Hello, Readers, September 21, 2017
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Hobbit Day is observed annually on Sept. 22.
In the world of Middle-earth, Bilbo and Frodo Baggins share a birthday which is celebrated on Sept. 22. According to the books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy written by J.R.R. Tolkien, Bilbo and Frodo were born during the Third Age in the years 2890 and 2968 respectively. Translated to Shire-reckoning, Bilbo was born in 1290 and Frodo in 1368.
The American Tolkien Society first proclaimed Hobbit Day and Tolkien Week in 1978.
“I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.”
~Bilbo Baggins ~ Lord of the Rings ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
