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* '''?''' - Being a linguist, Tolkien decides to specialise in signalling, and learns Morse code. | * '''?''' - Being a linguist, Tolkien decides to specialise in signalling, and learns Morse code. | ||
==March== | ==March== | ||
* '''[[2 March|2]]'''- [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 4]]. | * '''[[2 March|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 4]]. | ||
* '''[[16 March|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] receives his degree at the [[University of Oxford]]. | * '''[[16 March|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] receives his degree at the [[University of Oxford]]. | ||
* '''[[22 March|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] marries [[Edith Tolkien|Edith Bratt]]. | * '''[[22 March|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] marries [[Edith Tolkien|Edith Bratt]]. | ||
==April== | ==April== | ||
* '''[[29 April|29]]''' - [[William Squire]], who would play [[Gandalf]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)]], is born. | * '''[[29 April|29]]''' - [[William Squire]], who would play [[Gandalf]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)]], is born. | ||
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*'''?''' - Tolkien might have written the poem ''[[Habbanan beneath the Stars]]''. | *'''?''' - Tolkien might have written the poem ''[[Habbanan beneath the Stars]]''. | ||
==July== | ==July== | ||
* '''[[1 July|1]]''' - One of the bloodiest battles in recent history, the [[Battle of the Somme]], starts. | * '''[[1 July|1]]''' - One of the bloodiest battles in recent history, the [[Battle of the Somme]], starts. [[Robert Gilson]] is hit by a shell at La Boiselle on the first day; one of the first of the 360,000 British casualties of that battle. | ||
* '''[[14 July|14]]''' - Tolkien's C-company is sent into action at the Somme front. | * '''[[14 July|14]]''' - Tolkien's C-company is sent into action at the Somme front. | ||
* '''[[22 July|22]]''' - [[Ralph Payton|Ralph "the Baby" Payton]], one of the [[T.C.B.S.]], is killed [[World War I|in action]]. | * '''[[22 July|22]]''' - [[Ralph Payton|Ralph "the Baby" Payton]], one of the [[T.C.B.S.]], is killed [[World War I|in action]]. | ||
==August== | ==August== | ||
* '''[[12 August|12]]''' - Tolkien writes [[Letter 5]]. | * '''[[12 August|12]]''' - Tolkien writes [[Letter 5]]. | ||
* '''[[19 August|19]]''' - Tolkien and [[Geoffrey Bache Smith|G.B. Smith]] meet at Acheux. | * '''[[19 August|19]]''' - Tolkien and [[Geoffrey Bache Smith|G.B. Smith]] meet at Acheux. | ||
==September== | ==September== | ||
* '''[[13 September|13]]-[[24 September|24]]''' - Revises the poem [[The Mermaid's Flute]] and composes [[Consolatrix Afflictorium]], and [[Stella Vespertina]] | |||
* '''[[19 September|19]]''' - [[Terence Tiller]], writer of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|1955 radio series of ''The Lord of the Rings]]'', is born. | * '''[[19 September|19]]''' - [[Terence Tiller]], writer of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|1955 radio series of ''The Lord of the Rings]]'', is born. | ||
==October== | ==October== | ||
* '''[[26 October|26]]''' - While in reserve, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s battalion is inspected by [[wikipedia:Douglas Haig|Sir Doulgas Haig]], the British commander at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. | * '''[[26 October|26]]''' - While in reserve, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s battalion is inspected by [[wikipedia:Douglas Haig|Sir Doulgas Haig]], the British commander at the [[Battle of the Somme]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:53, 17 March 2024
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1916.
Early[edit | edit source]
- ? - Being a linguist, Tolkien decides to specialise in signalling, and learns Morse code.
March[edit | edit source]
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 4.
- 16 - J.R.R. Tolkien receives his degree at the University of Oxford.
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien marries Edith Bratt.
April[edit | edit source]
- 29 - William Squire, who would play Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings (1978 film), is born.
June[edit | edit source]
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien receives orders to report in Folkestone, and prepare for embarking.
- 4 - Tolkien leaves for France.
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien leaves Étaples, and goes to the Somme front.
- ? - Tolkien might have written the poem Habbanan beneath the Stars.
July[edit | edit source]
- 1 - One of the bloodiest battles in recent history, the Battle of the Somme, starts. Robert Gilson is hit by a shell at La Boiselle on the first day; one of the first of the 360,000 British casualties of that battle.
- 14 - Tolkien's C-company is sent into action at the Somme front.
- 22 - Ralph "the Baby" Payton, one of the T.C.B.S., is killed in action.
August[edit | edit source]
- 12 - Tolkien writes Letter 5.
- 19 - Tolkien and G.B. Smith meet at Acheux.
September[edit | edit source]
- 13-24 - Revises the poem The Mermaid's Flute and composes Consolatrix Afflictorium, and Stella Vespertina
- 19 - Terence Tiller, writer of the 1955 radio series of The Lord of the Rings, is born.
October[edit | edit source]
- 26 - While in reserve, J.R.R. Tolkien's battalion is inspected by Sir Doulgas Haig, the British commander at the Battle of the Somme.
- 27 - Tolkien is struck by "pyrexia of unknown origin": trench fever.
November[edit | edit source]
- 8 - Tolkien is repatriated, and is sent to a hospital in Birmingham.
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien signs a form for the War Office, confirming his return to England from France due to trench fever.
- 29 - G.B. Smith is hit by shrapnel, and wounded on his right arm and thigh.
December[edit | edit source]
- 3 - G.B. Smith dies of gas-gangrene in his wounds. The news doesn't reach Tolkien until the 16th.
- 16-25 - Tolkien recovers, and he and Edith visit Great Haywood.
- 28 - Noel Johnson, who would play Éomer in The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series), is born.
?[edit | edit source]
- ? Canon Norman Power, an acquaintance of J.R.R. Tolkien, is born.
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