Ian Collier, Tolkien Society Publicity sends this along: There are photos online from Saturday at Sarehole Mill, you can find them here! [More]
Category: Fans
Richard writes: Maybe you could help spread the news about an interesting event in Poland on July 12-15. “Gondolin – the city found by Turgon – the one of the Noldors – hidden in the Tumladen Valley, guarded by the eagles. There was only one entrance leading to the city strongly guided by the residents. Unfortunately, envy and the will of possession among the elves caused the fall of Gondolin When the secret way has been given away, Melkor’s armies supported by the Dragons and the Barlogs destroyed the city. The ruler has also been killed. You also can act out this history. The topic of the IX TOLK FOLK is preparation and taking part in an open-area performance The Fall of Gondolin. Anybody can take part in it. The organizer secures more part of costumes and props. On the website you can load down an incidental music for the performance.” More can be found at Elendilion’s English (Westron) department website. [More]
Asked to design a fitting repository for a client’s valuable collection of J.R.R. Tolkien manuscripts and artifacts, architect Peter Archer went to the source—the fantasy novels that describe the abodes of the diminutive Hobbits. “I came back my client and said, ‘I’m not going to make this look like Hollywood,’” Archer recalled, choosing to focus instead on a finely-crafted structure embodying a sense of history and tradition. The site was critical too—and Archer found the perfect one a short walk away from his client’s main house, where an 18th-century dry-laid wall ran through the property. “I thought, wouldn’t it be wonderful to build the structure into the wall?” [More]
A survey involving viewers of the Sky Movies Sci-fi & Horror channel revealed that some films are a hit with both sexes – including Star Wars, Jaws, The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Terminator, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Top 10 Most Watched Films By Women: 6 ‘The Lord of the Rings trilogy’
Top 10 Most Watched Films By Men: 10 ‘The Lord of the Rings trilogy’
Daniel writes: I’m writing to let you know about a chance for your readers to vote for Eowyn in the Miss Entertainment online pageant.
I was hired as a freelance editor to put together a campaign ad for Eowyn, and I think it came out looking pretty good—whether or not you want to vote, I think you’d appreciate it as a fan video. I had a really good time cutting together footage from Two Towers and Return of the King to really tell the story of who Eowyn is and how she grows in the course of the movies—it’s a good time to watch (I hope).
You can check it out at versus.ugo.com just click on Eowyn to see the video and cast your vote.
I’ve pasted more information about the Miss Entertainment Pageant below. I hope you enjoy the video, and that you pass it on to your readers:
UGO’s Miss Entertainment is the beauty pageant for the twenty-first century. No more sleazy judges. No more crusty old men serenading the winner. No more Donald Trump. Only you can crown Miss Entertainment!
In our pageant’s first round, you will vote for the hottest woman in the worlds of television, movies, video games, and comics. In our second and final round, you’ll choose Miss Entertainment from amongst the four category winners from round one. Round one is underway and twenty lovely contestants are vying for your vote.
Pageant Dates:
Round 1: 4/25 – 5/23
Round 2: 5/23 – 6/6
Ian Collier sends this along: In response to calls for more events around the world the Tolkien Society Seminar for 2007 is happening in two parts, one “up here” and the other “downunder”. The seminars are being arranged by the Tolkien Society in partnership with The Cambridge Tolkien Society and Tol Harndor: The Australian Tolkien Society.
The Northern Hemisphere Tolkien Society Seminar
Women in Tolkien, Saturday, 16th June
Wolfson Court, Girton, Cambridge
The ‘northern’ seminar in Cambridge has the theme of “Women in Tolkien” and the weekend will also include an evening mead tasting (for those who are over eighteen years of age) and a punt-moot on the Sunday to Grantchester complete with a picnic lunch.
Interested in Giving a Paper?
Papers should be either 20 or 45 minutes long to fit into half-hour or hour slots with time for questions or discussion. There may also be scope to accommodate a number of short 10-minute presentations. Please send the title, a short summary/abstract and the intended length to the Seminar organiser:
Registration Costs: Tolkien Society members: £28.00 & Non-members: £30.00
The registration fee covers attendance at the seminar, a light lunch and morning and afternoon tea and coffee. The mead tasting is £5.00 per head for members and £7.00 per head for non-members.
The Punt moot will be £15-£20 for punt-hire depending on numbers.
The closing date for registration is 6th June, however spaces are limited so to secure your place please book early.
The Southern Hemisphere Tolkien Society Seminar
The Art and Science of Magic in Middle-earth
Saturday, 25th August, NSW Writers’ Centre, Sydney, Australia
This significant annual event in the Tolkien calendar is being held overseas for the first time in Sydney, Australia. With attendees travelling from around the world this will have an international festive feel. The magic of Middle-earth is wide-ranging in scope and can cover not only all aspects of magic in the works of Tolkien but also the enchantment that Tolkien’s writings have instilled in Tolkien fans far and wide. The seminar will be held at the NSW Writers’ Centre, the Centre was established to promote writing-based culture and the rights and interests of writers and offers literary resources and professional information to established and aspiring writers of all kinds.
Interested in Giving a Paper?
Some potential topics for consideration might be:
- The limitations or laws of magic in Middle-earth
- The various forms of magic
- The supernatural
- Tolkien’s magic compared to other authors of ‘modern’ fantasy
- Is Tolkien’s magic mystical and without explanation or is there evidence of science? How did the Inkling’s view magic/science?
- The magic of words, spells, music and language
- The presence of magic in the classics such as Beowulf, The Kalevala, and Edda.
- The effects of magic on events during the Ages. Was it pivotal?
- The differences in how magic was used and viewed by the various races
- The enchantment of Tolkien’s writings
- The dark arts of Middle-earth and the corruption of magic
- Magic in a religious context
Papers should be either 20 or 45 minutes long to fit into half-hour or hour slots with time for questions/discussion. There may also be scope to accommodate a number of short 10-minute presentations. Please send the title, a short summary/abstract and the intended length to the Seminar organiser:
Registration Costs:
Registration costs for Tolkien Society members are: Aus$25.00, or GBP £10.00, or US$20.00.
Non-members rates are Aus$30.00, or GBP £12.00, or US$24.00.
Lunch and refreshments are included in the registration fee. There is an option of a Sydney Harbour cruise on Sunday if there is sufficient interest.
The closing date for registration is 25th July, however, spaces are limited so to secure your place please book early.
To register please bear in mind Cambridge by 6th June & Sydney by 25th July
All enquiries about bookings for these events should be directed to The Booking Officer:
The Booking Officer, 7 Rievaulx Drive, Morton-on-Swale, Northallerton, DL7 9UE, UK.
E-mail: bookings@tolkiensociety.org
For the Sydney Seminar only, please contact Michael Kennedy if you live in Australia:
Michael Kennedy, 27 Hennessy Lane, Figtree, NSW, 2525, Australia.
E-mail: pacific@tolkiensociety.org
For the Sydney Seminar only, please contact Anne Riney if you live in the USA
Anne Riney, 5241 College View Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90041, USA
E-mail: usd.bookings@tolkiensociety.org