- May: Bilbo starts his journey as a burglar-for-hire
- May 6 (1910): End of the Edwardian Era
- May 9 (1860): Sir James Matthew Barrie's birthday (Scottish novelist and playwright, known best as the creator of Peter Pan)
- May 22 (1859): Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's birthday (Scottish physician and author, known primarily for his Sherlock Holmes stories)
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