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==January==
==January==
* '''[[January 4|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 9]].
* '''[[4 January|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 9]].
* '''[[January 7|7]]''' - At the request of his father, young [[Rayner Unwin]] writes a book report on ''[[Farmer Giles of Ham]]''. This is the first of many positive critiques.  
* '''[[7 January|7]]''' - At the request of his father, young [[Rayner Unwin]] writes a book report on ''[[Farmer Giles of Ham]]''. This is the first of many positive critiques.  
* '''[[January 16|16]]''' - Artist [[Klaus Ensikat]] is born.
* '''[[16 January|16]]''' - Artist [[Klaus Ensikat]] is born.
* '''[[January 17|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 10]].
* '''[[17 January|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 10]].
==February==
==February==
* '''[[February 5|5]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 11]].
* '''[[4 February|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s poem "[[The Dragon's Visit]]" is published in ''The Oxford Magazine''.
* '''[[5 February|5]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 11]].
* '''[[12 February|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 11a]].
* '''[[18 February|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s poem "[[The Mewlips|Knocking at the Door]]" is published in ''The Oxford Magazine''.
==March==
* '''[[4 March|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s poem "[[Iúmonna Gold Galdre Bewunden]]" is republished in the ''Oxford Magazine''.
* '''[[6 March|6]]''' - [[Michael Deacon]], who would voice [[Gríma|Gríma Wormtongue]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]], is born.
* '''[[10 March|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 11b]].
==April==
==April==
* '''[[April 13|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 12]].
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 11c]].
* '''[[April 20|20]]''' - [[George Takei]], who travelled the world as narrator of [[Johan de Meij]]'s ''[[Symphony No. 1, "The Lord of the Rings"]]'', is born.
* '''[[13 April|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 12]].
 
* '''[[15 April|15]]''' - Charles Furth writes [[Letter to Charles Furth (25 April 1937)|a letter to J.R.R.Tolkien]].
* '''[[20 April|20]]''' - [[George Takei]], who travelled the world as narrator of [[Johan de Meij]]'s ''[[Symphony No. 1, "The Lord of the Rings"]]'', is born.
* '''[[25 April|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Charles Furth (25 April 1937)|a letter to Charles Furth]].
==May==
==May==
* '''[[May 13|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 13]].
* '''[[13 May|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 13]].
* '''[[May 28|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 14]].
* '''[[28 May|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 14]].
==June==
* '''[[10 June|10]]''' - ''[[The Battle of Maldon (E.V. Gordon)|The Battle of Maldon]]'', edited by [[E.V. Gordon]] and with contribution by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is published.
* '''[[25 June|25]]''' - Author [[Timothy J. Wheeler]] is born.
==July==
==July==
* '''[[July 1|1]]''' - ''[[Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics]]'' is published.
* '''[[1 July|1]]''' - ''[[Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics]]'' is published.
==August==
==August==
* '''[[August 1|1]]''' - [[Ian Hogg]], who would voice [[Tom Bombadil]] in [[BBC]]'s radio series of ''[[Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series)|Tales from the Perilous Realm]]'', is born.
* '''[[1 August|1]]''' - [[Ian Hogg]], who would voice [[Tom Bombadil]] in [[BBC]]'s radio series of ''[[Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series)|Tales from the Perilous Realm]]'', is born.
* '''[[August 5|5]]''' - [[Alan Howard]], the voice for the [[One Ring]] in [[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]] and [[Peter Jackson's The Return of the King|The Return of the King]], is born.
* '''[[5 August|5]]''' - [[Alan Howard]], the voice for [[the One Ring]] in [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]] and [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Return of the King]], is born.
* '''[[August 31|31]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 15]].
* '''[[31 August|31]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 15]].
==September==
==September==
* '''[[September 21|21]]''' - ''[[The Hobbit]]'' is published.
* '''[[7 September|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to George Allen and Unwin|a letter to George Allen & Unwin]] concerning the promotion of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and mentioning his friend [[Wilfred Rowland Childe]].
* '''[[September 28|28]]''' - [[Donald Gee]], who would voice [[Radagast]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|1981 radio series]], is born.
* '''[[17 September|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 15a]].
* '''[[21 September|21]]''' - '''''[[The Hobbit]]'' is published.'''
* '''[[21 September|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Simonne d'Ardenne (21 September 1937)|a letter to Simonne d'Ardenne]].
* '''[[21 September|21]]''' – [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] signs copies of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and sends them to [[E.V. Gordon]], [[Elaine Griffiths]], Helen Buckhurst, [[Stella Mills]], [[Hilary Tolkien]], [[C.S. Lewis]] and [[Katherine Kilbride]].
* '''[[22 September|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Jane Neave (22 September 1937)|a letter to Jane Neave]].
* '''[[28 September|28]]''' - [[Donald Gee]], who would voice [[Radagast]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|1981 radio series]], is born.
 
