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Talk:Tolkien's Great War

2025-11-20T01:36:13Z

Olwe: /* Links no longer available - may I link to my site? */ new section

== Links no longer available - may I link to my site? ==

Hi everyone,

given the fact that the KES has dropped all of the videos from their pages - would it be okay to link to my article on this?

Either

https://thetolkienist.com/2014/12/02/31-days-tolkien-great-war-documentary-released-king-edwards-school-birmingham/

or

https://thetolkienist.com/2023/11/08/robert-gilson-memoirs-of-an-infantry-officer/

This provides more information than just a simple link to Vimeo and/ or the Webarchive.

However, given the fact this is my own site I would not want to do this myself.

Let me know! [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 01:36, 20 November 2025 (UTC)

Talk:11 October

2025-10-04T16:08:11Z

Olwe: /* Tolkien leaving Brooklands - Sept 11 or Oct 11? */ new section

== Tolkien leaving Brooklands - Sept 11 or Oct 11? ==

Hi there,

given that Michael does know his stuff about this part of Tolkien's biography - should the date for him leaving Brooklands be changed to Sept 11?

See this: https://www.tolkiensociety.org/2018/09/on-this-day-a-century-ago/ [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 16:08, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

Greisinger Museum

2025-09-12T14:51:57Z

Olwe: /* External links */ Removed link due to possible legal repercussions for the Tolkienist

[[File:Greisinger Museum logotype.png|300px|right]]
The '''Greisinger Museum''' is a foundation housing the Greisinger Collection (GC), a private collection of art, literature and collectibles inspired by [[Middle-earth]]. The museum is located in [[Wikipedia:Jenins|Jenins]], Switzerland. It opened on [[7 September]] [[2013]] (it was under construction since mid-2008).<ref>[http://www.greisinger.museum/en/ Greisinger Museum] (accessed 24 February 2014)</ref>

==Collection==

[[File:Greisinger Museum - Bag End.jpg|thumb|left|[[Hobbit-hole]] at Greisinger Museum]]

The Greisinger Collection is Bernd Greisinger's private collection of items related to Middle-earth. A selection of the collection includes:

*over 600 original paintings by more than 100 artists inspired by Tolkien's works (including [[Roger Garland]], [[the Brothers Hildebrandt]], [[Alan Lee]], [[Ted Nasmith]], and many others)
*a copy of every impression of the UK first editions of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', as well as copy of each UK impression of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' from 1937 to 1999 (including many rare, signed books).<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812101141/http://www.herr-der-ringe-film.de/v3/de/hobbit/specials_1/museum_english.php|articlename=Real eye opener - Visiting the Greisinger Museum|dated=11 January 2013|website=Herr-der-Ringe-Film.de, at Web Archive|accessed=2 February 2024}}</ref>

==External links==

*[http://www.greisinger.museum/en/index.html Official website]

{{References}}
[[Category:Swiss organizations]]

13 September

2025-09-09T22:36:55Z

Olwe: /* On Earth */ Link to the conference proceedings, freely available as PDF

<noinclude>{{month|September}}
Events that occurred on 13 September.
==On Earth==
</noinclude>
*'''[[1943]]''' - J.R.R. Tolkien writes [[Letter 49d]].
*'''[[1951]]''' - Final day of the [https://donum.uliege.be/bitstream/2268.1/14083/1/PHL_129_Essais.pdf Congrès Internationale de Philologie Moderne] at the [[wikipedia:University of Liège|University of Liège]], a conference in which [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] delivers the paper "[[Middle English 'Losenger']]".
*'''[[1951]]''' - Actor [[Bruce Phillips]] is born.
*'''[[1974]]''' - The first [[Oxonmoot 1974|Oxonmoot]] is held at The Welsh Poney, [[Oxford]].
*'''[[1992]]''' - The second part of the [[Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series)|1992 radio series]] of ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 5]].
*'''[[1996]]''' - Actor [[Sadwyn Brophy]] is born.
*'''[[2002]]''' - [[Oxonmoot 2002]] at [[wikipedia:St Antony's College, Oxford|St Antony's College]].
*'''[[2014]]''' - [[Oxonmoot 2014]] at [[wikipedia:Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford|Lady Margaret Hall]].
*'''[[2015]]''' - [[Oxonmoot 2015]] at [http://www.sant.ox.ac.uk St Antony's College].
*'''[[2019]]''' - [[Oxonmoot 2019]] at [http://www.sant.ox.ac.uk St Antony's College].

==In Arda==
*{{TA|3018}}:
**{{Cal Prison-Gandalf}}
**{{Cal Travel-Boromir}}
*{{TA|3019}}:
**[[Celeborn]] and [[Galadriel]] depart for [[Lothlórien]] by way of the [[Redhorn Pass]]; the rest of the escort set out for [[Rivendell]].<ref>{{App|Chief}}</ref>
{{References}}
<noinclude>
[[Category:Dates|257]]
[[fi:13. syyskuuta]]
</noinclude>

Lawsuits

2025-08-25T10:07:50Z

Olwe: Recent legal case - AGAINST FRO-DOUGH!

This article lists most of the lawsuits or legal actions relating to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and his works.

==Domain disputes==
===jrrtolkien.com===
* '''Dispute:''' JRR Tolkien Estate Limited v. Network Operations Center, Alberta Hot Rods [http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2003/d2003-0837.html]
* '''Summary:''' No attempt of non-commercial use of the domain was made.
* '''Outcome:''' The [[Tolkien Estate]] wins control of the domain.

===tolkien.net===
* '''Dispute:''' JRR Tolkien Estate Limited v. tolkien.net [http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2003/d2003-0833.html]
* '''Summary:''' There was no attempt by the owner to create an actual Tolkien-related website, thus it was assumed the owner was hoping to profit by most likely selling the domain.
* '''Outcome:'''The Tolkien Estate wins control of the domain.

===shiremail.com===
* '''Dispute:''' JRR Tolkien Estate v. Tarrant Costelloe [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/14/one_domain_to_rule_them_all/] [http://www.planet-tolkien.com/news/article_84.html]
* '''Summary:''' The email service was not free and thus attempting to profit from Tolkien's works.
* '''Outcome:''' The domain name expired and now just displays advertisements.

===lotrfanclub.com===
* '''Dispute:''' The Saul Zaentz Company v. Siarhei Chyzhevich [http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2006/d2006-0370.html]
* '''Summary:''' After the [[The Lord of the Rings Fan Club]] was shut down by [[Decipher]], they forgot to renew the domain name, lotrfanclub.com, after expiration a pornographic snatched up the domain.
* '''Outcome:''' [[Middle-earth Enterprises|Tolkien Enterprises]] wins control of the domain.

===hobbit.es===
* '''Dispute:''' The Saul Zaentz Company doing business as Tolkien Enterprises v. Marc Rodríguez Negro [http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2006/des2006-0043.html]
* '''Summary:''' Not a non-commercial site.
* '''Outcome:''' Tolkien Enterprises wins control of the domain.

==Image disputes==
===fan.theonering.net/rolozo===
(Ryan Lovett)
* '''Date:''' June 14, 2004
* '''Dispute:''' [[Tolkien Estate]] asked webmaster to remove all maps.
* '''Outcome:''' All maps were removed.

