17 August
From Tolkien Gateway
Events which occurred on 17 August.
On Earth
- 1953 – J.R.R. Tolkien agrees with Rayner Unwin on the book titles for his sequel to The Hobbit: they will be The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
- 1971 - Helge Kåre Fauskanger, linguist, is born.