March 15

Events

Real world

• 1965: Robyn Malcolm, the actress who played the invented character Morwen in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, is born.

In Eä

TA 2941

• Gandalf meets Thorin II at the Inn of The Prancing Pony in Bree, setting the Quest of Erebor in motion.

TA 3019

• Witch-king of Angmar breaks Minas Tirith's Great Gate at dawn.
• The Rohirrim arrive at the Pelennor Fields sounding their horns.
• Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
• Suicide of Denethor II, last Ruling Steward of Gondor.
• Faramir is rescued by Pippin and Beregond and taken to the Houses of Healing.
• Death of Gamling, Théoden's friend and general.
• Death of Gothmog, Lieutenant of Morgul.
• Death of Théoden, Seventeenth King of Rohan.
• The Witch-king of Angmar is killed by Éowyn of Rohan and Meriadoc Brandybuck.
• Aragorn's standard is raised as his fleet arrives at the Harlond.
• Frodo Baggins is rescued by Samwise Gamgee from the Tower of Cirith Ungol, they successfully escape the tower and continue to Mount Doom moving north along the Morgai.
• Orcs from Dol Guldur attack the Woodland Realm. The Battle Under the Trees. Thranduil is victorious and the Woodland Realm is defended.
• Orcs of Dol Guldur attack Lórien again.
• The Battle of Dale continues.