1941

1940

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1940

1941

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1942

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1942

Tolkien-related events that took place in 1941.

January

• 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.
• 26 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 42a.

February

• 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 42b.

March

• 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien starts writing letter 43.
• 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 43a.
• 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 44.

April

• 30 - Sean Arnold, who would play Odo Proudfoot in The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series), is born.

June

• 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 45.

August

• 4 - Martin Jarvis, who would voice Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: Conquest, is born.

October

• 1 - Author Glen GoodKnight is born.

November

• 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

• 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.

?

• ? - Ian Mune, who played a bounder in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, is born.

Note

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.

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