17 November
From Tolkien Gateway
Events which occurred on 17 November.
On Earth
- 1957 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Dr. Herbert Schiro (letter 203).
- 1968 - The Clouds Burst, the eighth and last episode of the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is aired on BBC Radio.
- 1996 – The website of Forodrim’s language guild, Mellonath Daeron, goes online.
In Arda
- T.A. 3018:
- Frodo and Samwise rest in Rivendell and prepare for their quest to destroy the One Ring.