1915
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Tolkien-related events that took place in 1915.
March
- ? - Earliest "evidence" of Tolkien working on "fairy language".
April
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes the poem Goblin Feet.
June
- 10 - Exams start at Oxford University. Because of the war, only Tolkien and 24 others remain in the entire University. Tolkien passes.
- 28 - Tolkien applies at the Oxford recruiting office to join the army.
- 28 - Przemyslaw Mroczkowski, scholar and friend of J.R.R. Tolkien, is born]].
- ? - Tolkien is awarded First Class Honours degree in English Language and Literature.
July
- 15 - Tolkien is commissioned as a second lieutenant of the 13th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, and begins training at Bedford.
September
November
- 21 - G.B. Smith is shipped to France.
?
- ? - The poem Goblin Feet is published.
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