1981

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Tolkien-related events that took place in 1981.

January

• 10 - Richard Boone, who voiced Smaug in Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit dies.
• 28 - Elijah Wood, who portrayed Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, is born.

March

• 8 - The first episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• 15 - The second episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• 22 - The third episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• 29 - The fourth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• ? - Beyond Bree March 1981 is published.

April

• 5 - The fifth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• 12 - The sixth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• 19 - The seventh episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• 26 - The eighth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• ? - Beyond Bree April 1981 is published.

May

• 3 - The ninth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• 10 - The tenth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• 17 - The eleventh episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• 24 - The twelfth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• 31 - The thirteenth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• ? - Beyond Bree May 1981 is published.

June

• 7 - The fourteenth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• 14 - The fifteenth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• 21 - The sixteenth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• 28 - The seventeenth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• ? - Beyond Bree June 1981 is published.

July

• 5 - The eighteenth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• 12 - The nineteenth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• 19 - The twentieth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• 26 - The twenty-first episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• ? - Beyond Bree July 1981 is published.

August

• 2 - The twenty-second episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• 7-10 - Mythcon XII.
• 9 - The twenty-third episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• 16 - The twenty-fourth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• 23 - The twenty-fifth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• 30 - The twenty-sixth and last episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC 4.
• ? - Beyond Bree August 1981 is published.

September

• 16 - Arthedain, the Norwegian Tolkien Society, is founded in Oslo.
• 22 - The Dutch Tolkien Society Unquendor is founded in Leiden.
• 25-27 - Oxonmoot 1981

December

• ? - J.R.R. Tolkien: The Shores of Middle-earth is published.

?

• ? - J.A.W. Bennett, Inkling, dies.
• ? - The Atlas of Middle-earth by Karen Wynn Fonstad is published
• ? - England and Always: Tolkien's World of the Rings by Jared Lobdell 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.
• ? - The Tolkien Quiz Book, the book by Robinson and Wilson, is published.

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