Saturday, 4. January 2003
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Tolkien Fans Mark Birthday Anniversary
"Lord of the Rings" fans worldwide celebrated what would have been the 111th birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien on Friday by raising a glass to the author.
The milestone holds special significance for devotees of the fantasy trilogy — Tolkien referred to it as an "eleventyfirst birthday ... a rather curious number and a very respectable age for a hobbit."
The opening installment of the trilogy, "The Fellowship of the Ring," begins with the "long-awaited party" held to celebrate the 111th birthday of hobbit Bilbo Baggins.
Tolkien himself did not make the grand age of his character, dying in Oxford on Jan. 3, 1973, aged 81.
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