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* '''[[1902]]''' - [[Godfrey Kenton]], the voice of [[Aragorn II|Aragorn]] and [[Mablung of Ithilien|Mablung]] in the [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|1955 radio series of ''The Lord of the Rings]]'', is born. | |||
* '''[[1937]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 12]]. | * '''[[1937]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 12]]. | ||
* '''[[1944]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 60]]. | * '''[[1944]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 60]]. | ||
Revision as of 19:10, 29 March 2009
Events which occurred on 13 April.
On Earth
- 1902 - Godfrey Kenton, the voice of Aragorn and Mablung in the 1955 radio series of The Lord of the Rings, is born.
- 1937 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 12.
- 1944 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 60.
- 1970 - Tom Shippey, then a young academic at the University of Birmingham, receives a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien after giving a speech at a Tolkien-themed convention.
- 2005 - Wolfgang Krege, German translator, dies.
In Arda
- T.A. 2510:
- Eorl the Young and the Éothéod travel towards the Field of Celebrant.
- T.A. 3018:
- Gandalf examines Bilbo's Ring and determines from its inscription that it is the One Ring. He tells Frodo of the Ring's history and Frodo volunteers to leave the Shire in order to secure the Ring.
