1939
Preceded by
1940
Year
1941
Followed by
- You may also be looking for Third Age 1940.
January
- 4 - David Collings, who would voice the part of Legolas in The Lord of the Rings 1981 radio series, is born.
- 22 - John Hurt, who would voice Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings (1978 film), is born.
March
- 6 - Hans-Jörg Modlmayr is born.
- 7 - Richard O'Callaghan, who would portray Meriadoc Brandybuck in The Lord of the Rings 1981 radio series, is born.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 38.
April
- 16 - Artist Margrethe II of Denmark is born.
July
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 38a.
- 16 - Beowulf and the Finnsburg Fragment, with contributions from J.R.R. Tolkien, is published.
- 28 - Actor Phil Proctor is born.
August
- 26-27 - After a hiatus, Tolkien evidently returns to the writing of The Lord of the Rings, writing a new outline for the "New Plot".[1]
September
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 39.
October
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 40.
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 40a.
December
- 23 - 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.
- ? - Marjorie J. Burns, English professor and expert on J.R.R. Tolkien, is born.
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References
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. xxiii