===tolkienion.com & tolkien-maps.com===
([[User:Smeagol|Steven White]])
* '''Date:''' June 16, 2004'''
* '''Dispute:''' [[Tolkien Estate]] asked website to remove material that infringes their copyrights, specifically the maps.
* '''Outcome:''' Website complied and removed maps.

===lotrmaps.cjb.net & lotrmaps.middle-earth.us===
(Jeroen Backx)
* '''Dispute:''' [[Tolkien Estate]] asked website to remove copyright infringing maps.
* '''Outcome:''' Website complies and shuts down.

===7up.org/gecko/gallery2===
(Jonatan Alvarsson)
* '''Dispute:''' [[Tolkien Estate]] asked website to remove copyright infringing maps.
* '''Outcome:''' Website complies and removes Tolkien-related maps.

===isildur.com===
* '''Dispute:''' [[Tolkien Estate]] asked website to remove copyright infringing maps.
* '''Outcome:''' Website complies and removes maps section.

==Content disputes==
===merp.com===
* '''Dispute:''' [[Middle-earth Enterprises|Tolkien Enterprises]] asked website to remove all material relating to ICE Roleplaying material.
* '''Outcome:''' Website complied and removed material.

===esnips.com===
* '''Dispute:''' The [[Tolkien Estate]] asked the website to remove PDFs of [[The Hobbit]], [[The Lord of the Rings]], and [[The Silmarillion]] from their website. The Estate also asked the website to hand over information on all of the users who downloaded the books.
* '''Outcome:''' The website complied, removed the PDFs, the Estate went on to "politely and firmly" ask the downloaders to stop. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=aI.oEehDIdK8]

===shirepost.com===
* '''Dispute:''' [[Middle-earth Enterprises|Tolkien Enterprises]] asked the website to remove all Tolkien-related information and cease selling their Tolkien-related coins.
* '''Outcome:''' The website initially complied and ceased selling coins, and then became officially licensed.

== Legal use of names ==
* '''''[[Cirith Ungol (band)|Cirith Ungol]]''''' — In [[1981]], when contacting [[Middle-earth Enterprises|Tolkien Enterprises]] about the legal use of their band name, the Saul Zeantz company informed the band that they have ''“no objection to your use of the term CIRITH UNGOL as the name of your musical group on the conditions that you not use any other names, characters or places from THE LORD OF THE RINGS or THE HOBBIT in your material”.''<ref>{{Cite web|articleurl=https://cirithungol.org/artist/j-r-r-tolkien/|articlename=Tolkien Enterprises|website=[https://cirithungol.org/ Cirith Ungol Online: Comprehensive Unofficial Resource]}}</ref>

== Illegal use of names ==
* [https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-91249222-OPP-86.pdf The Saul Zaentz Company and Middle-Earth Enterprises, LLC v. Fro-Dough, LLC] (an attempt at registering 'self-serve frozen yogurt shop services' as well as 'Doughnut shops in the nature of a restaurant' failed (April 2025)

==Books==
* '''The Tolkien Trust et al v. Polychron''' - Demetrious Polychron was accused of writing and selling an unauthorized sequel to ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' entitled, "The Fellowship of the King" on [[June 1]], [[2023]] in Los Angeles, CA. Case #2:2023cv04300<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/cacdce/2:2023cv04300/886675|articlename=The Tolkien Trust et al v. Polychron|dated=|website=Justia Dockets and Filings|accessed=June 2nd, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{webcite|author=Isaiah Poritz|articleurl=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/tolkien-estate-sues-over-unauthorized-lord-of-the-rings-sequel |articlename=Tolkien Estate Sues Over Unauthorized ‘Lord of the Rings’ Sequel|dated=|website=Bloomberg Law|accessed=June 2nd, 2023}}</ref>

{{references}}
[[Category:Tolkien Gateway research]]
[[Category:Copyright]]

Tolkien Thing

2025-08-10T17:49:21Z

Olwe: Added dates, including guest societies and GoH

The '''Tolkien Thing''' (English: Tolkien Moot) is the main annual event of the [[Deutsche Tolkien Gesellschaft e.V.|German Tolkien Society]] and took place for the first time in [[1999]]. As of this year about 125 members of the GTS and friends participate in a weekend of lectures, workshops and festivities all about Middle-earth and its creator [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].

As a tradition the Annual General Meeting of the GTS takes place on Friday, offering members the possibility of actively participating in the future of their society. Since 2003 the GTS has been inviting chairwomen and chairmen from Tolkien Societies all over the world in an effort to promote international relationships. Since 2006 the GTS has started adding more guests to the list with [[Alan Lee]] being the first guest of honour.

