15 Things That Happened in the ‘70s that You Probably Forgot About

J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Silmarillion” was published posthumously.

“The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” author died in 1973, but his oeuvre continued to grow thanks to his son Christopher’s efforts to publish his father’s work after his death. “Silmarillion,” which was released in 1977, was the first of his posthumous works to hit shelves.