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==January==
==January==
* '''[[January 10|10]]''' - Actor [[Richard Boone]] dies.
* '''[[10 January|10]]''' - Actor [[Richard Boone]] dies.
* '''[[January 28|28]]''' - Actor [[Elijah Wood]] is born.
* '''[[28 January|28]]''' - Actor [[Elijah Wood]] is born.
* '''[[29 January|29]]''' - [[J.A.W. Bennett]], [[Inklings|Inkling]], dies.
 
==March==
==March==
* '''[[March 8|8]]''' - The first episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[8 March|8]]''' - The first episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[March 15|15]]''' - The second episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[10 March|10]]''' - [[Amon Hen 49|''Amon Hen'' 49]] is published.
* '''[[March 22|22]]''' - The third episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[15 March|15]]''' - The second episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[March 29|29]]''' - The fourth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[22 March|22]]''' - The third episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''?''' - [[Beyond Bree March 1981]] is published.
* '''[[29 March|29]]''' - The fourth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''?''' - [[Beyond Bree March 1981|''Beyond Bree'' March 1981]] is published.
==April==
==April==
* '''[[April 5|5]]''' - The fifth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[5 April|5]]''' - The fifth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[April 12|12]]''' - The sixth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[12 April|12]]''' - The sixth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[April 19|19]]''' - The seventh episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[19 April|19]]''' - The seventh episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[April 26|26]]''' - The eighth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[26 April|26]]''' - The eighth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''?''' - [[Beyond Bree April 1981]] is published.
* '''?''' - [[Beyond Bree April 1981]] is published.
==May==
==May==
* '''[[May 3|3]]''' - The ninth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[2 May|2]]''' - [[Amon Hen 50|''Amon Hen'' 50]] is published.
* '''[[May 10|10]]''' - The tenth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[3 May|3]]''' - The ninth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[May 17|17]]''' - The eleventh episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[4 May|4]]''' - Actor [[Trystan Gravelle]] is born.
* '''[[May 24|24]]''' - The twelfth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[10 May|10]]''' - The tenth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[May 31|31]]''' - The thirteenth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[17 May|17]]''' - The eleventh episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[24 May|24]]''' - The twelfth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[29 May|29]]''' - ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' by [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]] is published
* '''[[31 May|31]]''' - The thirteenth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''?''' - [[Beyond Bree May 1981]] is published.
* '''?''' - [[Beyond Bree May 1981]] is published.
* '''?''' - [[Mallorn 16|''Mallorn'' 16]] is published.
==June==
==June==
* '''[[June 7|7]]''' - The fourteenth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[7 June|7]]''' - The fourteenth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[June 14|14]]''' - The fifteenth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[14 June|14]]''' - The fifteenth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[June 21|21]]''' - The sixteenth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[21 June|21]]''' - The sixteenth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[June 28|28]]''' - The seventeenth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[28 June|28]]''' - The seventeenth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''?''' - [[Beyond Bree June 1981]] is published.
* '''?''' - [[Beyond Bree June 1981]] is published.
==July==
==July==
* '''[[July 5|5]]''' - The eighteenth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[5 July|5]]''' - The eighteenth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[July 12|12]]''' - The nineteenth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[12 July|12]]''' - The nineteenth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[July 19|19]]''' - The twentieth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[17 July|17]]''' - ''[[The Tolkien Quiz Book (by Robinson and Wilson)|The Tolkien Quiz Book]]'', the book by Robinson and Wilson, is published.
* '''[[July 26|26]]''' - The twenty-first episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[19 July|19]]''' - The twentieth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[26 July|26]]''' - The twenty-first episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''?''' - [[Beyond Bree July 1981]] is published.
* '''?''' - [[Beyond Bree July 1981]] is published.
==August==
==August==
* '''[[August 2|2]]''' - The twenty-second episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[2 August|2]]''' - The twenty-second episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[August 7|7]]-[[August 10|10]]''' - [[Mythcon XII]].
* '''[[7 August|7]]-[[10 August|10]]''' - [[Mythcon 12]].
* '''[[August 9|9]]''' - The twenty-third episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].  
* '''[[9 August|9]]''' - The twenty-third episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].  
* '''[[August 16|16]]''' - The twenty-fourth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[16 August|16]]''' - The twenty-fourth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[August 20|20]]''' - ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'' is published.
* '''[[20 August|20]]''' - ''[[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'' is published.
* '''[[August 23|23]]''' - The twenty-fifth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[23 August|23]]''' - The twenty-fifth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[August 30|30]]''' - The twenty-sixth and last episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[30 August|30]]''' - The twenty-sixth and last episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''?''' - [[Beyond Bree August 1981]] is published.
* '''?''' - [[Beyond Bree August 1981]] is published.


==September==
==September==
* '''[[September 16|16]]''' - ''[[Arthedain (Tolkien Society)|Arthedain]]'', the Norwegian [[Tolkien Society]], is founded in Oslo.
* '''[[12 September|12]]''' - Author and librarian [[William Ready]] dies.
* '''[[September 22|22]]''' - The Dutch Tolkien Society ''[[Unquendor]]'' is founded in Leiden.
* '''[[16 September|16]]''' - ''[[Arthedain (Tolkien Society)|Arthedain]]'', the Norwegian [[Tolkien Societies|Tolkien Society]], is founded in Oslo.
* '''[[September 25|25]]-[[September 27|27]]''' - [[Oxonmoot 1981]]
* '''[[18 September|18]]''' - Extracts from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s "[[The Name Coventry]]" is published in ''[[The Catholic Herald (18 September 1981)|The Catholic Herald]]''.
* '''[[22 September|22]]''' - The Dutch Tolkien Society ''[[Unquendor]]'' is founded in Leiden.
* '''[[25 September|25]]-[[27 September|27]]''' - [[Oxonmoot 1981]]
 
==October==
* '''?''' - [[Mallorn 17|''Mallorn'' 17]] is published.
 
==December==
==December==
* '''?''' - ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: The Shores of Middle-earth]]'' is published.
* '''?''' - ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: The Shores of Middle-earth]]'' is published.
 
* '''?''' - ''[[England and Always: Tolkien's World of the Rings]]'' by [[Jared Lobdell]] is published.
==?==
==?==
* '''?''' - [[J.A.W. Bennett]], [[Inklings|Inkling]], dies.
* '''?''' - [[The 1982 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar]] is released.
* '''?''' - ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' by [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]] is published
* '''?''' - [[Shire Calendar 1982]] is released.
* '''?''' - ''[[England and Always: Tolkien's World of the Rings]]'' by [[Jared Lobdell]] is published.
* '''?''' - British director [[Wayne Che Yip]] is born.
* '''?''' - ''[[The Tolkien Quiz Book (by Robinson and Wilson)|The Tolkien Quiz Book]]'', the book by Robinson and Wilson, is published.
* '''?''' - [[The 1981 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar]] is released.
* '''?''' - [[The J.R.R. Tolkien Desk Calendar 1981]] is released.
* '''?''' - [[Shire Calendar 1981]] is released.
* '''?''' - [[The 1981 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar - The Lord of the Rings]] is released.
 
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