*[[1999]]: St. George's Hostel, Cologne.
*[[2000]]: St. George's Hostel, Cologne.
*[[2001]]: St. George's Hostel, Cologne.
*[[2002]]: Abbey of Marienthal, Westerwald.
*[[2003]]: Abbey of Marienthal, Westerwald. TS: Israel.
*[[2004]]: Hohensolms Castle. TS: France.
*[[2005]]: Hohensolms Castle. TS: Belgium.
*[[2006]]: Count's Castle, Diez. TS: Greece. Guest: Alan Lee.<ref>[http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/145/tolkien-thing-2006-besser-gehts-kaum/ Review of Tolkien Thing 2006 (German, with some pictures)]</ref>
*[[2007]]: Count's Castle, Diez. Guests: [[Brian Sibley]], [[Ted Nasmith]].<ref>[http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/227/ted-nasmith-und-brian-sibley-gaeste-auf-dem-tolkien-thing/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2007 (German)]</ref>
*[[2008]]: Castle, Rieneck. TS: Slovenia, Spain. Guests: [[Ted Nasmith]], [[Tolkien Ensemble|Caspar Reiff]], Lingalad (Italian folk band). Ten Year Jubilee of the GTS.
*[[2009]]: Castle, Rieneck. TS: Netherlands, Forodrim (Sweden). Guest: [[Tom Shippey]].<ref>[http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/1632/noch-wenige-plaetze-frei-das-tolkien-thing-2009/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2009 (German)]</ref><ref>[http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/2558/videos-vom-thing-und-vom-tolkien-seminar/ Short report of Tolkien Thing 2009 (German, with video)]</ref>
*[[2010]]: Bad Hersfeld. TS: Denmark. Guests: Kim Skovbye, [[Tolkien Ensemble|Caspar Reiff, Peter Hall]], Stephan Askani (of [[Klett-Cotta]] publishing company).<ref>[http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/2607/vorankuendigung-zum-tolkien-thing-2010/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2010 (German)]</ref><ref>[http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/3122/gast-auf-dem-thing-stephan-askani/ Guest announcement for Tolkien Thing 2010 (German)]</ref><ref>[http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/3199/gast-auf-dem-thing-kim-skovbye/ 2nd guest announcement for Tolkien Thing 2010 (German)]</ref><ref>[http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/3602/das-beste-thing-seit-langem-2/ Review of Tolkien Thing 2010 (German, with some pictures)]</ref>
*[[2011]] Castle Breuberg. TS: Austria. Guest: -.<ref>[https://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/5351/tolkien-thing-2011-willkommen-in-breuberg/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2011 (German)]</ref>
*[[2012]] Castle Hessenstein. TS: Hungary. Guest: Cor Blok.<ref>[https://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/9486/tolkien-thing-2013-auf-burg-breuberg/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2012 (German)]</ref>
*[[2013]] Castle Breuberg. TS: Lithuania. Guests: Jay Johnstone, Anke Eißmann, Jenny Dolfen.<ref>[https://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/9486/tolkien-thing-2013-auf-burg-breuberg/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2013 (German)]</ref>
*[[2014]] Castle Breuberg. TS: UK. Guest: John Garth.<ref>[https://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/13123/john-garth-als-ehrengast-beim-tolkien-thing-2014-auf-burg-breuberg/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2014 (German)]</ref>
*[[2015]] Castle Breuberg. TS: Arthedain (Norway). Guest: Emil Johansson.<ref>[https://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/15159/emil-johansonn-ist-ehrengast-beim-tolkien-thing-2015-auf-burg-breuberg/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2015 (German)]</ref>
*[[2016]] Rittergut Lützensömmern. TS: Inklings-Gesellschaft. Guest: Helmut W. Pesch.<ref>[https://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/19370/das-tolkien-thing-2016-steht-kurz-bevor/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2016 (German)]</ref>
*[[2017]] Rittergut Lützensömmern. TS: Netherlands. Guests: Casper und Carl Reiff.<ref>[https://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/23670/das-tolkien-thing-wartet-auf-euch/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2017 (German)]</ref>
*[[2018]] Rittergut Lützensömmern. TS: Greece. Guest: Jemima Catlin.<ref>[https://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/28030/das-tolkien-thing-2018-auf-dem-rittergut-luetzensoemmern/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2018 (German)]</ref>
*[[2019]] Rittergut Lützensömmern. TS: Polen. Guest: Tom Shippey.<ref>[https://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/29318/das-tolkien-thing-2019/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2019 (German)]</ref>
*[[2020]] Rittergut Lützensömmern (cancelled due to pandemic)
*[[2021]] Rittergut Lützensömmern (due to pandemic no international guests)
*[[2022]] Rittergut Lützensömmern. TS: Spain.<ref>{{Cite web|articleurl=https://www.tolkien-thing.de/news/386/hola-unsere-gastgesellschaft-kommt-aus-spanien|articlename=Guest society - Spain}}</ref>. Guest: Brian Sibley.<ref>{{Cite web|articleurl=https://www.tolkien-thing.de/news/387/brian-sibley-ist-unser-ehrengast-beim-tolkien-thing-2022|articlename=GoH - Brian Sibley}}</ref>
*[[2023]] Rittergut Lützensömmern. TS: Chile.<ref>{{Cite web|articleurl=https://www.tolkien-thing.de/news/405/unsere-gastgesellschaft-2023-chile|articlename=Guest society - Chile}}</ref> Guest: Lisa Kuppler.<ref>{{Cite web|articleurl=https://www.tolkien-thing.de/news/404/unser-ehrengast-2023-lisa-kuppler|articlename=GoH - Lisa Kuppler}}</ref>
*[[2024]] Rittergut Lützensömmern. TS: Finland.<ref>{{Cite web|articleurl=https://www.tolkien-thing.de/news/418/unsere-diesjaehrige-gastgesellschaft-kommt-aus-finnland|articlename=Guest society - Finland}}</ref> Guest: Stephan Askani, Hobbitpresse.<ref>{{Cite web|articleurl=https://www.tolkien-thing.de/news/417/unser-ehrengast-fuer-das-thing-2024-ist-stephan-askani|articlename=GoH - Stephan Askani}}</ref>
*[[2025]] Rittergut Lützensömmern. TS: Bri, Denmark.<ref>{{Cite web|articleurl=https://www.tolkien-thing.de/news/434/unsere-diesjaehrige-gastgesellschaft-kommt-aus-daenemark|articlename=Guest society - Bri from Denmark}}</ref> Guest: Alberto Ceccatelli.<ref>{{Cite web|articleurl=https://www.tolkien-thing.de/news/435/unser-diesjaehriger-ehrengast-ist-alberto-ceccatelli|articlename=GoH - Alberto Ceccatelli}}</ref>

==External links==
*[http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/139/das-thing-kommt-bilder-vom-grafenschloss/ Pictures of Grafenschloß Diez]

{{references}}
[[Category:Conferences]]

Talk:1 August

2025-07-25T22:06:29Z

Olwe: /* Tea Cake Barnsley - wrong date */ Reply

==Tea Cake Barnsley - wrong date==

Hi there,

Barnsley died on July 31, 1917 but is shown at Aug 1? Could someone change this. Thank you. [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 12:33, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

:Done. [[User:Quentandil|Quentandil]] ([[User talk:Quentandil|talk]]) 22:05, 25 July 2025 (UTC)
::Awesome, thanks a bunch! [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 22:06, 25 July 2025 (UTC)

Talk:1 August

2025-07-25T12:33:39Z

Olwe: /* Tea Cake Barnsley - wrong date */ new section

User talk:Olwe

2025-07-06T06:34:23Z

Olwe: /* Events / organisations I founded / (co-) organised / participated in */

'''''About Olwe'''''

* Founder of the German Tolkien Society
* Co-Founder of Ring*Con
* Founder of the ''Tolkien Seminar'', the annual academic conference of the German Tolkien Society
* Long-time editor of ''Der Flammifer von Westernis'', the German Tolkien Society's club magazine
* Blogger at thetolkienist.com
* Administrator with the International Tolkien Fellowship

== Events / organisations I founded / (co-) organised / participated in ==

'''[[Tolkien_Thing]]''' Founder, organiser -2011

'''Tolkien Seminar''' [[Deutsche_Tolkien_Gesellschaft_e.V.]] Founder, organiser

'''Tolkien Tage''' Founder, organiser

'''Thüringer Tolkien Tage''' Founder, organiser

'''[[The_Gathering_of_the_Fellowship]]''' speaker

Regulars' Table of the German Tolkien Society: Cologne (twice); Würzburg, Regensburg, Jena, Laacher See (Vulkaneifel)

'''[[Oxonmoot]]''' First visit 1994, occasional speaker

'''[[Österreichische_Tolkiengesellschaft]]''' Instigated its foundation (as chairman of the GTS)

== Billett Potter ==

Hello, I recently created a page on [[Billett Potter]]. I saw he already had one on Ardapedia and that one of the sources was a [https://www.tolkienforum.de/topic/6830-10-jahre-dtg-feiern-mit-der-tolkien-gesellschaft/#comment-244557 blog post from 2008] by you that mentioned (among other things) that he had cancelled his appearance at the [[Tolkien Thing]] 2008. The sentence citing the blogpost included more information than the post itself, so I assume a lot is just oral history now. Could you tell me more about Potter's planned participation at the event? Vielen Dank im voraus, [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 02:17, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

:Thank you for mentioning it - I might turn this into a Tolkien MeMe for my blog, tbh. It would have been wonderful to have him but he had a good reason not to come. The background for the invitation was that the German Tolkien Society was the only TS at the time in the world, afaik, to have a photo of the Professor on their info leaflets, a photo taken by Billett, of course. (At least, we had it legally and paid for it - I can't speak for groups that simply abuse photographers' rights). [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 14:07, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
::Thank you for the reply. Could you provide a link to your blog? I’m not very familiar with DTG-related sites as of yet. [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 00:34, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
:::Well, I will have to write that Tolkien MeMe first before I will be able to link to it - and this will be my own blog, thetolkienist.com. I was the chairman at the time and responsible for international contacts and invitations to the Thing so I was in contact with Billett... [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 11:28, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
::::Yes, I meant a link the blog itself, not to the unwritten blog post, that would be impossible haha. Thank you, I will keep an eye on your blog (and in the meantime check out past posts). [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 15:26, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
:::::https://thetolkienist.com [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 19:31, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

