{"id":105501,"date":"2018-09-19T14:39:27","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T19:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=105501"},"modified":"2018-09-19T14:39:27","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T19:39:27","slug":"300-tolkien-fans-to-celebrate-authors-works-in-oxford-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2018\/09\/19\/105501-300-tolkien-fans-to-celebrate-authors-works-in-oxford-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"300 Tolkien fans to celebrate author’s works in Oxford this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

This just in from our friends at the Tolkien Society<\/a> regarding Oxonmoot<\/a> 2018:\u00a0 \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

300 Tolkien fans from around the world are meeting in Oxford this weekend to celebrate the life and works of J.R.R. Tolkien. The event, taking place at St Antony\u2019s College, Oxford from Thursday 20th<\/sup> to Sunday 23rd<\/sup> September, has sold out due to the increasing popularity of Tolkien\u2019s works. The event follows last month\u2019s publication of The Fall of Gondolin<\/em> and coincides with the Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth<\/em> exhibition at the Bodleian Library.<\/p>\n

The event itself will include talks from leading Tolkien scholar \u2013 including writer John Garth \u2013 quizzes, workshops, an art exhibition, a masquerade, a Hobbit bake-off, a party and a visit to the exhibition at the Bodleian Library. The weekend concludes, as always, with Enyalie<\/em>, a ceremony of remembrance at Tolkien\u2019s grave in Wolvercote Cemetery on Sunday<\/span> morning. With attendees from 25 different countries, this year’s Oxonmoot takes place following the Sunday<\/span> Times and New York Times bestseller, The Fall of Gondolin<\/em>, proving the continuing popularity of J.R.R. Tolkien as author relevant in the 21st<\/sup> Century. Tolkien\u2019s best-known work was The Lord of the Rings<\/em>, which has been translated into over 50 languages and estimates put sales at over 150 million copies worldwide.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Founded in 1969 by Vera Chapman, The Tolkien Society is an educational charity and literary society with the aim of promoting the life and works with J.R.R. Tolkien. Tolkien himself supported the organisation and gave it his seal of approval by agreeing to become The Tolkien Society’s President. On Tolkien’s death the family recommended he stay as President, so, to this day, he remains The Tolkien Society’s Honorary President in perpetuo<\/em>. The Society has over a 1,600 members and hosts events up and down the country every week.<\/p>\n

Shaun Gunner, Chair of The Tolkien Society, said: “This is the largest ever Oxonmoot, and this is testament to the growing popularity of Tolkien and his works, and ever-increasing numbers shows that people want to share their passion for Tolkien with others. Oxonmoot has been going for over 40 years and provides an excellent opportunity for hundreds of fans from around the world to come together for a weekend of fun and fellowship in Oxford, a location so important to Tolkien.<\/em>” He added, “Oxonmoot always takes place in September to coincide with the birthdays of Bilbo and Frodo, but this year we have a record number of attendees coming to St Antony\u2019s College to enjoy the longest-running Tolkien event in the world.<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Although Oxenmoot 2018 is sold out, if any of our readers are lucky enough to be going, we’d love to get a report on how the weekend went! You can send it to spymaster@theonering.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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