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==February== | |||
* '''[[15 February|15]]''' - Tolkien leaves the Oxford Dante Society.<ref>Jim Stockton, ''Inklings and Danteans Alike'', ''[[Mythlore 38]]''</ref> | |||
==March== | ==March== | ||
* '''[[2 March|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Derrick Parnum | * '''[[2 March|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Derrick Parnum|letter to Derrick Parnum]]. | ||
* '''[[3 March|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 159]]. | * '''[[3 March|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 159]]. | ||
* '''[[6 March|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 160]]. | * '''[[6 March|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 160]]. | ||
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* '''[[14 April|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 161]]. | * '''[[14 April|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 161]]. | ||
* '''[[18 April|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 162]]. | * '''[[18 April|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 162]]. | ||
* '''[[18 April|18]]''' - [[Grant Major]] is born. | |||
* '''[[21 April|21]]''' - The American edition of ''The Two Towers'' is published by the [[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|Houghton Mifflin Company]].<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. xxxv</ref> | |||
* '''?''' - [[Christopher Tolkien]] draws ''[[Map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor]]''.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. lv</ref> | |||
==May== | ==May== | ||
* '''[[2 May|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Miss Turnbull 2 May 1955|a letter to a Miss Turnbull]]. | * '''[[2 May|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Miss Turnbull (2 May 1955)|a letter to a Miss Turnbull]]. | ||
* '''[[19 May|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Miss Turnbull 19 May 1955|a letter to a Miss Turnbull]]. | * '''[[12 May|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Rayner Unwin (12 May 1955)|a letter to Rayner Unwin]]. | ||
* '''[[19 May|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Miss Turnbull (19 May 1955)|a letter to a Miss Turnbull]]. | |||
* '''[[26 May|26]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 162a]]. | |||
==June== | ==June== | ||
* '''[[5 June|5]]''' - Harvey Breit writes an article on [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] in the ''New York Times Book Review''. Breit tells of "Dr. [[Tolkein]]", and the article contains many more errors. Tolkien sends an angry letter to him. | * '''[[5 June|5]]''' - Harvey Breit writes an article on [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] in the ''New York Times Book Review''. Breit tells of "Dr. [[Tolkein]]", and the article contains many more errors. Tolkien sends an angry letter to him. | ||
* '''[[7 June|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 163]]. | * '''[[7 June|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 163]]. | ||
* '''[[13 June|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Deirdre Levinson 13 June 1955|a letter to Deirdre Levinson]]. | * '''[[13 June|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Deirdre Levinson (13 June 1955)|a letter to Deirdre Levinson]]. | ||
* '''[[29 June|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 164]]. | * '''[[29 June|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 164]]. | ||
* '''[[29 June|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes the Preface to ''[[The Ancrene Riwle]]''. | * '''[[29 June|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes the Preface to ''[[The Ancrene Riwle]]''. | ||
* '''[[30 June|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 165]]. | * '''[[30 June|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 165]]. | ||
==July== | ==July== | ||
* '''[[5 July|5]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 165a]]. | |||
* '''[[15 July|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 165b]]. | |||
* '''[[22 July|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 166]]. | * '''[[22 July|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 166]]. | ||
* '''[[28 July|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mrs Dixey|a letter to Mrs Dixey]]. | |||
* '''[[28 July|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Jennifer Brookes-Smith (28 July 1955)|a letter to Jennifer Brookes-Smith]]. | |||
* '''[[30 July|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and his daughter [[Priscilla Tolkien|Priscilla]] visit Italy, and he writes several entries in [[The Diaries of J.R.R. Tolkien|his diary]] concerning the trip. | |||
==August== | ==August== | ||
* '''[[ | * '''[[12 August|12]]''' - During the holiday trip to Italy, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and his daughter [[Priscilla Tolkien|Priscilla]] attend High Mass at the [[Wikipedia:Basilica di Santa Chiara|Basilica di Santa Chiara in Assisi]]. | ||
* '''[[15 August|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 167]]. | * '''[[15 August|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 167]]. | ||
* '''[[22 August|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[John Roberts | * '''[[22 August|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to John Roberts|a letter to John Roberts]]. | ||
==September== | ==September== | ||
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes the draft of [[letter 171]]. | * '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes the draft of [[letter 171]]. | ||
* '''[[7 September|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 168]]. | * '''[[7 September|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 168]]. | ||
* '''[[8 September|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 168a]]. | |||
* '''[[11 September|11]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 169]]. | * '''[[11 September|11]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 169]]. | ||
* '''[[18 September|18]]''' - [[Bob Papenbrook]], who would voice [[Théoden]] and [[Gimli]] in the video game [[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring]], is born. | * '''[[18 September|18]]''' - [[Bob Papenbrook]], who would voice [[Théoden]] and [[Gimli]] in the video game [[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring]], is born. | ||
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==October== | ==October== | ||
* '''[[12 October|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 172]]. | * '''[[12 October|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 172]]. | ||
* '''[[ | * '''[[20 October|20]]''' - '''[[The Return of the King]], the third and final volume of [[The Lord of the Rings]], is published'''. | ||
* '''[[21 October|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] presents his paper [[English and Welsh]]. | * '''[[21 October|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] presents his paper [[English and Welsh]]. | ||
* '''[[24 October|24]]''' - Tolkien writes [[letter 173]]. | * '''[[24 October|24]]''' - Tolkien writes [[letter 173]]. | ||
* '''[[30 October|30]]''' - Radio broadcast about Tolkien's works. Tolkien misses it because he is on a visit in [[Cambridge]], in a house that has no radio. | |||
==November== | ==November== | ||
* '''[[10 November|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 174]]. | * '''[[10 November|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 174]]. | ||
* '''[[25 November|25]]''' - [[Bruce Hopkins]], who would play [[Gamling]] in | * '''[[25 November|25]]''' - [[Bruce Hopkins]], who would play [[Gamling]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], is born. | ||
