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[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] noted in ''[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings|Nomenclature]]'' that the date the Fellowship departed from Rivendell was purposefully chosen. | [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] noted in ''[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings|Nomenclature]]'' that the date the Fellowship departed from Rivendell was purposefully chosen, being Christmas. | ||
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Revision as of 17:33, 9 July 2013
Events that occurred on 25 December.
On Earth
- 1914 – The last meeting of the T.C.B.S. takes place in London before Geoffrey Bache Smith, Robert Gilson, Thomas Kenneth Barnsley and Christopher Wiseman join the Great War.
- 1925 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
- 1928 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
- 1937 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
- 1938 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
- 1943 - Father Christmas writes his last letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
- 1954 - Singer Annie Lennox is born.
- 1971 - Attacks of Taste, with a contribution by J.R.R. Tolkien, is published.
- 2005 - Reading The Lord of the Rings: New Writings on Tolkien's Classic is published.
In Arda
- T.A. 3018:
- The Fellowship of the Ring leaves Rivendell at dusk.
Inspiration
Tolkien noted in Nomenclature that the date the Fellowship departed from Rivendell was purposefully chosen, being Christmas.
