5 October
From Tolkien Gateway
Events which occurred on 5 October.
On Earth
- 1963 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 248.
- 1979 - The Jackanory episode "Flies and Spiders" is aired on the BBC.
- 1998 - Tolkien: Man and Myth is published.
- 2002 - The Greek Tolkien Society The Prancing Pony is founded.
- 2009 - The History Channel airs Tolkien's Monsters.
In Arda
- T.A. 3018:
- Together with Strider the four hobbits travel towards Weathertop.
- Gandalf hurries towards Rivendell after the Black Riders attacked him on Weathertop.
- Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.
- T.A. 3019:
- Gandalf and the four Hobbits leave Rivendell.