27 October

Events that occurred on 27 October.

On Earth

• 1916 – J.R.R. Tolkien is struck by trench fever, which ends his contribution to the war after just 5 months.
• 1938 - Lascelles Abercrombie dies.
• 1943 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 51.
• 1968 - Barrels out of Bond, the fifth episode of the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is aired on BBC Radio.
• 1983 - The Book of Lost Tales: Part One is published in the UK.
• 1986 - Artist Jemima Catlin is born.
• 1992 - Sauron Defeated is published in the US.
• 1992 - Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien (revised edition) is published.
• 1995 - J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator is published.
• 2005 - Tolkien's Modern Middle Ages is published.
• 2009 - Fantasy novel The Shadow Dragons, featuring J.R.R. Tolkien as a fictional character, is published.
• 2011 - The History of The Hobbit (revised one-volume edition) is published.
• 2011 - The Art of The Hobbit is published.
• 2011 - From Elvish to Klingon: Exploring Invented Languages is published.

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.