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* '''[[January | * '''[[20 January|20]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] starts supervising [[Brian Miller]]'s work on the [[Middle English]] ''Dame Sirith''. | ||
==February== | ==February== | ||
* '''[[7 February|7]]''' - The [[Inklings]] have dinner at [[C.S. Lewis]]' house, in the company of Dr. Firor of John Hopkins University. The evening was described by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] as ''"like a glimpse of old times: quiet and rational (since [[Hugo Dyson|Hugo]] was not asked)."'' | * '''[[7 February|7]]''' - The [[Inklings]] have dinner at [[C.S. Lewis]]' house, in the company of Dr. Firor of John Hopkins University. The evening was described by [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] as ''"like a glimpse of old times: quiet and rational (since [[Hugo Dyson|Hugo]] was not asked)."'' | ||
Revision as of 20:36, 8 June 2011
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1952.
January
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien starts supervising Brian Miller's work on the Middle English Dame Sirith.
February
- 7 - The Inklings have dinner at C.S. Lewis' house, in the company of Dr. Firor of John Hopkins University. The evening was described by Tolkien as "like a glimpse of old times: quiet and rational (since Hugo was not asked)."
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 132.
June
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 133.
July
- 1 - Musician David Arkenstone is born.
- ? - Actor Brian George is born.
August
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 134.
- Late - J.R.R. Tolkien visits George Sayer. Sayer makes an audio recording of Tolkien singing and reading excerpts from his works (e.g., Namárië, listen here).
October
- 24 - Tolkien writes letter 135.
?
- ? - Translator Helmut W. Pesch is born.
- ? - Artist Stephen Raw, who would be commissioned to redraw the maps for the revised 1994 edition of The Lord of the Rings, is born.
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