Today in Middle-earth: September 30

Nazgûl in Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings

On this day in the year 3018 of the Third Age, Crickhollow and the Prancing Pony Inn are raided in the early hours by Black Riders; Frodo and his friends depart from Bree; Gandalf reaches Crickhollow and by nightfall arrives in Bree.