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==January== | ==January== | ||
* '''[[1 January|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] resigns as Governor of [[King Edward's School]], [[Birmingham]]. | * '''[[1 January|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] resigns as Governor of [[King Edward's School]], [[Birmingham]]. | ||
* '''[[January | * '''[[2 January|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 41]]. | ||
* '''[[January | * '''[[12 January|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 42]]. | ||
* '''[[26 January|26]]''' - J.R.R. Tolkien writes [[Letter 42a]]. | |||
==February== | |||
* '''[[1 February|1]]''' - J.R.R. Tolkien writes [[Letter 42b]]. | |||
==March== | ==March== | ||
* '''[[March | * '''[[6 March|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] starts writing [[letter 43]]. | ||
* '''[[March 18|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 44]]. | * '''[[12 March|12]]''' - J.R.R. Tolkien writes [[Letter 43a]]. | ||
* '''[[18 March|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 44]]. | |||
==April== | ==April== | ||
* '''[[April | * '''[[30 April|30]]''' - [[Sean Arnold]], who would play [[Odo Proudfoot]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' 1981 radio series]], is born. | ||
==June== | ==June== | ||
* '''[[June | * '''[[9 June|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 45]]. | ||
==August== | ==August== | ||
* '''[[August | * '''[[4 August|4]]''' - [[Martin Jarvis]], who would voice [[Gandalf]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'', is born. | ||
==October== | ==October== | ||
* ''' | * '''[[1 October|1]]''' - Author [[Glen GoodKnight]] is born. | ||
==November== | ==November== | ||
* '''[[November | * '''[[18 November|18]]''' - [[David Hemmings]], who would play [[Bergil]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1955 radio series)]], is born. | ||
* '''[[November | * '''[[26 November|26]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 46]]. | ||
==December== | ==December== | ||
* '''[[December 22|22]]''' - [[Father Christmas]] writes a [[Letters from Father Christmas|letter]] to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children. | * '''[[10 December|10]]''' - [[Baillie Tolkien]] is born. | ||
* '''[[December | * '''[[22 December|22]]''' - [[Father Christmas]] writes a [[Letters from Father Christmas|letter]] to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children. | ||
* '''[[24 December|24]]''' - Father Christmas writes a [[Letters from Father Christmas|letter]] to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children. | |||
==?== | ==?== | ||
* '''?''' - [[Ian Mune]], who played a [[shirriffs|bounder]] is ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', is born. | * '''?''' - [[Ian Mune]], who played a [[shirriffs|bounder]] is ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', is born. | ||
==Note== | |||
While writing ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', Tolkien modelled the [[moon|lunar]] phases of {{TA|3018}} on those of this year, with an offset of +5/6 days.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. xlvi</ref> | |||
{{Years|1938|1939|1940|1941|1942|1943|1944|}} | {{Years|1938|1939|1940|1941|1942|1943|1944|}} | ||
{{references}} | |||
[[Category:Years (real-world)]] | [[Category:Years (real-world)]] |
Latest revision as of 11:22, 2 December 2023
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1941.
January[edit | edit source]
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien resigns as Governor of King Edward's School, Birmingham.
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 41.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 42.
- 26 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 42a.
February[edit | edit source]
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 42b.
March[edit | edit source]
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien starts writing letter 43.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 43a.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 44.
April[edit | edit source]
- 30 - Sean Arnold, who would play Odo Proudfoot in The Lord of the Rings 1981 radio series, is born.
June[edit | edit source]
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 45.
August[edit | edit source]
- 4 - Martin Jarvis, who would voice Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: Conquest, is born.
October[edit | edit source]
- 1 - Author Glen GoodKnight is born.
November[edit | edit source]
- 18 - David Hemmings, who would play Bergil in The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series), is born.
- 26 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 46.
December[edit | edit source]
- 10 - Baillie Tolkien is born.
- 22 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
- 24 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
?[edit | edit source]
- ? - Ian Mune, who played a bounder is The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, is born.
Note[edit | edit source]
While writing The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien modelled the lunar phases of T.A. 3018 on those of this year, with an offset of +5/6 days.[1]
Years 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 |
References
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. xlvi