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1953

From Tolkien Gateway

Contents 1 February 2 April 3 June 4 August 5 ?

[edit] February

• ? - Wayne G. Hammond is born.

[edit] April

• 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien gives the W.P. Ker Lecture at Glasgow University. (Letter #135, Note 2)

[edit] June

• ? - Christopher Gilson, linguist, is born.

[edit] August

• 4 – J.R.R. Tolkien is angry over the fact that an editor at Allen and Unwin has corrected dwarves to dwarfs, elvish to elfish, further to farther, and worst of all, elven to elfin.

[edit] ?

• ? - The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, Beorhthelm's Son is first published.
• ? - Pearl by J.R.R. Tolkien and E.V. Gordon is published.

Years 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956