1909
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Tolkien-related events that took place in 1909.
January[edit | edit source]
- 29 - Richard E. Blackwelder, Tolkien collector, is born.
June[edit | edit source]
- 10 - Around this date J.R.R. Tolkien composes the Book of the Foxrook.
August[edit | edit source]
- 20 - André Morell, who would play Elrond in The Lord of the Rings (1978 film), is born.
Autumn[edit | edit source]
- Father Morgan discovers the romance between J.R.R. Tolkien and Edith Bratt, which he fears may lead to early marriage and ruin Tolkien's career prospects.
- Tolkien fails to win an Oxford scholarship.
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- ? - Elaine Griffiths, friend and pupil of J.R.R. Tolkien, is born.
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