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==March== | |||
* '''[[6 March|6]]''' - [[Christina Scull]] is born. | |||
* '''[[15 March|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to John Kettle|a letter to John Kettle]]. | |||
==November== | |||
* '''[[24 November|24]]''' - Actor [[Billy Connolly]] is born. | |||
==December== | ==December== | ||
* '''[[7 December|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 47]]. | * '''[[7 December|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 47]]. | ||
==?== | ==?== | ||
* '''? ''' - ''[[A Philological Miscellany Presented to Eilert Ekwall]]'', containing an introductory note co-signed by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is published. | |||
* '''?''' - Author [[Stanley P. Baldwin]] is born. | * '''?''' - Author [[Stanley P. Baldwin]] is born. | ||
==Note== | |||
While writing ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', Tolkien modelled the [[moon|lunar]] phases of {{TA|3019}} on those of this year, with an offset of +5/6 days.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. xlvi</ref> | |||
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{{Years|1939|1940|1941|1942|1943|1944|1945|}} | {{Years|1939|1940|1941|1942|1943|1944|1945|}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:39, 4 February 2023
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1942.
March[edit | edit source]
- 6 - Christina Scull is born.
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to John Kettle.
November[edit | edit source]
- 24 - Actor Billy Connolly is born.
December[edit | edit source]
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 47.
?[edit | edit source]
- ? - A Philological Miscellany Presented to Eilert Ekwall, containing an introductory note co-signed by J.R.R. Tolkien, is published.
- ? - Author Stanley P. Baldwin is born.
Note[edit | edit source]
While writing The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien modelled the lunar phases of T.A. 3019 on those of this year, with an offset of +5/6 days.[1]
References
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. xlvi
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