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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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* '''[[17 May|17]]''' - The eleventh 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]]. | * '''[[17 May|17]]''' - The eleventh 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]]. | ||
* '''[[24 May|24]]''' - The twelfth 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]]. | * '''[[24 May|24]]''' - The twelfth 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]]. | ||
* '''[[29 May|29]]''' - ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]'' by [[Karen Wynn Fonstad]] is published | |||
* '''[[31 May|31]]''' - The thirteenth 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]]. | * '''[[31 May|31]]''' - The thirteenth 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 May 1981]] is published. | * '''?''' - [[Beyond Bree May 1981]] is published. | ||
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* '''[[5 July|5]]''' - The eighteenth 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]]. | * '''[[5 July|5]]''' - The eighteenth 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]]. | ||
* '''[[12 July|12]]''' - The nineteenth 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]]. | * '''[[12 July|12]]''' - The nineteenth 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]]. | ||
* '''[[17 July|17]]''' - ''[[The Tolkien Quiz Book (by Robinson and Wilson)|The Tolkien Quiz Book]]'', the book by Robinson and Wilson, is published. | |||
* '''[[19 July|19]]''' - The twentieth 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]]. | * '''[[19 July|19]]''' - The twentieth 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]]. | ||
* '''[[26 July|26]]''' - The twenty-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]]. | * '''[[26 July|26]]''' - The twenty-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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==December== | ==December== | ||
* '''?''' - ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: The Shores of Middle-earth]]'' is published. | * '''?''' - ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: The Shores of Middle-earth]]'' is published. | ||
* '''?''' - ''[[England and Always: Tolkien's World of the Rings]]'' by [[Jared Lobdell]] is published. | |||
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* '''?''' - [[The 1982 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar]] is released. | |||
* '''?''' - [[Shire Calendar 1982]] is released. | |||
* '''?''' - British director [[Wayne Yip]] is born. | |||
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{{Years|1978|1979|1980|1981|1982|1983|1984|}} | {{Years|1978|1979|1980|1981|1982|1983|1984|}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:49, 21 August 2021
- 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.
- 29 - The Atlas of Middle-earth by Karen Wynn Fonstad is published
- 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.
- 17 - The Tolkien Quiz Book, the book by Robinson and Wilson, is published.
- 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.
- ? - England and Always: Tolkien's World of the Rings by Jared Lobdell is published.
?
- ? - The 1982 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar is released.
- ? - Shire Calendar 1982 is released.
- ? - British director Wayne Yip is born.
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