1977

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Tolkien-related events that took place in 1977.

January

• 13- Orlando Bloom, who would play Legolas in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, is born in Canterbury.

February

• 14 - The Mythology of Middle-earth, Ruth S. Noel's first book on Tolkien's works, is published.

May

• 16 - Emiliana Torrini, the artist who perfomed "Gollum's Song" in Peter Jackson's The Two Towers, is born.

June

• ? - J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography is published.

July

• 1 - Liv Tyler, who would play Arwen in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, is born

August

• 26-29 - Mythcon VIII.

September

• 1 - Cliffs Notes on Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit is published.
• 15 - The Silmarillion is published by Christopher Tolkien.
• 23-25 - Oxonmoot 1977.

November

• 27 - Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit is released on VHS in the United States.

December

• 18 - Cyril Ritchard, who voiced Elrond in Rankin/Bass' The Hobbit, dies.

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• ? - Adam Fox, Inkling, dies.
• ? - The American Hobbit Association is founded.
• ? - Artist Anke Eißmann is born.
• ? - 1977 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar is released.
• ? - The Lord of the Rings 1977 Calendar is released.
• ? - The Calendar of Imladris 1977 is released.
• ? - Middle Earth: The World of Tolkien Illustrated is published.
• ? - The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien: A Brief Account of the Book and its Making, a pamphlet by Christopher Tolkien, is published.

Years 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980