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* '''[[1910]]''' - An entry is written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] in the first of [[The Diaries of J.R.R. Tolkien|his preserved diaries]].
* '''[[1910]]''' - An entry is written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] in the first of [[The Diaries of J.R.R. Tolkien|his preserved diaries]].
* '''[[1919]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] starts a new [[The Diaries of J.R.R. Tolkien|diary]], mainly written in the [[Sarati|Alphabet of Rúmil]].
* '''[[1919]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] starts a new [[The Diaries of J.R.R. Tolkien|diary]], mainly written in the [[Sarati|Alphabet of Rúmil]].
* '''[[1926]]''' – [[E.V. Gordon]] replaces [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] in the Chair of English Language at the [[University of Leeds]].  
* '''[[1926]]''' – [[E.V. Gordon]] replaces [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] in the Chair of English Language at the [[University of Leeds]].  
* '''[[1938]]''' – In a series of lectures aimed at children, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] [[Lecture on Dragons|lectures on ''Dragons'']] in the [[University of Oxford|University]] Museum.
* '''[[1938]]''' – In a series of lectures aimed at children, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] [[Lecture on Dragons|lectures on ''Dragons'']] in the [[University of Oxford|University]] Museum.
* '''[[1941]]''' – J.R.R. Tolkien resigns as Governor of King Edward's School, Birmingham.
* '''[[1941]]''' – J.R.R. Tolkien resigns as Governor of [[King Edward's School]].
* '''[[1956]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Mr Polet 1 January 1956|a letter to a fan]].
* '''[[1956]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Mr Polet 1 January 1956|a letter to a fan]].
* '''[[1970]]''' - J.R.R. Tolkien writes [[Letter 315]].
* '''[[1970]]''' - J.R.R. Tolkien writes [[Letter 315]].
* '''[[1986]]''' – [[Lord David Cecil]], [[Inklings|Inkling]], dies.
* '''[[1986]]''' – [[Inklings|Inkling]] [[Lord David Cecil]] dies.
* '''[[1995]]''' - ''[[Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference]]'' is published.
* '''[[1995]]''' - ''[[Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference]]'' is published.
* '''[[2002]]''' - ''[[A Tolkien Miscellany]]'' is published.
* '''[[2002]]''' - ''[[A Tolkien Miscellany]]'' is published.
* '''[[2003]]''' - The original [[Tolkien Gateway]] opens.
* '''[[2003]]''' - The original [[Tolkien Gateway]] opens.
* '''[[2006]]''' - [[Tolkien News]] is created.
* '''[[2006]]''' - [[Tolkien News]] is created.
* '''[[2008]]''' - Fantasy novel ''[[The Search for the Red Dragon]]'', featuring [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] as a fictional character, is published.
* '''[[2008]]''' - Fantasy novel ''[[The Search for the Red Dragon]]'' is published.
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==On Arda==
==On Arda==
{{:10 Afteryule}}[[Category:Dates|001]]</noinclude>
{{:10 Afteryule}}[[Category:Dates|001]]</noinclude>

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January
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8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Events that occurred on 1 January.

On Earth

On Arda

Months in the Shire Calendar
  1. Afteryule (January)
  2. Solmath (February)
  3. Rethe (March)
  4. Astron (April)
  5. Thrimidge (May)
  6. Forelithe (June)
  7. Afterlithe (July)
  8. Wedmath (August)
  9. Halimath (September)
  10. Winterfilth (October)
  11. Blotmath (November)
  12. Foreyule (December)

Afteryule was the first month of the Shire calendar, thirty days immediately following the holiday of Yule (hence its name), and approximately corresponding to modern 23 December through 21 January. This month was called Frery in Bree and in the Eastfarthing[1]

Etymology

The name represents a modernization of the Old English name for January, æfterra ġēola.[2]

References