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==On Earth== | ==On Earth== | ||
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* '''[[1903]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] takes his First Communion. | |||
* '''[[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 [[World War I|Great War]]. | * '''[[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 [[World War I|Great War]]. | ||
* '''[[1925]]''' - [[Father Christmas]] writes a [[Letters from Father Christmas|letter]] to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children. | * '''[[1925]]''' - [[Father Christmas]] writes a [[Letters from Father Christmas|letter]] to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children. | ||
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* '''[[1971]]''' - ''[[Attacks of Taste]]'', with a contribution by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is published. | * '''[[1971]]''' - ''[[Attacks of Taste]]'', with a contribution by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is published. | ||
* '''[[2005]]''' - ''[[Reading The Lord of the Rings|Reading The Lord of the Rings: New Writings on Tolkien's Classic]]'' is published. | * '''[[2005]]''' - ''[[Reading The Lord of the Rings|Reading The Lord of the Rings: New Writings on Tolkien's Classic]]'' is published. | ||
==In Arda== | ==In Arda== | ||
* {{TA|3018}}: | * {{TA|3018}}: | ||
** The [[Fellowship of the Ring]] leaves [[Rivendell]] at dusk.<noinclude> | ** The [[Fellowship of the Ring]] leaves [[Rivendell]] at dusk. | ||
** New moon<noinclude><ref name=rc/>{{rp|xlviii}} | |||
==Other versions of the legendarium== | |||
At first the Fellowship was to depart on [[24 November]] but later Tolkien changed the date.<ref name=rc>{{HM|RC}}</ref>{{rp|xlv}} | |||
==Inspiration== | ==Inspiration== | ||
[[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. | ||
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[[Category:Dates|360]][[de:25. Dezember]][[fi:25. joulukuuta]]</noinclude> | [[Category:Dates|360]][[de:25. Dezember]][[fi:25. joulukuuta]]</noinclude> | ||
Latest revision as of 09:47, 31 December 2021
Events that occurred on 25 December.
On Earth[edit | edit source]
- 1903 - J.R.R. Tolkien takes his First Communion.
- 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[edit | edit source]
- T.A. 3018:
- The Fellowship of the Ring leaves Rivendell at dusk.
- New moon[1]:xlviii
Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]
At first the Fellowship was to depart on 24 November but later Tolkien changed the date.[1]:xlv
Inspiration[edit | edit source]
Tolkien noted in Nomenclature that the date the Fellowship departed from Rivendell was purposefully chosen.
