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* '''[[5 February|5]]''' - 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". | * '''[[5 February|5]]''' - 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". | ||
* '''?Mid-February''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Peter Alford | * '''?Mid-February''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Peter Alford (February 1956)|a letter to Peter Alford]]. | ||
==March== | ==March== | ||
* '''[[2 March|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] examines [[Brian Miller]]'s thesis on the [[Middle English]] ''Dame Sirith''. | * '''[[2 March|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] examines [[Brian Miller]]'s thesis on the [[Middle English]] ''Dame Sirith''. | ||
Revision as of 10:19, 27 May 2014
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1956.
January
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to a fan.
- 5 - Doris Elizabeth Sykes sends illustrations to J.R.R. Tolkien.
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 180.
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Peter Alford.
- 22 - The New York Times Book Review publishes W.H. Auden's review of The Return of the King: "At the End of the Quest, Victory".
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Doris Elizabeth Sykes.
- ? - Diana Glyer is born.
February
- 5 - 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".
- ?Mid-February - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Peter Alford.
March
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien examines Brian Miller's thesis on the Middle English Dame Sirith.
- 7 - William Galbraith writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien.
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to William Galbraith.
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien receives a letter from a Sam Gamgee – from Tooting.
- 18 - Tolkien writes a letter to a Mr Sam Gamgee (letter 184).
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 185.
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to E. Rasdall.
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Patricia Kirke.
April
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes the draft of Letter 186.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes the draft of Letter 187.
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 188.
- 8 - Jim Piddock, who would voice Bilbo Baggins and Elrond in Vivendi's game The Fellowship of the Ring, is born.
- 11 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 189.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to a Mr. Earle.
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Deirdre Levinson.
June
- 18 - Dominic Guard, who would voice Pippin in The Lord of the Rings (1978 film), is born.
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 198.
July
- Early? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Doris Elizabeth Sykes.
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 190.
- 26 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 191.
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 192.
September
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Terence Tiller.
November
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 193.
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 194.
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Miss Stanley-Smith.
December
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien makes a a speech at the opening of the new Deddington Library.
- 15 - Linguist Patrick H. Wynne is born.
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 195.
- 15 - The Oxford Mail publishes an article about J.R.R. Tolkien's speech at the opening of the new Deddington Library.
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Miss Stanley-Smith.
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Deirdre Levinson.
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- ?early - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to G.E. Selby.
- ? - Marquette University purchases Tolkien manuscripts for 1,500 pounds sterling.
- ? - Inger Edelfeldt, Swedish author and illustrator, is born.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 182.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes the draft of letter 183.
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