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Memorials

Main article: List of things named after J. R. R. Tolkien and his works

Tolkien and the characters and places from his works have become eponyms of many real-world objects. These include astronomical features such as on Saturn's moon Titan,^[173] street names such as There and Back Again Lane, inspired by The Hobbit,^[174] mountains such as Mount Shadowfax, Mount Gandalf and Mount Aragorn in Canada,^[175][176] companies such as Palantir Technologies,^[177] and species including the wasp Shireplitis tolkieni^[178] 37 new species of Elachista moths,^[178][179] and many fossils.^{[180][181][182]}

Since 2003, The Tolkien Society has organized Tolkien Reading Day, which takes place on 25 March in schools around the world.^[183] In 2013, Pembroke College, Oxford University established an annual lecture on fantasy literature in Tolkien's honour.^[184] In 2012, Tolkien was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his most famous artwork—the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover—to celebrate the British cultural figures of his life that he most admired.^[185][186] A 2019 biographical film, Tolkien, focused on Tolkien's early life and war experiences.^[187] The Tolkien family and estate stated that they did not "approve of, authorise or participate in the making of" the film.^[188]



Sarehole Mill's blue plaque

Several blue plaques in England that commemorate places associated with Tolkien, including for his childhood, his workplaces, and places he visited.^{[49][189][190]}