User talk:Olwe

2025-07-06T06:33:50Z

Olwe: /* Events / organisations I founded / (co-) organised / participated in */

'''''About Olwe'''''

* Founder of the German Tolkien Society
* Co-Founder of Ring*Con
* Founder of the ''Tolkien Seminar'', the annual academic conference of the German Tolkien Society
* Long-time editor of ''Der Flammifer von Westernis'', the German Tolkien Society's club magazine
* Blogger at thetolkienist.com
* Administrator with the International Tolkien Fellowship

== Events / organisations I founded / (co-) organised / participated in ==

'''[[Tolkien_Thing]]''' Founder, organiser -2011

'''Tolkien Seminar''' [[Deutsche_Tolkien_Gesellschaft_e.V.]] Founder, organiser

'''Tolkien Tage''' Founder, organiser

'''Thüringer Tolkien Tage''' Founder, organiser

'''[[The_Gathering_of_the_Fellowship]]''' speaker

Regulars' Table of the German Tolkien Society: Cologne (twice); Würzburg, Regensburg, Jena, Laacher See (Vulkaneifel)

'''[[Oxonmoot]]''' First visit 1994, occasional speaker

'''[[Österreichische_Tolkiengesellschaft]] Instigated its foundation (as chairman of the GTS)

== Billett Potter ==

Hello, I recently created a page on [[Billett Potter]]. I saw he already had one on Ardapedia and that one of the sources was a [https://www.tolkienforum.de/topic/6830-10-jahre-dtg-feiern-mit-der-tolkien-gesellschaft/#comment-244557 blog post from 2008] by you that mentioned (among other things) that he had cancelled his appearance at the [[Tolkien Thing]] 2008. The sentence citing the blogpost included more information than the post itself, so I assume a lot is just oral history now. Could you tell me more about Potter's planned participation at the event? Vielen Dank im voraus, [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 02:17, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

:Thank you for mentioning it - I might turn this into a Tolkien MeMe for my blog, tbh. It would have been wonderful to have him but he had a good reason not to come. The background for the invitation was that the German Tolkien Society was the only TS at the time in the world, afaik, to have a photo of the Professor on their info leaflets, a photo taken by Billett, of course. (At least, we had it legally and paid for it - I can't speak for groups that simply abuse photographers' rights). [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 14:07, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
::Thank you for the reply. Could you provide a link to your blog? I’m not very familiar with DTG-related sites as of yet. [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 00:34, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
:::Well, I will have to write that Tolkien MeMe first before I will be able to link to it - and this will be my own blog, thetolkienist.com. I was the chairman at the time and responsible for international contacts and invitations to the Thing so I was in contact with Billett... [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 11:28, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
::::Yes, I meant a link the blog itself, not to the unwritten blog post, that would be impossible haha. Thank you, I will keep an eye on your blog (and in the meantime check out past posts). [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 15:26, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
:::::https://thetolkienist.com [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 19:31, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

User talk:Olwe

2025-07-06T06:33:31Z

Olwe: /* Events / organisations I founded / (co-) organised / participated in */

'''''About Olwe'''''

* Founder of the German Tolkien Society
* Co-Founder of Ring*Con
* Founder of the ''Tolkien Seminar'', the annual academic conference of the German Tolkien Society
* Long-time editor of ''Der Flammifer von Westernis'', the German Tolkien Society's club magazine
* Blogger at thetolkienist.com
* Administrator with the International Tolkien Fellowship

== Events / organisations I founded / (co-) organised / participated in ==

'''[[Tolkien_Thing]]''' Founder, organisier -2011

'''Tolkien Seminar''' [[Deutsche_Tolkien_Gesellschaft_e.V.]] Founder, organiser

'''Tolkien Tage''' Founder, organiser

'''Thüringer Tolkien Tage''' Founder, organiser

'''[[The_Gathering_of_the_Fellowship]]''' speaker

Regulars' Table of the German Tolkien Society: Cologne (twice); Würzburg, Regensburg, Jena, Laacher See (Vulkaneifel)

'''[[Oxonmoot]]''' First visit 1994, occasional speaker

'''[[Österreichische_Tolkiengesellschaft]] Instigated its foundation (as chairman of the GTS)

== Billett Potter ==

Hello, I recently created a page on [[Billett Potter]]. I saw he already had one on Ardapedia and that one of the sources was a [https://www.tolkienforum.de/topic/6830-10-jahre-dtg-feiern-mit-der-tolkien-gesellschaft/#comment-244557 blog post from 2008] by you that mentioned (among other things) that he had cancelled his appearance at the [[Tolkien Thing]] 2008. The sentence citing the blogpost included more information than the post itself, so I assume a lot is just oral history now. Could you tell me more about Potter's planned participation at the event? Vielen Dank im voraus, [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 02:17, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

:Thank you for mentioning it - I might turn this into a Tolkien MeMe for my blog, tbh. It would have been wonderful to have him but he had a good reason not to come. The background for the invitation was that the German Tolkien Society was the only TS at the time in the world, afaik, to have a photo of the Professor on their info leaflets, a photo taken by Billett, of course. (At least, we had it legally and paid for it - I can't speak for groups that simply abuse photographers' rights). [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 14:07, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
::Thank you for the reply. Could you provide a link to your blog? I’m not very familiar with DTG-related sites as of yet. [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 00:34, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
:::Well, I will have to write that Tolkien MeMe first before I will be able to link to it - and this will be my own blog, thetolkienist.com. I was the chairman at the time and responsible for international contacts and invitations to the Thing so I was in contact with Billett... [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 11:28, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
::::Yes, I meant a link the blog itself, not to the unwritten blog post, that would be impossible haha. Thank you, I will keep an eye on your blog (and in the meantime check out past posts). [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 15:26, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
:::::https://thetolkienist.com [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 19:31, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

User talk:Olwe

2025-07-06T06:31:39Z

Olwe:

'''''About Olwe'''''

* Founder of the German Tolkien Society
* Co-Founder of Ring*Con
* Founder of the ''Tolkien Seminar'', the annual academic conference of the German Tolkien Society
* Long-time editor of ''Der Flammifer von Westernis'', the German Tolkien Society's club magazine
* Blogger at thetolkienist.com
* Administrator with the International Tolkien Fellowship

== Events / organisations I founded / (co-) organised / participated in ==

'''[[Tolkien_Thing]]''' Founder, organisier -2011

'''Tolkien Seminar''' [[Deutsche_Tolkien_Gesellschaft_e.V.]] Founder, organiser

'''Tolkien Tage''' Founder, organiser

'''Thüringer Tolkien Tage''' Founder, organiser

'''[[GatheringoftheFellowship]]''' speaker

Regulars' Table of the German Tolkien Society: Cologne (twice); Würzburg, Regensburg, Jena, Laacher See (Vulkaneifel)

