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Events that occurred on 12 October.

On Earth

• 1944 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 84.
• 1944 – J.R.R. Tolkien sends Leaf by Niggle to the Dublin Review, which hosts a short-story competition. It was published in the January 1945 issue.
• 1955 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 172.
• 1966 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Kenneth I. Rasmussen, Jr..
• 1972 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Rayner Unwin.
• 1979 - The Jackanory episode "The Last Stage" is aired on the BBC.
• 2004 - The Lord of the Rings Symphony in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
• 2007 - Ring*Con 2007 in Fulda, Germany.

In Arda

• F.A. 495:
  • Tuor meets Voronwë who agrees to show Tuor the way to Gondolin. The pair set out on their journey.
• T.A. 3018:
  • With Frodo severely wounded, Strider and the four hobbits travel slowly towards Rivendell.
  • Gandalf hurries towards Rivendell after the Black Riders attacked him on Weathertop.
  • Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.