1911: Difference between revisions
From Tolkien Gateway
(Added references) |
|||
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes the Editorial in ''[[The King Edward's School Chronicle#July 1911|The King Edward's School Chronicle]]''. | * '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes the Editorial in ''[[The King Edward's School Chronicle#July 1911|The King Edward's School Chronicle]]''. | ||
==Summer== | ==Summer== | ||
* '''?''' - The Tolkiens go to holiday in Switzerland, where | * '''?''' - The Tolkiens go to holiday in [[Switzerland]], where J.R.R. (alledgedly) finds a postcard of ''[[Der Berggeist]]''. | ||
*Tolkien with a party of 12 wander on foot in [[wikipedia:Lauterbrunnen|Lauterbrunnen]]. Vivid memories of that adventure would form the basis for [[Rivendell]] and the [[Misty Mountains]] in ''[[The Hobbit]]''.<ref>{{l|306}}</ref> | |||
==August== | ==August== | ||
* '''[[12 August|12]]''' - [[Felix Felton]], who would play [[Bilbo Baggins]], [[Witch-king|the Black Captain]] and [[Sauron]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1955 radio series)]], is born. | * '''[[12 August|12]]''' - [[Felix Felton]], who would play [[Bilbo Baggins]], [[Witch-king|the Black Captain]] and [[Sauron]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1955 radio series)]], is born. | ||
| Line 20: | Line 22: | ||
==?== | ==?== | ||
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] creates the ''[[T.C.B.S.|Tea Club and Barrovian Society]]'' at grammar school. | * '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] creates the ''[[T.C.B.S.|Tea Club and Barrovian Society]]'' at grammar school. | ||
{{references}} | |||
{{Years|1908|1909|1910|1911|1912|1913|1914|}} | {{Years|1908|1909|1910|1911|1912|1913|1914|}} | ||
[[Category:Years (real-world)]] | [[Category:Years (real-world)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:40, 15 November 2015
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1911.
February[edit | edit source]
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes the "Debating Society Report" in The King Edward's School Chronicle.
- 28 - J.A.W. Bennett, Inkling, born in New Zealand.
March[edit | edit source]
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien's first poem, The Battle of the Eastern Field, and the report "Acta Senatus", are published in The King Edward's School Chronicle.
June[edit | edit source]
- 3 - Swedish translator Åke Ohlmarks is born.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes the "Debating Society Report" and the Editorial in The King Edward's School Chronicle.
July[edit | edit source]
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes the Editorial in The King Edward's School Chronicle.
Summer[edit | edit source]
- ? - The Tolkiens go to holiday in Switzerland, where J.R.R. (alledgedly) finds a postcard of Der Berggeist.
- Tolkien with a party of 12 wander on foot in Lauterbrunnen. Vivid memories of that adventure would form the basis for Rivendell and the Misty Mountains in The Hobbit.[1]
August[edit | edit source]
- 12 - Felix Felton, who would play Bilbo Baggins, the Black Captain and Sauron in The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series), is born.
October[edit | edit source]
- 3 - Michael Hordern, who would voice Gandalf in the 1981 radio series of The Lord of the Rings, is born.
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien signs a Oxford University visitor's page.
?[edit | edit source]
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien creates the Tea Club and Barrovian Society at grammar school.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 306, (undated, late 1967 - early 1968)
| Years 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 |
