Udi writes:
“For the third year in a row, Mythopia is one of the most prominent literary conventions in the Israeli landscape. Starting off with academic lectures on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien and J. K. Rowling, it began to house other literary endeavours such as those of Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials”, G. R. R. Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” and C. S. Lewis’s “Narnia”.
The convention attracts a wide range of audiences, from early teens to mature adults, all interested in fannish delving or academic exploration, with no correlation to the age of the audience, who enjoys the stage of Israel’s top academic lecturers concerning literary works in the fantastic genre, producing a fantastic convention.
One of the lectures about Tolkien’s work is
Túrin and Frodo: A Fate Too Similarly Different / Ran Bar-Zik
Túrin, the hero of “The Children of Húrin”, seems vastly different than Frodo, the hero of “Lord of the Rings”. A closer inspection
reveals that the similarities outnumber the differences, and sometime Frodo mirrors Túrin to extremes.
The lecture shall examine the similarities and difference and will attempt to reach a conclusion on Tolkien’s storybuilding and the eternal element of the dance between myth and modern.”
I can’t read a word of it but Udi tells us the official site can be found right here
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August 31 marks the begining of one of the best geek events in the world! DragonCon 2007 kicks off for a weekend that features something from nearly every nook and cranny of pop-culture and genre entertainment. DragonCon features a robust Tolkien Track of programming, details of which can be found right here. TORn will be well represented this year with a message board moot and half of TORn’s four founders attending as well as this reporter. Stay tuned for more details before during and after the event. Hope to see you there!
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Winners of this year’s Mythopoeic Awards—which celebrate books of fantasy that best exemplify the spirit of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and Charles Williams—were announced this weekend at Mythcon 38 in Berkeley, Calif. [More]
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Smeagirl Girllum also sends along word that Sean Astin has canceled his planned trip to Dragon*Con due to a scheduling conflict. [More]
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From Rachel, Web Content Manager for WETA: News from San Diego Comic Con 2007!
Weta reveal HALO3 Collectible intentions
Doctor Who pieces revealed
New Raygun announced
Weta Bug reports live from Comic Con [Part II]
Lord Cockswain and Moon Mistress spotted at Comic Con
New Rayguns testimonial
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Richard “Galadhorn” Derdzinski writes: The most important event in Tolkienian Poland this summer was 11th Tolk Folk, the annual Tolkien festival in Bielawa, Lower Silesia, Poland. Waiting for the English translation of the festival report we want to inform you that the happening was gorgeous, splendid, magnificent! Famous Tolkienian musician Adam Klein was the guest of honour. The event was full of his music, and its main part was the reconstruction of the Siege of Gondolin with Polish and Czech participants. [More]
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