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==January== | ==January== | ||
*'''[[January 12|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s leave of absence (to recover from his [[wikipedia:trench fever|trench fever]]) ends, but he is far from recovered. | * '''[[2 January|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to the War Office|a letter to the War Office]]. | ||
* '''[[January | *'''[[12 January|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s leave of absence (to recover from his [[wikipedia:trench fever|trench fever]]) ends, but he is far from recovered. | ||
* '''[[23 January|23]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] faces a Medical Board in [[Birmingham]], but he is not deemed fit to return to [[World War I|war]]. | |||
==February== | ==February== | ||
* '''[[February | * '''[[27 February|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] faces his third Medical Board, and again his leave is extended. | ||
==March== | |||
*'''[[23 March|23]]''' - [[Hans Conried]], who would voice [[Thorin]] in [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]], is born. | |||
==April== | ==April== | ||
*'''[[April | *'''[[18 April|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Wiseman]], the Great Twin Brethren, meet in Harrogate, and discuss the fate of the [[T.C.B.S.|Barrovians]] and the future of the Society. | ||
*'''[[19 April|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], in revalidation, is assigned to the Humber Garrison, but is not fit enough. | |||
*'''[[April | *Around that time, Tolkien conceives the story of [[Beren and Lúthien]] in a small wood near Roos in Holderness. | ||
==May== | ==May== | ||
* '''[[May | * '''[[1 May|1]]''' - Actress [[Pauline Letts]] is born. | ||
==June== | ==June== | ||
* '''[[June | * '''[[1 June|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is considered fit for service again, but he is not reassigned to the Lancashire Fusilliers. | ||
* '''[[June | * '''[[18 June|18]]''' - [[Richard Boone]], who would voice [[Smaug]] in [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]], is born. | ||
* '''[[June | * '''[[29 June|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] succumbs to gastritis while at Brocton Camp. | ||
==August== | ==August== | ||
* '''[[August | * '''[[1 August|1]]''' - [[Thomas Kenneth Barnsley|"Tea Cake" Barnsley]] is killed in Ypres, Belgium. | ||
==October== | ==October== | ||
* '''[[October | * '''[[13 October|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is found unfit for duty for six months, but able to do a desk job. | ||
==November== | ==November== | ||
* '''[[November | * '''[[16 November|16]]''' - The Tolkien's first son, [[John Tolkien|John]], is born. | ||
* '''[[November | * '''[[24 November|24]]''' - Actor [[John Justin]] is born. | ||
==?== | ==?== | ||
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] begins work on ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part | * '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] begins work on ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part One]]''. | ||
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Revision as of 14:14, 11 March 2020
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1917.
January
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to the War Office.
- 12 - Tolkien's leave of absence (to recover from his trench fever) ends, but he is far from recovered.
- 23 - J.R.R. Tolkien faces a Medical Board in Birmingham, but he is not deemed fit to return to war.
February
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien faces his third Medical Board, and again his leave is extended.
March
- 23 - Hans Conried, who would voice Thorin in The Hobbit (1977 film), is born.
April
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Wiseman, the Great Twin Brethren, meet in Harrogate, and discuss the fate of the Barrovians and the future of the Society.
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien, in revalidation, is assigned to the Humber Garrison, but is not fit enough.
- Around that time, Tolkien conceives the story of Beren and Lúthien in a small wood near Roos in Holderness.
May
- 1 - Actress Pauline Letts is born.
June
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien is considered fit for service again, but he is not reassigned to the Lancashire Fusilliers.
- 18 - Richard Boone, who would voice Smaug in The Hobbit (1977 film), is born.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien succumbs to gastritis while at Brocton Camp.
August
- 1 - "Tea Cake" Barnsley is killed in Ypres, Belgium.
October
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien is found unfit for duty for six months, but able to do a desk job.
November
- 16 - The Tolkien's first son, John, is born.
- 24 - Actor John Justin is born.
?
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien begins work on The Book of Lost Tales Part One.
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