1941
Preceded by
1942
Year
1943
Followed by
March
- 6 - Christina Scull is born.
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to John Kettle.
November
- 24 - Actor Billy Connolly is born.
December
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 47.
?
- ? - A Philological Miscellany Presented to Eilert Ekwall, containing an introductory note co-signed by J.R.R. Tolkien, is published.
- ? - Author Stanley P. Baldwin is born.
Note
While writing The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien modelled the lunar phases of T.A. 3019 on those of this year, with an offset of +5/6 days.[1]
References
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. xlvi
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