5 May

2009MAY5

The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún is published

On Earth

The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún

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Events that occurred on 5 May.

On Earth

• 1917 - Edith Tolkien writes her first letter to her husband at Thirtle Bridge army camp, near Withernsea from her new lodgings in Hornsea. The letter was re-directed to Hornsea Musketry Camp.
• 1944 - Actor John Rhys-Davies is born.
• 1947 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 107a.
• 1958 - Author James Branch Cabell dies.
• 1960 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 222f.
• 1977 - J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography is first published in the UK.
• 2009 - The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún is published.
• 2010 - The America's Next Top Model episode "Hobbits vs. Models" premières on The CW.
• 2011 - English and Medieval Studies Presented to J.R.R. Tolkien on the Occasion of his Seventieth Birthday is made available as a print-on-demand publication from HarperCollins.
• 2024 - Actor Bernard Hill, who portrayed Théoden in The Lord of the Rings film series, dies.

In Arda

There are no known events for this day.