27 October
From Tolkien Gateway
Events which occurred on 27 October.
On Earth
- 1916 – J.R.R. Tolkien is struck by trench fever, which ends his contribution to the war after just 5 months.
- 1938 - Lascelles Abercrombie dies.
- 1943 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 51.
- 1968 - Barrels out of Bond, the fifth episode of the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is aired on BBC Radio.
- 1983 - The first edition of The Book of Lost Tales Part 1 is published.
- 1992 - Sauron Defeated is published in the US.
- 1992 - Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien (revised edition) is published.
- 2005 - Tolkien's Modern Middle Ages is published.
- 2009 - Fantasy novel The Shadow Dragons, featuring J.R.R. Tolkien as a fictional character, is published.
In Arda
- T.A. 3018:
- Frodo and Samwise rest in Rivendell and prepare for their quest to destroy the One Ring.