1979 Calendar of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: A Film

1979 calendar, featuring artwork from Ralph Bakshi's 1978 Lord of the Rings animated film. The next years for which the dates and days of the week will line up exactly will be 2029, and then 2035. Most dates in the first five months are marked in pen; from June onward, the calendar months are clean, and all illustrations are free of markings. Scenes depicted include Bilbo's Birthday Party; The Departure from Hobbiton; The Black Riders Leaving Bree; Rivendell; three illustrations for May - 'Isengard,' 'Merry and Pippin Captured by the Orcs,' and 'Mordor'; three scenes of Moria in June; 'The Mines of Moria' as centerpiece unconnected to any particular month; Gandalf Battles the Balrog; three scenes of 'Frodo in the Shire at Night' for August; Sam, Frodo and Gollum; Treebeard Holding Merry and Pippin; The Battle at Helm's Deep; and 'Gandalf and Frodo' for December.