'''[[Oxonmoot]]''' First visit 1994, occasional speaker

'''[[Österreichische_Tolkiengesellschaft]] Instigated its foundation (as chairman of the GTS)

== Billett Potter ==

Hello, I recently created a page on [[Billett Potter]]. I saw he already had one on Ardapedia and that one of the sources was a [https://www.tolkienforum.de/topic/6830-10-jahre-dtg-feiern-mit-der-tolkien-gesellschaft/#comment-244557 blog post from 2008] by you that mentioned (among other things) that he had cancelled his appearance at the [[Tolkien Thing]] 2008. The sentence citing the blogpost included more information than the post itself, so I assume a lot is just oral history now. Could you tell me more about Potter's planned participation at the event? Vielen Dank im voraus, [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 02:17, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

:Thank you for mentioning it - I might turn this into a Tolkien MeMe for my blog, tbh. It would have been wonderful to have him but he had a good reason not to come. The background for the invitation was that the German Tolkien Society was the only TS at the time in the world, afaik, to have a photo of the Professor on their info leaflets, a photo taken by Billett, of course. (At least, we had it legally and paid for it - I can't speak for groups that simply abuse photographers' rights). [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 14:07, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
::Thank you for the reply. Could you provide a link to your blog? I’m not very familiar with DTG-related sites as of yet. [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 00:34, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
:::Well, I will have to write that Tolkien MeMe first before I will be able to link to it - and this will be my own blog, thetolkienist.com. I was the chairman at the time and responsible for international contacts and invitations to the Thing so I was in contact with Billett... [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 11:28, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
::::Yes, I meant a link the blog itself, not to the unwritten blog post, that would be impossible haha. Thank you, I will keep an eye on your blog (and in the meantime check out past posts). [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 15:26, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
:::::https://thetolkienist.com [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 19:31, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

User talk:Olwe

2025-07-06T06:27:04Z

Olwe: /* Events I founded / (co-) organised / participated in */

'''''About Olwe'''''

* Founder of the German Tolkien Society
* Co-Founder of Ring*Con
* Founder of the ''Tolkien Seminar'', the annual academic conference of the German Tolkien Society
* Long-time editor of ''Der Flammifer von Westernis'', the German Tolkien Society's club magazine
* Blogger at thetolkienist.com
* Administrator with the International Tolkien Fellowship

== Events I founded / (co-) organised / participated in ==

[[Tolkien_Thing]] Founder, organisier -2011

Tolkien Seminar [[Deutsche_Tolkien_Gesellschaft_e.V.]] Founder, organiser

Tolkien Tage Founder, organiser

Thüringer Tolkien Tage Founder, organiser

[[GatheringoftheFellowship]] speaker

== Billett Potter ==

Hello, I recently created a page on [[Billett Potter]]. I saw he already had one on Ardapedia and that one of the sources was a [https://www.tolkienforum.de/topic/6830-10-jahre-dtg-feiern-mit-der-tolkien-gesellschaft/#comment-244557 blog post from 2008] by you that mentioned (among other things) that he had cancelled his appearance at the [[Tolkien Thing]] 2008. The sentence citing the blogpost included more information than the post itself, so I assume a lot is just oral history now. Could you tell me more about Potter's planned participation at the event? Vielen Dank im voraus, [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 02:17, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

:Thank you for mentioning it - I might turn this into a Tolkien MeMe for my blog, tbh. It would have been wonderful to have him but he had a good reason not to come. The background for the invitation was that the German Tolkien Society was the only TS at the time in the world, afaik, to have a photo of the Professor on their info leaflets, a photo taken by Billett, of course. (At least, we had it legally and paid for it - I can't speak for groups that simply abuse photographers' rights). [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 14:07, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
::Thank you for the reply. Could you provide a link to your blog? I’m not very familiar with DTG-related sites as of yet. [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 00:34, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
:::Well, I will have to write that Tolkien MeMe first before I will be able to link to it - and this will be my own blog, thetolkienist.com. I was the chairman at the time and responsible for international contacts and invitations to the Thing so I was in contact with Billett... [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 11:28, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
::::Yes, I meant a link the blog itself, not to the unwritten blog post, that would be impossible haha. Thank you, I will keep an eye on your blog (and in the meantime check out past posts). [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 15:26, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
:::::https://thetolkienist.com [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 19:31, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

User talk:Olwe

2025-07-06T06:26:36Z

Olwe:

'''''About Olwe'''''

* Founder of the German Tolkien Society
* Co-Founder of Ring*Con
* Founder of the ''Tolkien Seminar'', the annual academic conference of the German Tolkien Society
* Long-time editor of ''Der Flammifer von Westernis'', the German Tolkien Society's club magazine
* Blogger at thetolkienist.com
* Administrator with the International Tolkien Fellowship

== Events I founded / (co-) organised / participated in ==

[[Tolkien_Thing]] Founder, organisier -2011

Tolkien Seminar [[GermanTolkienSociety]] Founder, organiser

Tolkien Tage Founder, organiser

Thüringer Tolkien Tage Founder, organiser

[[GatheringoftheFellowship]] speaker

== Billett Potter ==

Hello, I recently created a page on [[Billett Potter]]. I saw he already had one on Ardapedia and that one of the sources was a [https://www.tolkienforum.de/topic/6830-10-jahre-dtg-feiern-mit-der-tolkien-gesellschaft/#comment-244557 blog post from 2008] by you that mentioned (among other things) that he had cancelled his appearance at the [[Tolkien Thing]] 2008. The sentence citing the blogpost included more information than the post itself, so I assume a lot is just oral history now. Could you tell me more about Potter's planned participation at the event? Vielen Dank im voraus, [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 02:17, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

:Thank you for mentioning it - I might turn this into a Tolkien MeMe for my blog, tbh. It would have been wonderful to have him but he had a good reason not to come. The background for the invitation was that the German Tolkien Society was the only TS at the time in the world, afaik, to have a photo of the Professor on their info leaflets, a photo taken by Billett, of course. (At least, we had it legally and paid for it - I can't speak for groups that simply abuse photographers' rights). [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 14:07, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
::Thank you for the reply. Could you provide a link to your blog? I’m not very familiar with DTG-related sites as of yet. [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 00:34, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
:::Well, I will have to write that Tolkien MeMe first before I will be able to link to it - and this will be my own blog, thetolkienist.com. I was the chairman at the time and responsible for international contacts and invitations to the Thing so I was in contact with Billett... [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 11:28, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
::::Yes, I meant a link the blog itself, not to the unwritten blog post, that would be impossible haha. Thank you, I will keep an eye on your blog (and in the meantime check out past posts). [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 15:26, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
:::::https://thetolkienist.com [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 19:31, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

User talk:Olwe

2025-07-06T06:25:31Z

Olwe: Listing my events... WIP

'''''About Olwe'''''

* Founder of the German Tolkien Society
* Co-Founder of Ring*Con
* Founder of the ''Tolkien Seminar'', the annual academic conference of the German Tolkien Society
* Long-time editor of ''Der Flammifer von Westernis'', the German Tolkien Society's club magazine
* Blogger at thetolkienist.com
* Administrator with the International Tolkien Fellowship

