9 November

Events that occurred on 9 November.

On Earth

• 1898 - Inkling Owen Barfield is born.
• 1933 - J.R.R. Tolkien's poem "Errantry" is published in The Oxford Magazine.
• 1957 - At midnight, J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski.
• 1967 - Smith of Wootton Major is first published in the UK.
• 1972 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 342.
• 2001 - Translator Tore Zetterholm dies.
• 2011 - The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is released in Germany and Russia.

In Arda

• F.A. 495:
  • Tuor, guided by Voronwë, travels to Gondolin in order to deliver Ulmo's message to Turgon.
• T.A. 3018:
  • Frodo and Samwise rest in Rivendell and prepare for their quest to destroy the One Ring.