17 December

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J.R.R. Tolkien attends a musical stage adaptation of The Hobbit

On Earth

The Hobbit (1967 stage adaptation)

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Events that occurred on 17 December.

On Earth

• 1910 – J.R.R. Tolkien is awarded an Open Classical Exhibition for classical languages to Exeter College.
• 1936 – Actress Marian Diamond is born.
• 1937 - Charles Furth writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien.
• 1944 - Actor Bernard Hill is born.
• 1947 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Malcolm Knox.
• 1967 - J.R.R. Tolkien and his wife went to see The Hobbit musical performance.
• 1972 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 347.
• 2003 – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is released in cinemas worldwide.
• 2003 - Actor Alan Tilvern dies.
• 2014 - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is released in the United States.
• 2017 - "There Would Always Be a Fairy Tale": Essays on Tolkien's Middle-earth is published.

In Arda

• T.A. 3018:
  • Frodo and Samwise rest in Rivendell and prepare for their quest to destroy the One Ring.