5 February
From Tolkien Gateway
Events which occurred on 5 February.
On Earth
- 1937 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 11.
- 1950 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 123.
- 1956 - Dan Wickenden gives a positive review of The Return of the King in the New York Herald Tribune titled "Notable Allegorical Trilogy Comes to Triumphant End."
- 1995 - U.S. edition of A Tolkien Bestiary by David Day is published by Gramercy.
- 2004 - Andy Serkis wins an Empire Award in the category Best British Actor, for his role as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy.
In Arda
- T.A. 3019:
- The Fellowship of the Ring rests in Lothlórien.