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==January== | |||
* '''[[1 January|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] resigns as Governor of [[King Edward's School]], [[Birmingham]]. | |||
* '''[[2 January|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 41]]. | |||
* '''[[12 January|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 42]]. | |||
==March== | |||
* '''[[6 March|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] starts writing [[letter 43]]. | |||
* '''[[18 March|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 44]]. | |||
==April== | |||
* '''[[30 April|30]]''' - [[Sean Arnold]], who would play [[Odo Proudfoot]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' 1981 radio series]], is born. | |||
==June== | |||
* '''[[9 June|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 45]]. | |||
==August== | |||
* '''[[4 August|4]]''' - [[Martin Jarvis]], who would voice [[Gandalf]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'', is born. | |||
==October== | |||
* '''[[1 October|1]]''' - Author [[Glen GoodKnight]] is born. | |||
==November== | |||
* '''[[18 November|18]]''' - [[David Hemmings]], who would play [[Bergil]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1955 radio series)]], is born. | |||
* '''[[26 November|26]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 46]]. | |||
==December== | |||
* '''[[10 December|10]]''' - [[Baillie Tolkien]] is born. | |||
* '''[[22 December|22]]''' - [[Father Christmas]] writes a [[Letters from Father Christmas|letter]] to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children. | |||
* '''[[24 December|24]]''' - Father Christmas writes a [[Letters from Father Christmas|letter]] to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children. | |||
==?== | |||
* '''?''' - [[Ian Mune]], who played a [[shirriffs|bounder]] is ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', is born. | |||
==Note== | |||
While writing ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', Tolkien modelled the [[moon|lunar]] phases of {{TA|3018}} on those of this year, with an offset of +5/6 days.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. xlvi</ref> | |||
{{Years|1938|1939|1940|1941|1942|1943|1944|}} | |||
{{references}} | |||
[[Category:Years (real-world)]] | |||
Revision as of 19:09, 6 January 2023
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1941.
January
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien resigns as Governor of King Edward's School, Birmingham.
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 41.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 42.
March
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien starts writing letter 43.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 44.
April
- 30 - Sean Arnold, who would play Odo Proudfoot in The Lord of the Rings 1981 radio series, is born.
June
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 45.
August
- 4 - Martin Jarvis, who would voice Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: Conquest, is born.
October
- 1 - Author Glen GoodKnight is born.
November
- 18 - David Hemmings, who would play Bergil in The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series), is born.
- 26 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 46.
December
- 10 - Baillie Tolkien is born.
- 22 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
- 24 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
?
- ? - Ian Mune, who played a bounder is The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, is born.
Note
While writing The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien modelled the lunar phases of T.A. 3018 on those of this year, with an offset of +5/6 days.[1]
| Years 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 |
References
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. xlvi