* '''[[30 November|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 175]]. | * '''[[30 November|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 175]]. | ||
* '''?''' - The first episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|first radio series of ''The Lord of the Rings]]'' is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]] | * '''?''' - The first episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|first radio series of ''The Lord of the Rings]]'' is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]]. | ||
* '''?''' - ''[[The Ancrene Riwle]]'' is published. | * '''?''' - ''[[The Ancrene Riwle]]'' is published. | ||
==December== | ==December== | ||
* '''[[3 December|3]]''' - Tolkien's poem ''[[Imram]]'' is published in ''Time and Tide''. | * '''[[2 December|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Elizabeth Jennings|a letter to Elizabeth Jennings]]. | ||
* '''[[3 December|3]]''' - Tolkien's poem ''[[Imram]]'' is published in ''[[Time and Tide (3 December 1955)|Time and Tide]]''. | |||
* '''[[8 December|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes letters [[letter 176|176]] and [[letter 177|177]]. | * '''[[8 December|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes letters [[letter 176|176]] and [[letter 177|177]]. | ||
* '''[[12 December|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 178]]. | * '''[[12 December|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 178]]. | ||
* '''[[12 December|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to David Masson (12 December 1955)|a letter to David Masson]]. | |||
* '''[[14 December|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 179]]. | * '''[[14 December|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 179]]. | ||
* '''[[16 December|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mr Capan|a letter to Mr Capan]]. | |||
* '''[[20 December|20]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 179a]]. | |||
* '''[[20 December|20]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 179b]]. | |||
* '''[[21 December|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mrs Rachael Feichtmeir|a letter to Mrs Rachael Feichtmeir]]. | |||
==?== | ==?== | ||
* '''?''' - [[Pete Fenlon]] is born. | * '''?''' - [[Pete Fenlon]] is born. | ||
* '''?''' - | * '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to David Masson (1955)|an 8-page draft letter to Mr David Masson]]. | ||
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letters not published in | * '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letters not published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien#1950|a letter to August Closs]]. | ||
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[ | * '''?late''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to G.E. Selby (1955/6)|a letter to G.E. Selby]]. | ||
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{{Years|1952|1953|1954|1955|1956|1957|1958|}} | {{Years|1952|1953|1954|1955|1956|1957|1958|}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:31, 18 March 2024
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1955.
February[edit | edit source]
March[edit | edit source]
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Derrick Parnum.
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 159.
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 160.
April[edit | edit source]
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 161.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 162.
- 18 - Grant Major is born.
- 21 - The American edition of The Two Towers is published by the Houghton Mifflin Company.[2]
- ? - Christopher Tolkien draws Map of Rohan, Gondor, and Mordor.[3]
May[edit | edit source]
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to a Miss Turnbull.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Rayner Unwin.
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to a Miss Turnbull.
- 26 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 162a.
June[edit | edit source]
- 5 - Harvey Breit writes an article on Tolkien in the New York Times Book Review. Breit tells of "Dr. Tolkein", and the article contains many more errors. Tolkien sends an angry letter to him.
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 163.
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Deirdre Levinson.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 164.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes the Preface to The Ancrene Riwle.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 165.
July[edit | edit source]
- 5 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 165a.
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 165b.
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 166.
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mrs Dixey.
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Jennifer Brookes-Smith.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien and his daughter Priscilla visit Italy, and he writes several entries in his diary concerning the trip.
August[edit | edit source]
- 12 - During the holiday trip to Italy, J.R.R. Tolkien and his daughter Priscilla attend High Mass at the Basilica di Santa Chiara in Assisi.
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 167.
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to John Roberts.
September[edit | edit source]
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes the draft of letter 171.
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 168.
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 168a.
- 11 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 169.
- 18 - Bob Papenbrook, who would voice Théoden and Gimli in the video game The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring, is born.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 170.
October[edit | edit source]
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 172.
- 20 - The Return of the King, the third and final volume of The Lord of the Rings, is published.
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien presents his paper English and Welsh.
- 24 - Tolkien writes letter 173.
- 30 - Radio broadcast about Tolkien's works. Tolkien misses it because he is on a visit in Cambridge, in a house that has no radio.
November[edit | edit source]
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 174.
- 25 - Bruce Hopkins, who would play Gamling in The Lord of the Rings (film series), is born.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 175.
- ? - The first episode of the first radio series of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio.
- ? - The Ancrene Riwle is published.
December[edit | edit source]
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Elizabeth Jennings.
- 3 - Tolkien's poem Imram is published in Time and Tide.
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letters 176 and 177.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 178.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to David Masson.
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 179.
- 16 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mr Capan.
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 179a.
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 179b.
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mrs Rachael Feichtmeir.
?[edit | edit source]
- ? - Pete Fenlon is born.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes an 8-page draft letter to Mr David Masson.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to August Closs.
- ?late - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to G.E. Selby.
References
- ↑ Jim Stockton, Inklings and Danteans Alike, Mythlore 38
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. xxxv
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. lv
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