking artwork by Alan Lee, with two new pieces unique to this calendar.
The official Tolkien calendar has become an established publication, eagerly anticipated by Tolkien fans all over the world. Previous Tolkien calendars have become highly desired collector’s items, and this year’s will doubtless be an essential purchase for Middle-earth fans everywhere.
This year’s calendar features 13 full-color paintings of scenes from across the Second Age of Middle-earth. Famously described by Tolkien as a ‘dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told’, for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of it found within the pages of The Lord of the Rings and its appendices, including the forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dûr and the rise of Sauron. Now presented for the first time in calendar form, with two new paintings from the doyen of Tolkien art, Alan Lee, and an insightful introduction by Brian Sibley, Tolkien fans can discover the Second Age in greater depth than ever before.
Illustrations
- Cover - "The Faithful escaping the Downfall"
- January - "The Host of Valar descend into Angbad"
- February - "Looking West from Andúnië" with "Armenelos" inset
- March - "Aldarion departs Númenor"
- April - "The building of Barad-dûr"
- May - "The Forging of the Rings"
- June - "Galadriel leads the Elves through Moria"
- July - "The Temple of Sauron"
- August - "Ar-Pharazôn assails Valinor"
- September - "The Fall of Númenor" with "The Eagles and the Army" inset
- October - "Gil-galad Crosses the Misty Mountains"
- November - "The Last Alliance of Elves and Men"
- December - "Isildur loses the Ring"
- 2025 - "The Faithful escaping the Downfall"
External links
- = 41007163375650 Tolkien Calendar 2024 at HarperCollins
| Official Tolkien calendars | ||
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| 1973-1994 | UK | 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 |
| US | 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 | |
| 1995-2026 | 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026 · 2027 | |
| Illustrators of official Tolkien calendars |
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| Emily Austin (2023) · Pauline Baynes (1973, 1974, 2027) · Cor Blok (2011, 2012, 2027) · Jemima Catlin (2014) · Jenny Dolfen (2023) · Inger Edelfeldt (1985) · Mary Fairburn (2015) · Eric Fraser (2027) · Roger Garland (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2027) · 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, 2025, 2027) · Tove Jansson (2016, 2027) · Michael Kaluta (1994) · Tim Kirk (1975) · Alan Lee (1987, 1993, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2026, 2027) · Ted Nasmith (1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2021, 2022, 2027) · Kip Rasmussen (2023) · Darrell Sweet (1982) · J.R.R. Tolkien (1973, 1974, 1976 UK, 1977 UK, 1978 UK, 1979, 2005, 2006, 2017, 2027) |