1971

Tolkien-related events that took place in 1971.

January

• 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 319.
• 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 320.

February

• 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 321.
• 12 - Scott Menville, who would voice Samwise Gamgee in the The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game), is born.
• 25 - Sean Astin, who would play Samwise Gamgee in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, is born.

March

• 5 - Yuri Lowenthal, who would play Frodo in The Lord of the Rings: Conquest, is born.
• 18 - Tolkien writes letter 322.

May

• 19 - Actor Grant George is born.

June

• 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 323.
• 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien begins writing letter 324.

July

• 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 325.
• 18 - Sarah McLeod, who would play Rosie Cotton in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, is born.
• 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 326.

August

• 17 - Helge Kåre Fauskanger, linguist, is born.
• 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 327.

September

• 1 - Actor Dave Wittenberg is born.
• 3-6 - Mythcon II.

November

• 29 - Edith Tolkien dies after a short but severe illness attributed to an inflamed gall-bladder.
• 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 331.

?

• ? - Tolkien and The Silmarillion is published.
• ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to his brother (the Hilary Tolkien 1971 letter).

Years 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974