21 October

Events which occurred on 21 October.

On Earth

• 1925 - J.R.R. Tolkien submits his resignation from Leeds, his employment will officially end December 31, 1925.
• 1955 – Tolkien gives the O'Donnell Lecture on Celtic, not his favourite language.
• 1972 - Felix Felton, who played Bilbo Baggins, the Black Captain and Sauron in The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series), dies.
• 1982 - Mike Antonakos, who would voice Hadhod in EA's The Third Age, is born.
• 2004 - The 50th Anniversary Edition of The Lord of the Rings is published.

In Arda

• T.A. 3018:
  • Frodo recovers from his wound in Rivendell.