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* '''[[4 February|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s poem "[[The Dragon's Visit]]" is published in ''The Oxford Magazine''. | * '''[[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]]. | * '''[[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''. | * '''[[18 February|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s poem "[[The Mewlips|Knocking at the Door]]" is published in ''The Oxford Magazine''. | ||
==March== | ==March== | ||
* '''[[4 March|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s poem "[[Iúmonna Gold Galdre Bewunden]]" is republished in the ''Oxford Magazine''. | * '''[[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== | ||
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 11c]]. | |||
* '''[[13 April|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 12]]. | * '''[[13 April|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 12]]. | ||
* '''[[15 April|15]]''' - Charles Furth writes [[Charles Furth 25 April 1937|a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien]]. | * '''[[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. | * '''[[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 [[Charles Furth 25 April 1937|a letter to Charles Furth]]. | * '''[[25 April|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Charles Furth (25 April 1937)|a letter to Charles Furth]]. | ||
==May== | ==May== | ||
* '''[[13 May|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 13]]. | * '''[[13 May|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 13]]. | ||
* '''[[28 May|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 14]]. | * '''[[28 May|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 14]]. | ||
==June== | ==June== | ||
* '''[[10 June|10]]''' - ''[[The Battle of Maldon]]'', edited by [[E.V. Gordon]] and with contribution by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is published. | * '''[[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. | * '''[[25 June|25]]''' - Author [[Timothy J. Wheeler]] is born. | ||
==July== | ==July== | ||
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* '''[[31 August|31]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 15]]. | * '''[[31 August|31]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 15]]. | ||
==September== | ==September== | ||
* '''[[7 September|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[George Allen and Unwin | * '''[[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]]. | ||
* '''[[17 September|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 15a]]. | |||
* '''[[21 September|21]]''' - '''''[[The Hobbit]]'' is published.''' | * '''[[21 September|21]]''' - '''''[[The Hobbit]]'' is published.''' | ||
* '''[[21 September|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Simonne d'Ardenne 21 September 1937|a letter to Simonne d'Ardenne]]. | * '''[[21 September|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Simonne d'Ardenne (21 September 1937)|a letter to Simonne d'Ardenne]]. | ||
* '''[[22 September|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Jane Neave 22 September 1937|a letter to Jane Neave]]. | * '''[[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. | * '''[[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== | ||
* '''[[2 October|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 15b]]. | |||
* '''[[2 October|2]]''' - [[C.S. Lewis]] publishes [[A World for Children|a review]] of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' in ''The Times Literary Supplement''. | * '''[[2 October|2]]''' - [[C.S. Lewis]] publishes [[A World for Children|a review]] of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' in ''The Times Literary Supplement''. | ||
* '''[[3 October|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 16]]. | * '''[[3 October|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 16]]. | ||
* '''[[8 October|8]]''' - [[C.S. Lewis]] reviews ''[[The Hobbit]]'' in ''The Times''. | * '''[[8 October|8]]''' - [[C.S. Lewis]] reviews ''[[The Hobbit]]'' in ''The Times''. | ||
* '''[[9 October|9]]''' - [[Brian Blessed]], who would play [[Farmer Giles]] in '' | * '''[[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. | ||
* '''[[15 October|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 17]]. | * '''[[15 October|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 17]]. | ||
* '''[[23 October|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== | ||
* '''[[13 December|13]]''' - [[ | * '''[[13 December|13]]''' - [[Letter to Arthur Ransome|Arthur Ransome writes a letter]] to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. | ||
* '''[[15 December|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Arthur Ransome | * '''[[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]]-[[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]]. | * '''[[16 December|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 19]]. | ||
* '''[[17 December|17]]''' - Charles Furth writes [[Charles Furth 19 December 1937|a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien]]. | * '''[[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)]]. | * '''[[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. | * '''[[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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Tolkien-related events that took place in 1937.
January[edit | edit source]
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 9.
- 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.
- 16 - Artist Klaus Ensikat is born.
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 10.
February[edit | edit source]
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien's poem "The Dragon's Visit" is published in The Oxford Magazine.
- 5 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 11.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 11a.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien's poem "Knocking at the Door" is published in The Oxford Magazine.
March[edit | edit source]
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien's poem "Iúmonna Gold Galdre Bewunden" is republished in the Oxford Magazine.
- 6 - Michael Deacon, who would voice Gríma Wormtongue in The Lord of the Rings (1978 film), is born.
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 11b.
April[edit | edit source]
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 11c.
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 12.
- 15 - Charles Furth writes a letter to J.R.R.Tolkien.
- 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 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Charles Furth.
May[edit | edit source]
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 13.
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 14.
June[edit | edit source]
- 10 - The Battle of Maldon, edited by E.V. Gordon and with contribution by J.R.R. Tolkien, is published.
- 25 - Author Timothy J. Wheeler is born.
July[edit | edit source]
- 1 - Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics is published.
August[edit | edit source]
- 1 - Ian Hogg, who would voice Tom Bombadil in BBC's radio series of Tales from the Perilous Realm, is born.
- 5 - Alan Howard, the voice for the One Ring in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Return of the King, is born.
- 31 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 15.
September[edit | edit source]
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to George Allen & Unwin concerning the promotion of The Hobbit and mentioning his friend Wilfred Rowland Childe.
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 15a.
- 21 - The Hobbit is published.
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Simonne d'Ardenne.
- 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 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Jane Neave.
- 28 - Donald Gee, who would voice Radagast in 1981 radio series, is born.
October[edit | edit source]
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 15b.
- 2 - C.S. Lewis publishes a review of The Hobbit in The Times Literary Supplement.
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 16.
- 8 - C.S. Lewis reviews The Hobbit in The Times.
- 9 - Brian Blessed, who would play Farmer Giles in Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series), is born.
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 17.
- 23 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 18.
November[edit | edit source]
- 15 - Tolkien submits to Allen & Unwin a bundle of manuscripts including The Lay of Leithian ("Long Poem"); Quenta Silmarillion, 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.
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 18a.
- 28 - G.E. Selby writes a letter to J.R.R.Tolkien.
- 29 - Jared Lobdell is born.
December[edit | edit source]
- 13 - Arthur Ransome writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien.
- 14-15 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to G.E. Selby.
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes 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.[1]
- 16-19 - Tolkien starts writing the first chapter of the "New Hobbit", which will later become The Lord of the Rings.
- 16 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 19.
- 17 - Charles Furth writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien.
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Charles Furth (Letter 20).
- 25 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
?[edit | edit source]
- ? - Tolkien submits The Father Christmas Letters and a draft of The Silmarillion for publication but they are rejected.
- ? - Author Jared Lobdell is born.
References
- ↑ 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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