3 March

Events that occurred on 3 March.
== In Arda ==
* T.A. 3019:
** Frodo, Sam and Gollum cross the plain between the Dead Marshes and the Black Gate.
** Ceorl meets Théoden's band and tells about the defeat in the Second Battle of the Fords of Isen.
** Gandalf goes to Isengard and Théoden retreats to Helm's Deep, where the Battle of the Hornburg ensues.
** Battle of Isengard; the Ents, led by Treebeard, change the course of Isen and complete the destruction of Isengard.