== Events I founded / (co-) organised / participated in ==

[[TolkienThing]] Founder, organisier -2011
Tolkien Seminar [[GermanTolkienSociety]] Founder, organiser
Tolkien Tage Founder, organiser
Thüringer Tolkien Tage Founder, organiser

[[GatheringoftheFellowship]] speaker

== Billett Potter ==

Hello, I recently created a page on [[Billett Potter]]. I saw he already had one on Ardapedia and that one of the sources was a [https://www.tolkienforum.de/topic/6830-10-jahre-dtg-feiern-mit-der-tolkien-gesellschaft/#comment-244557 blog post from 2008] by you that mentioned (among other things) that he had cancelled his appearance at the [[Tolkien Thing]] 2008. The sentence citing the blogpost included more information than the post itself, so I assume a lot is just oral history now. Could you tell me more about Potter's planned participation at the event? Vielen Dank im voraus, [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 02:17, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

:Thank you for mentioning it - I might turn this into a Tolkien MeMe for my blog, tbh. It would have been wonderful to have him but he had a good reason not to come. The background for the invitation was that the German Tolkien Society was the only TS at the time in the world, afaik, to have a photo of the Professor on their info leaflets, a photo taken by Billett, of course. (At least, we had it legally and paid for it - I can't speak for groups that simply abuse photographers' rights). [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 14:07, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
::Thank you for the reply. Could you provide a link to your blog? I’m not very familiar with DTG-related sites as of yet. [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 00:34, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
:::Well, I will have to write that Tolkien MeMe first before I will be able to link to it - and this will be my own blog, thetolkienist.com. I was the chairman at the time and responsible for international contacts and invitations to the Thing so I was in contact with Billett... [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 11:28, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
::::Yes, I meant a link the blog itself, not to the unwritten blog post, that would be impossible haha. Thank you, I will keep an eye on your blog (and in the meantime check out past posts). [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 15:26, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
:::::https://thetolkienist.com [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 19:31, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

7 June

2025-06-04T20:40:31Z

Olwe: /* On Earth */ Sum updated to 2025

<noinclude>{{month|June}}
Events that occurred on 7 June.
==On Earth==
</noinclude>
*'''[[1955]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 163]].
*'''[[1957]]''' - [[Marquette University]] acquires many of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s manuscripts for £1,500 ([https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-1633409/Historic-inflation-calculator-value-money-changed-1900.html worth £''£50,714'' in 2025]).
*'''[[1964]]''' - Actor [[Brian Talbot]] is born.
*'''[[1972]]''' – Actor [[Karl Urban]] is born.
*'''[[1981]]''' - The fourteenth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|1981 radio series]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
*'''[[1999]]''' - ''[[Tolkien: A Celebration|Tolkien: A Celebration: Collected Writings on a Literary Legacy]]'' is published.
*'''[[2008]]''' - [[Forodrim]]'s 36th birthday celebration.
*'''[[2015]]''' - Actor [[Christopher Lee]] dies.

==In Arda==
:''There are no known events for this day.''<noinclude>
[[Category:Dates|159]] [[fi:7. kesäkuuta]] </noinclude>

George Takei

2025-04-16T04:01:37Z

Olwe: /* External links */ Webarchive link added

'''George Hosato Takei Altman''' ([[20 April]] [[1937]]) is an American actor, best known as [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Hikaru_Sulu Mr. Sulu] from ''Star Trek'' franchise, in which he co-stared with [[Leonard Nimoy]].

In [[1991]], conductor David Warble asked Takei to provide the narration for [[Johan de Meij]]'s ''[[Symphony No. 1, "The Lord of the Rings"]]''. Out of curiosity and admiration of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', Takei agreed. The show premiered in the Fall of 1991 in the [[wikipedia:Orange County Performing Arts Center|Orange County Performing Arts Center]], and has since been performed on many places in the world.

==External links==
*'''[http://www.georgetakei.com/ Official website]'''
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20010315175608/http://www.georgetakei.com/news-2001-march.asp George Takei blog, entry for March 2001]
*{{WP|George Takei}}
*[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/George_Takei George Takei] at [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Portal:Main MemoryAlpha]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001786/ George Takei] at [http://www.imdb.com IMDb]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Takei, George}}
[[Category:American people]]
[[Category:Narrators]]
[[Category:People by name]]

Talk:Letter 132

2025-02-07T11:31:21Z

Olwe:

== Dr. Firor ==

According to [https://ponderingprinciples.com/2015/04/04/lewis-the-hams/ this blog post] the gentleman in question was a "fan" of Lewis' writing and supporting him with food parcels.

I think it would be enough to mention it already but if anyone has access to this book:

"Many Times & Many Places: C. S. Lewis and the Value of History" - C. S. Lewis & the Value of History by K. Alan Snyder & Jamin Metcalf they could do a proper write-up?

See also https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/resources/reflections-august-2017/

[[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 11:29, 7 February 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Letter 132

2025-02-07T11:29:47Z

Olwe:

== Dr. Firor ==

According to [https://ponderingprinciples.com/2015/04/04/lewis-the-hams/ this blog post] the gentleman in question was a "fan" of Lewis' writing and supporting him with food parcels.

I think it would be enough to mention it already but if anyone has access to this book:

"Many Times & Many Places: C. S. Lewis and the Value of History" - C. S. Lewis & the Value of History by K. Alan Snyder & Jamin Metcalf they could do a proper write-up? [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 11:29, 7 February 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Letter 132

2025-02-07T11:29:15Z

Olwe: /* Dr. Firor */ new section

== Dr. Firor ==

According to [https://ponderingprinciples.com/2015/04/04/lewis-the-hams/ this blog post] the gentleman in question was a "fan" of Lewis' writing and supported him with food parcels.

I think it would be enough to mention it already but if anyone has access to this book:

"Many Times & Many Places: C. S. Lewis and the Value of History" - C. S. Lewis & the Value of History by K. Alan Snyder & Jamin Metcalf they could do a proper write-up? [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 11:29, 7 February 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Worldcon

2025-02-06T09:11:33Z

Olwe: typos

As of now, this page contains no connection to Tolkien or his works -- is this something which could be added? --[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 18:18, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

::Hi Morgan, I believe the largest literature only devoted SF convention has a lot to do with JRRT. Only it needs someone knowing more than me in the topic to edit the information. I wanted to attend [http://www.loncon3.org/ Loncon in 2014], unfortunately didn't manage, but [http://www.tolkiensociety.org/2014/08/tolkien-society-members-triumph-at-worldcon-masquerade/ TS members won a costume competition] there with their Valar costumes, maybe such information is a start? Surely there had to be more JRRT orientated stuff and there are people who attended it. But if you decide [[Worldcon]] has no use, then remove it. Only if so why keeping a pop culture oriented [[Comic-Con]] on the conventions list? AFAIK it is movies and games oriented, with literature being in minority. But I've never been there, I could be wrong.--[[User:Sirielle|Sirielle]] 18:41, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

:::Thanks for your reply, Sirielle! Let's keep it for a while and see if the article gets expanded (I'll add a template atop the page).--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 19:21, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

