Tolkien / Tower Timeline…

1929:   Tolkien writes "In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit... "
33-34:  Lord Berners arguing with the Rural & District Council - national news
34-??:  Tolkien rents weekend bothy in Hatford - and calls it "Rivendell"
34-35:  Building of the Tower
1936:   Shell Picture
1937:   Publication of The Hobbit
1938:   First drawings of The Shire
1947:   Finished Lord of the Rings
1954:   Publication of Lord of the Rings 

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