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* '''?''' - Earliest "evidence" of Tolkien working on "fairy language".
* '''?''' - Earliest "evidence" of Tolkien working on "fairy language".
==June==
==June==
* '''10''' - Exams start at Oxford University. Because of the war, only Tolkien and 24 others remain in the entire University. Tolkien passes.
* '''28''' -  Tolkien applies at the Oxford recruiting office to join the army.
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is awarded First Class Honours degree in English Language and Literature.
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is awarded First Class Honours degree in English Language and Literature.
==July==
==July==
* '''?''' - Tolkien is commissioned as a second lieutenant of the 13th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, and begins training at Bedford.
* '''15''' - Tolkien is commissioned as a second lieutenant of the 13th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, and begins training at Bedford.
==September==
* '''25''' - The Big Four of the [[T.C.B.S.]] - Tolkien, [[Geoffrey Bache Smith|Smith]], [[Christopher Wiseman|Wiseman]] and [[Robert Gilson|Gilson]] - have their last meeting.
==November==
* '''21''' -  G.B. Smith is shipped to France.
==?==
==?==
* '''?''' - The poem [[Goblin Feet]] is published.
* '''?''' - The poem ''[[Goblin Feet]]'' is published.


{{Years|1912|1913|1914|1915|1916|1917|1918|}}
{{Years|1912|1913|1914|1915|1916|1917|1918|}}
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[[Category:Years]]

Revision as of 23:15, 1 March 2009

March

  • ? - Earliest "evidence" of Tolkien working on "fairy language".

June

  • 10 - Exams start at Oxford University. Because of the war, only Tolkien and 24 others remain in the entire University. Tolkien passes.
  • 28 - Tolkien applies at the Oxford recruiting office to join the army.
  • ? - J.R.R. Tolkien is awarded First Class Honours degree in English Language and Literature.

July

  • 15 - Tolkien is commissioned as a second lieutenant of the 13th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, and begins training at Bedford.

September

November

  • 21 - G.B. Smith is shipped to France.

?

Years
1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918