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Events which occurred on 17 October.
On Earth
- 1923 - J.R.R. Tolkien receives an increase in salary from £600 p.a. to £700 p.a.
- 1936 - David Buck, who would voice Gimli in the 1978 animated version of The Lord of the Rings, is born.
- 1964 - The second episode of the Princess-serialization of The Hobbit is published.
- 2009 - EstelCon.
In Arda
- T.A. 3018:
- With Frodo severely wounded, Strider and the four hobbits travel slowly towards Rivendell.
- Gandalf hurries towards Rivendell after the Black Riders attacked him on Weathertop.
- Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.