::::The same could be done for [[Eurocon]], I belive. During Tricon in 2010 in Poland and Czech (the convent took place in a town which lies on both sides of the Polish-Czech border) there were many JRRT related lectures and activities. It was Eurocon, Polcon and Parcon conventions in one. I was there but I don't known when I'll have time to add anything. Also Tricon page got lost in cyberspace.
::::For [[Worldcon]] if anyone wants to add information - quick links from Google with info I believe worth adding:
::::<nowiki>* Worldcon 32 - "Gandalf Grand Master Award: J. R. R. Tolkien"! </nowiki>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/32nd_World_Science_Fiction_Convention#Other_awards
::::<nowiki>* Worldcon 36 - "Gandalf Award for Book-Length Fantasy: The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien (edited by Christopher Tolkien)" </nowiki>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandalf_Award
::::<nowiki>* </nowiki>http://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/seminar-at-loncon-3/
::::There was more, but I think the Gandalf Awards are the first thing to add.--[[User:Sirielle|Sirielle]] 19:49, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
:::::Given the fact that [https://fiawol.org.uk//FanStuff/THEN%20Archive/1957Worldcon/LonWorld.htm LonCon I also was Worldcon XV] and Tolkien won and received a trophy there it would be something worth adding, definitely. [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 09:10, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Worldcon

2025-02-06T09:10:42Z

Olwe: Reply

As of now, this page contains no connection to Tolkien or his works -- is this something which could be added? --[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 18:18, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

::Hi Morgan, I believe the largest literature only devoted SF convention has a lot to do with JRRT. Only it needs someone knowing more than me in the topic to edit the information. I wanted to attend [http://www.loncon3.org/ Loncon in 2014], unfortunately didn't manage, but [http://www.tolkiensociety.org/2014/08/tolkien-society-members-triumph-at-worldcon-masquerade/ TS members won a costume competition] there with their Valar costumes, maybe such information is a start? Surely there had to be more JRRT orientated stuff and there are people who attended it. But if you decide [[Worldcon]] has no use, then remove it. Only if so why keeping a pop culture oriented [[Comic-Con]] on the conventions list? AFAIK it is movies and games oriented, with literature being in minority. But I've never been there, I could be wrong.--[[User:Sirielle|Sirielle]] 18:41, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

:::Thanks for your reply, Sirielle! Let's keep it for a while and see if the article gets expanded (I'll add a template atop the page).--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 19:21, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

::::The same could be done for [[Eurocon]], I belive. During Tricon in 2010 in Poland and Czech (the convent took place in a town which lies on both sides of the Polish-Czech border) there were many JRRT related lectures and activities. It was Eurocon, Polcon and Parcon conventions in one. I was there but I don't known when I'll have time to add anything. Also Tricon page got lost in cyberspace.
::::For [[Worldcon]] if anyone wants to add information - quick links from Google with info I believe worth adding:
::::<nowiki>* Worldcon 32 - "Gandalf Grand Master Award: J. R. R. Tolkien"! </nowiki>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/32nd_World_Science_Fiction_Convention#Other_awards
::::<nowiki>* Worldcon 36 - "Gandalf Award for Book-Length Fantasy: The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien (edited by Christopher Tolkien)" </nowiki>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandalf_Award
::::<nowiki>* </nowiki>http://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/seminar-at-loncon-3/
::::There was more, but I think the Gandalf Awards are the first thing to add.--[[User:Sirielle|Sirielle]] 19:49, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
:::::Given the fact that [https://fiawol.org.uk//FanStuff/THEN%20Archive/1957Worldcon/LonWorld.htm LonCon I also was Worldcon XV] and Tolkien won and received a trophy there it would something wortj adding, definitely. [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 09:10, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

Talk:Letter to Edmund R. Meskys (2 February 1972)

2025-01-31T20:47:18Z

Olwe: /* Falsely copied references. */ new section

== Falsely copied references. ==

My apologies, I do not have the simplest clue why the reference part was copied. Please delete but keep the updated Webarchive Link, thank you.

I need to read up on Wiki changes (sigh), never seen something as unruly as the visual editor on this. [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 20:47, 31 January 2025 (UTC)

Andrew Higgins

2025-01-01T16:12:36Z

Olwe: /* External links */ New blog, URL added

{{author infobox
| image=
| name=Andrew Higgins
| born=
| died=
| education=
| occupation=Director of Development for Glyndebourne Opera
| location=
| website=[http://wotanselvishmusings.blogspot.co.uk Wotan's Elvish Musings]
}}
'''Andrew Higgins''' is a [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] scholar. His PhD thesis, entitled 'The Genesis of Tolkien's Mythology', was supervised by Dr. [[Dimitra Fimi]]. He also teaches courses on Language Inventions and Tolkien, through Signum University/[[Mythgard Institute]].<ref>{{webcite|author=Vivien Stocker|articleurl=http://www.tolkiendil.com/tolkien/interview/fimi_et_higgins_en|articlename=Interview of Dimitra Fimi and Andrew Higgins|dated=April 2016|website=[http://www.tolkiendil.com/ Tolkiendil.com]|accessed=11 April 2016}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
===Books===
*[[2016]]: ''[[A Secret Vice (book)|A Secret Vice]]'' (co-editor with [[Dimitra Fimi]])

===Articles===
*[[2017]]: ''[[Death and Immortality in Middle-earth]]''
**"'Gifts in harmony?': a philological exploration of Tolkien's invented words for 'life' and 'death'"
*[[2019]]: ''[[Sub-creating Arda]]''
**"More than Narrative: The Role of Paratexts in the World-building of Austin Tappan Wright, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Ursula K. Le Guin"
*[[2020]]: [[Mallorn 60|''Mallorn'' 60]]:
**"Tolkien on Holiday"

===Reviews===
*[[2014]]: ''[[Journal of Tolkien Research]]'' ( Vol. 1, Iss. 1)
**[http://scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftolkienresearch/vol1/iss1/4/ Review of] ''[[Tolkien's Poetry]]''
*[[2014]]: ''[[Mythlore 125]]''
**[https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol33/iss1/9/ Review of] ''[[In the Nameless Wood|In the Nameless Wood: Explorations in the Philological Hinterland of Tolkien's Literary Creations]]''
*[[2015]]: ''[[Journal of Tolkien Research]]'' ( Vol. 2, Iss. 1)
**[http://scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftolkienresearch/vol2/iss1/2/ Review of] ''[[A Companion to J.R.R. Tolkien]]''
*[[2016]]: ''[[Journal of Tolkien Research]]'' ( Vol. 3, Iss. 2)
**[http://scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftolkienresearch/vol3/iss2/4/ Review of] [[Parma Eldalamberon 22|''Parma Eldalamberon'' XXII]]

===Interviews===
*April [[2016]]: [[Tolkiendil (Tolkien society)|Tolkiendil]]
**[http://www.tolkiendil.com/tolkien/interview/fimi_et_higgins_en Interview of Dimitra Fimi and Andrew Higgins]
*January [[2020]]: [[The Tolkien Experience| The Tolkien Experience Podcast]]
**[https://luke-shelton.com/2020/01/31/tep-3-andrew-higgins/ Episode 3]

==Awards==
*[[2017]]:'''[[The Tolkien Society Awards|Tolkien Society Award]]: Best Book''', ''[[A Secret Vice: Tolkien on Invented Languages]]'' (co-editor with [[Dimitra Fimi]])

==External links==
*[http://wotanselvishmusings.blogspot.co.uk Dr. Wotan's Musings], his blog (-2024)
*[https://drandrewhiggins.substack.com Dr. Andrew Higgins Elvish Musings], his blog (2025-)
{{references}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Higgins, Andrew}}
[[Category:Academics]]
[[Category:Authors]]
[[Category:American people]]
[[Category:British people]]
[[Category:People by name]]
[[fi:Andrew Higgins]]

Letter to the War Office

2024-12-28T09:43:13Z

Olwe: /* External links */ Webarchive link added

[[File:War Office 2 January 1917.jpg|thumb]]
On [[2 January]] [[1917]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|a letter]] to the [[Wikipedia:War Office|War Office]]'''.<ref name="C">{{CG|C}}, p. 98</ref>

*'''Subject:''' Tolkien declares himself fit to report for duty.

