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==On Earth== | ==On Earth== | ||
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* '''[[1914]]''' – The last meeting of the [[T.C.B.S.]] before [[Geoffrey Bache Smith]], [[Robert Gilson]], [[Thomas Kenneth Barnsley]] and [[Christopher Wiseman]] join the [[World War I|Great War]] | * '''[[1914]]''' – The last meeting of the [[T.C.B.S.]] takes place in London before [[Geoffrey Bache Smith]], [[Robert Gilson]], [[Thomas Kenneth Barnsley]] and [[Christopher Wiseman]] join the [[World War I|Great War]]. | ||
* '''[[1925]]''' - [[Father Christmas]] writes a [[Letters from Father Christmas|letter]] to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children. | * '''[[1925]]''' - [[Father Christmas]] writes a [[Letters from Father Christmas|letter]] to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children. | ||
* '''[[1928]]''' - Father Christmas writes a letter to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children. | * '''[[1928]]''' - Father Christmas writes a letter to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children. | ||
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* '''[[1943]]''' - Father Christmas writes his last letter to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children. | * '''[[1943]]''' - Father Christmas writes his last letter to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children. | ||
* '''[[1954]]''' - Singer [[Annie Lennox]] is born. | * '''[[1954]]''' - Singer [[Annie Lennox]] is born. | ||
==In Arda== | ==In Arda== | ||
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** The [[Fellowship of the Ring]] leaves [[Rivendell]] at dusk.<noinclude> | ** The [[Fellowship of the Ring]] leaves [[Rivendell]] at dusk.<noinclude> | ||
==Inspiration== | ==Inspiration== | ||
[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] noted in ''[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings|Nomenclature]]'' that the date the Fellowship departed from Rivendell was purposefully chosen. | [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] noted in ''[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings|Nomenclature]]'' that the date the Fellowship departed from Rivendell was purposefully chosen. | ||
[[Category:Dates]]</noinclude> | [[Category:Dates]]</noinclude> | ||
Revision as of 18:49, 12 June 2011
Events which occurred on 25 December.
On Earth
- 1914 – The last meeting of the T.C.B.S. takes place in London before Geoffrey Bache Smith, Robert Gilson, Thomas Kenneth Barnsley and Christopher Wiseman join the Great War.
- 1925 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
- 1928 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
- 1937 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
- 1938 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
- 1943 - Father Christmas writes his last letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
- 1954 - Singer Annie Lennox is born.
In Arda
- T.A. 3018:
- The Fellowship of the Ring leaves Rivendell at dusk.
Inspiration
Tolkien noted in Nomenclature that the date the Fellowship departed from Rivendell was purposefully chosen.
