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Featured Article Radagast the Brown, also known as Aiwendil, was one of the Wizards sent to Middle-earth to contest the will of Sauron. Originally a Maia of Yavanna, he had a strong affinity for animals. He dwelt, for a time, at Rhosgobel on the western eaves of Mirkwood, near the Gladden Fields on the Great River. Featured Articles archive · Nominate/Vote Featured Quote “I have chosen Mr. Baggins and that ought to be enough for all of you. If I say he is a Burglar, a Burglar he is, or will be when the time comes. There is a lot more in him than you guess, and a deal more than he has any idea of himself.” — Gandalf to the Dwarves in J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "An Unexpected Party" Featured Quotes archive · Nominate/Vote Featured Artist File:Ulla Thynell - The Elvenking.jpg “The Elvenking” by Ulla Thynell View all images by Ulla Thynell

Get Involved Following the release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, let's work together to improve our most popular articles relating to The Hobbit. You can help TG by editing it now: Thranduil Community Portal · To-do On this day.. (19 April) On Earth 1899 - Nevill Coghill, Inkling, is born. 1917 - J.R.R. Tolkien, in revalidation, is assigned to the Humber Garrison, but is not fit enough. 1966 - Rayner Unwin writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien. 1972 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Eva Heilborn. 1981 - The seventh episode of the 1981 radio series of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4. 1995 - Actor Patrick Gibson is born. 2009 - The first e-Book editions of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Children of Húrin are published. 2012 - Tolkien in East Yorkshire 1917 - 1918 is published. In Arda There are no known events for this day.

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