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* '''[[10 January|10]]''' - Actor [[Richard Boone]] dies. | * '''[[10 January|10]]''' - Actor [[Richard Boone]] dies. | ||
* '''[[28 January|28]]''' - Actor [[Elijah Wood]] is born. | * '''[[28 January|28]]''' - Actor [[Elijah Wood]] is born. | ||
* '''[[29 January|29]]''' - [[J.A.W. Bennett]], [[Inklings|Inkling]], dies. | |||
==March== | ==March== | ||
* '''[[8 March|8]]''' - The first episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]]. | * '''[[8 March|8]]''' - The first episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]]. | ||
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==August== | ==August== | ||
* '''[[2 August|2]]''' - The twenty-second episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]]. | * '''[[2 August|2]]''' - The twenty-second episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]]. | ||
* '''[[7 August|7]]-[[10 August|10]]''' - [[Mythcon | * '''[[7 August|7]]-[[10 August|10]]''' - [[Mythcon 12]]. | ||
* '''[[9 August|9]]''' - The twenty-third episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]]. | * '''[[9 August|9]]''' - The twenty-third episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]]. | ||
* '''[[16 August|16]]''' - The twenty-fourth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]]. | * '''[[16 August|16]]''' - The twenty-fourth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]]. | ||
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* '''[[30 August|30]]''' - The twenty-sixth and last episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]]. | * '''[[30 August|30]]''' - The twenty-sixth and last episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|radio adaptation of ''The Lord of the Rings'']] is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]]. | ||
* '''?''' - [[Beyond Bree August 1981]] is published. | * '''?''' - [[Beyond Bree August 1981]] is published. | ||
==September== | ==September== | ||
* '''[[12 September|12]]''' - Author and librarian [[William Ready]] dies. | * '''[[12 September|12]]''' - Author and librarian [[William Ready]] dies. | ||
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* '''[[22 September|22]]''' - The Dutch Tolkien Society ''[[Unquendor]]'' is founded in Leiden. | * '''[[22 September|22]]''' - The Dutch Tolkien Society ''[[Unquendor]]'' is founded in Leiden. | ||
* '''[[25 September|25]]-[[27 September|27]]''' - [[Oxonmoot 1981]] | * '''[[25 September|25]]-[[27 September|27]]''' - [[Oxonmoot 1981]] | ||
==October== | |||
* '''?''' - [[Mallorn 17|''Mallorn'' 17]] is published. | |||
==December== | ==December== | ||
* '''?''' - ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: The Shores of Middle-earth]]'' is published. | * '''?''' - ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: The Shores of Middle-earth]]'' is published. | ||
==?== | ==?== | ||
* '''?''' - ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' by [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]] is published | * '''?''' - ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' by [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]] is published | ||
* '''?''' - ''[[England and Always: Tolkien's World of the Rings]]'' by [[Jared Lobdell]] is published. | * '''?''' - ''[[England and Always: Tolkien's World of the Rings]]'' by [[Jared Lobdell]] is published. | ||
Revision as of 14:22, 25 September 2014
- You may also be looking for Third Age 1981.
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1981.
January
- 10 - Actor Richard Boone dies.
- 28 - Actor Elijah Wood is born.
- 29 - J.A.W. Bennett, Inkling, dies.
March
- 8 - The first episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 10 - Amon Hen 49 is published.
- 15 - The second episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 22 - The third episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 29 - The fourth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- ? - Beyond Bree March 1981 is published.
April
- 5 - The fifth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 12 - The sixth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 19 - The seventh episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 26 - The eighth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- ? - Beyond Bree April 1981 is published.
May
- 2 - Amon Hen 50 is published.
- 3 - The ninth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 10 - The tenth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 17 - The eleventh episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 24 - The twelfth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 31 - The thirteenth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- ? - Beyond Bree May 1981 is published.
- ? - Mallorn 16 is published.
June
- 7 - The fourteenth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 14 - The fifteenth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 21 - The sixteenth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 28 - The seventeenth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- ? - Beyond Bree June 1981 is published.
July
- 5 - The eighteenth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 12 - The nineteenth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 19 - The twentieth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 26 - The twenty-first episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- ? - Beyond Bree July 1981 is published.
August
- 2 - The twenty-second episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 7-10 - Mythcon 12.
- 9 - The twenty-third episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 16 - The twenty-fourth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 20 - The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien is published.
- 23 - The twenty-fifth episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- 30 - The twenty-sixth and last episode of the radio adaptation of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
- ? - Beyond Bree August 1981 is published.
September
- 12 - Author and librarian William Ready dies.
- 16 - Arthedain, the Norwegian Tolkien Society, is founded in Oslo.
- 18 - Extracts from J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Name Coventry" is published in The Catholic Herald.
- 22 - The Dutch Tolkien Society Unquendor is founded in Leiden.
- 25-27 - Oxonmoot 1981
October
- ? - Mallorn 17 is published.
December
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien: The Shores of Middle-earth is published.
?
- ? - The Atlas of Middle-earth by Karen Wynn Fonstad is published
- ? - England and Always: Tolkien's World of the Rings by Jared Lobdell is published.
- ? - The Tolkien Quiz Book, the book by Robinson and Wilson, is published.
- ? - The 1981 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar is released.
- ? - The J.R.R. Tolkien Desk Calendar 1981 is released.
- ? - Shire Calendar 1981 is released.
- ? - The 1981 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar - The Lord of the Rings is released.
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