22 September
From Tolkien Gateway
Events which occurred on 22 September.
On Earth
- 1954 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 152.
- 1976 - Sala Baker, who played Sauron in Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring, is born.
- 1981 - The Dutch Tolkien Society Unquendor is founded in Leiden, the Netherlands.
- 1992 - The Danish Tolkien Society Imladris is founded.
In Arda
- T.A. 2890:
- Bilbo Baggins is born.
- T.A. 2941:
- Bilbo and the Dwarves arrive in Lake-town.
- T.A. 2968:
- Frodo Baggins is born.
- T.A. 3001:
- T.A. 3018:
- T.A. 3019:
- T.A. 3021:
- Frodo and Sam meet the Last Riding of the Keepers of the Rings in Woody End.
- Bilbo Baggins becomes 131 years old, the longeviest Hobbit in history.
- Fo.A. 61:
- Samwise Gamgee leaves Middle-earth, last of the Ring-bearers.
Notes
As Frodo and Sam ride through the Shire, the text tells us that “"the Moon went westward"” above them. According to astronomy, in that day of 3021, no moon should have been visible.[1]