1941
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Tolkien-related events that took place in 1941.
January[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien starts writing letter 43.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 44.
April[edit | edit source]
- 30 - Sean Arnold, who would play Odo Proudfoot in The Lord of the Rings 1981 radio series, is born.
June[edit | edit source]
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 45.
August[edit | edit source]
- 4 - Martin Jarvis, who would voice Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: Conquest, is born.
October[edit | edit source]
- 1 - Author Glen GoodKnight is born.
November[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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.
?[edit | edit source]
- ? - Ian Mune, who played a bounder is The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, is born.
Note[edit | edit source]
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]
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References
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. xlvi
