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Events that occurred on 5 February

On Earth

• 1937 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 11.
• 1950 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 123.
• 1956 - Dan Wickenden gives a positive review of The Return of the King in the New York Herald Tribune titled "Notable Allegorical Trilogy Comes to Triumphant End".
• 1959 - Peter Emshwiller, who would provide the voice of Thranduil in The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, is born.
• 1968 - The first day of filming J.R.R. Tolkien for the documentary Tolkien in Oxford.
• 2004 - Andy Serkis wins an Empire Award in the category Best British Actor, for his role as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings (film series).

In Arda

• T.A. 3019:
  • The Fellowship of the Ring rests in Lothlórien.