==October==
==October==
* '''[[October 3|3]]''' -  [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 16]].
* '''[[2 October|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 15b]].
* '''[[October 8|8]]''' - [[C.S. Lewis]] reviews ''[[The Hobbit]]'' in ''The Times''.
* '''[[2 October|2]]''' - [[C.S. Lewis]] publishes [[A World for Children|a review]] of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' in ''The Times Literary Supplement''.
* '''[[October 9|9]]''' - [[Brian Blessed]], who would play [[Farmer Giles]] in ''[[Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series)]]'', is born.
* '''[[3 October|3]]''' -  [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 16]].
* '''[[October 15|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 17]].
* '''[[8 October|8]]''' - [[C.S. Lewis]] reviews ''[[The Hobbit]]'' in ''The Times''.
* '''[[October 16|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 19]].
* '''[[9 October|9]]''' - [[Brian Blessed]], who would play [[Farmer Giles]] in [[Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series)|''Tales from the Perilous Realm'' (1992 radio series)]], is born.
* '''[[October 19|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 20]].
* '''[[15 October|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 17]].
* '''[[October 23|23]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 18]].
* '''[[23 October|23]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 18]].
==November==
* '''[[15 November|15]]''' - Tolkien submits to [[Allen & Unwin]] a bundle of manuscripts including ''[[The Lay of Leithian]]'' ("Long Poem"); ''[[Quenta Silmarillion (Lost Road)|Quenta Silmarillion]]'', ''[[Ainulindalë (Lost Road)|Ainulindalë]]'', ''[[Ambarkanta]]'',  and ''[[The Fall of Númenor (chapter)]]'' ("The Gnomes Material"); [[The Lost Road]]; and ''[[Farmer Giles of Ham]]'' and ''[[Mr. Bliss]]''. They also discuss ''[[Beowulf and the Finnsburg Fragment|Beowulf]]''.
* '''[[22 November|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 18a]].
* '''[[28 November|28]]''' - G.E. Selby writes [[Letter to G.E. Selby (14 December 1937)|a letter to J.R.R.Tolkien]].
* '''[[29 November|29]]''' - [[Jared Lobdell]] is born.


==December==
==December==
* '''[[December 16|16]]-[[December 19|19]]''' - Tolkien starts writing the first chapter of the "New Hobbit", which will later become ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
* '''[[13 December|13]]''' - [[Letter to Arthur Ransome|Arthur Ransome writes a letter]] to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].
* '''[[December 25|25]]''' - [[Father Christmas]] writes a letter to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children.
* '''[[14 December|14]]-[[15 December|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to G.E. Selby (14 December 1937)|a letter to G.E. Selby]].
* '''[[15 December|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Arthur Ransome|a letter to Arthur Ransome]].
* '''15''' - [[Stanley Unwin]] writes to Tolkien that his "Silmarillion" is not fit for a book by itself, but rather "wonderful material" to inspire more books like ''The Hobbit''.<ref>{{LB|Note}}, p. 366</ref>
* '''[[16 December|16]]-[[19 December|19]]''' - Tolkien starts writing the first chapter of the "New Hobbit", which will later become ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
* '''[[16 December|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 19]].
* '''[[17 December|17]]''' - Charles Furth writes [[Letter to Charles Furth (19 December 1937)|a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien]].
* '''[[19 December|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 20|a letter to Charles Furth (Letter 20)]].
* '''[[25 December|25]]''' - [[Father Christmas]] writes a letter to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children.


==?==
==?==
* '''?''' - Tolkien submits ''[[The Father Christmas Letters]]'' and ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' for publication but they are rejected.
* '''?''' - Tolkien submits ''[[The Father Christmas Letters]]'' and a draft of ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' for publication but they are rejected.
* '''?''' - Author [[Jared Lobdell]] is born.  
* '''?''' - Author [[Jared Lobdell]] is born.  
 
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References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lays of Beleriand, "Note on the original submission of the Lay of Leithian", p. 366
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