==Transcription==

{{blockquote|Sir, I have the honour to report myself for further orders. My address on Jan 12th. 1917. will be at 185 Monument Road Edgbaston Birmingham I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant. JRR Tolkien}}

==See also==

*[[War Office form 22 November 1916]]

==External links==
*"[https://web.archive.org/web/20230922043856/https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/firstworldwar/people/p_tolkien_med.htm J R R Tolkien: trench fever]" at [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk NationalArchives.co.uk]
{{References}}
[[Category:Letters|War Office]]

Rachel Tolkien

2024-09-23T01:41:53Z

Olwe:

'''Rachel Clare Reuel Tolkien''' (born [[13 February]] [[1971]]) is the daughter of [[Baillie Tolkien]] and [[Christopher Tolkien]], sibling to [[Adam Tolkien]]. This makes [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] her grandfather.

Rachel Tolkien attended the world premiere of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (musical)]]'' in Toronto in 2006. She said that the "set is incredible, the costumes are beautiful," and that "[e]verything to me that is the most important, and the most moving in the book, they've gotten on the stage".<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060507145926/http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/14191031.htm|articlename=Tolkien's kin says 'Rings' play OK (archived)|dated=26 March 2006|website=[http://web.archive.org/web/20060507145926/http://www.contracostatimes.com/ ContraCostaTimes.com at WayBackMachine]|accessed=1 July 2013}}</ref>
Her last public appearance coincided with the French Tolkien exhibition in Paris, [https://www.lamontagne.fr/aubusson-23200/loisirs/lambassade-de-grande-bretagne-avant-la-bnf_13653111/ visiting the Embassy of the United Kingdom] with her mother Baillie where one of the Aubusson tapestries was exhibited.

==Family Tree==
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{{familytree| JOT | | MIT | | FAI |y|CHT |y| BAT | | PRT |JOT=[[John Tolkien]]|MIT=[[Michael Tolkien]]|CHT=[[Christopher Tolkien]]|FAI=[[Faith Tolkien|Faith Faulconbridge]]|BAT=[[Baillie Tolkien]]|PRT=[[Priscilla Tolkien]]}}
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{{familytree| | | | | | | | SIT | | | ADT | | RAT |SIT=[[Simon Tolkien]]|ADT=[[Adam Tolkien]]|RAT=Rachel Tolkien}}
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{{references}}
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[[Category:British people]]
[[Category:People by name]]
[[Category:Tolkien Family]]

File talk:Gilfadriel - The Five Wizards.jpg

2024-09-22T17:22:37Z

Olwe: /* Name change of artist? */ new section

== Name change of artist? ==

Given the fleeting nature of art websites, particularly with all things tumblr, I am not sure whether this should be updated? I believe the artist is now named - at least on tumblr - nimphelos?

https://www.tumblr.com/nimphelos/750887713228636160/my-designs-of-the-five-wizards-of-middle-earth?source=share [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 17:22, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

Jane Neave

2024-07-11T08:51:21Z

Olwe: /* External links */ Correct links found

Jane Neave

2024-07-11T08:48:47Z

Olwe: /* External links */ One Webarchive URL added; none others available.

{{stub}}
[[File:Jane Suffield3.jpg|thumb|225px]]
'''Emily Jane Neave (''née'' Suffield)''' ([[June]] [[1872]] - [[22 February]] [[1963]]<ref>[[Andrew H. Morton]], John Hayes, ''[[Tolkien's Gedling]]'', p. 24</ref>) was [[Mabel Tolkien]]'s sister, and thus one of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s aunts.

Jane Neave worked as a schoolteacher, and the young J.R.R. Tolkien on occasion stayed with his aunt and her husband Edvin Neave while [[Mabel Tolkien]] was hospitalized.<ref>{{CG|RG}}, pp. 637-8</ref>Jane Neave's farm was called Bag End by the locals in Dormston, Worcestershire.<ref>{{HM|N}}</ref>

Because of a suggestion from Jane Neave, J.R.R. Tolkien published the book ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' in [[1962]].<ref>[[Tom Shippey]], "Introduction", in ''[[Tales from the Perilous Realm]]'' ([[J.R.R. Tolkien]]; HarperCollins 2008), p. xix</ref>

==See Also==
*[[Letter to Jane Neave (22 September 1937)]]
*[[Letter to Jane Neave (15 November 1961)]]
*[[Lamb's Farm, Gedling]]

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141129195900/http://www.search.connectinghistories.org.uk/engine/resource/exhibition/sequential/default.asp?theme=133&originator=/engine/theme/default.asp&page=&records=&direction=&pointer=9&text=0&resource=1150 Jane Suffield part 1] by Maggie Burns
*[http://www.search.connectinghistories.org.uk/engine/resource/exhibition/sequential/child.asp?txtKeywords=&lstContext=&lstResourceType=&lstExhibitionType=&chkPurchaseVisible=&txtDateFrom=&txtDateTo=&x1=&y1=&x2=&y2=&scale=&theme=133&album=&resource=1150&viewpage=%2Fengine%2Fresource%2Fexhibition%2Fsequential%2Fdefault%2Easp&originator=%2Fengine%2Ftheme%2Fdefault%2Easp&page=&records=&direction=&pointer=9&text=0&exhibition=750 Jane Suffield part 2] by Maggie Burns
*[http://www.search.connectinghistories.org.uk/engine/resource/exhibition/sequential/child.asp?txtKeywords=&lstContext=&lstResourceType=&lstExhibitionType=&chkPurchaseVisible=&txtDateFrom=&txtDateTo=&x1=&y1=&x2=&y2=&scale=&theme=133&album=&viewpage=%2Fengine%2Fresource%2Fexhibition%2Fsequential%2Fchild%2Easp&originator=%2Fengine%2Ftheme%2Fdefault%2Easp&page=&records=&direction=&pointer=9&text=0&resource=1150&exhibition=751 Jane Suffield part 3] by Maggie Burns
*[http://www.search.connectinghistories.org.uk/engine/resource/exhibition/sequential/child.asp?txtKeywords=&lstContext=&lstResourceType=&lstExhibitionType=&chkPurchaseVisible=&txtDateFrom=&txtDateTo=&x1=&y1=&x2=&y2=&scale=&theme=133&album=&viewpage=%2Fengine%2Fresource%2Fexhibition%2Fsequential%2Fchild%2Easp&originator=%2Fengine%2Ftheme%2Fdefault%2Easp&page=&records=&direction=&pointer=9&text=0&resource=1150&exhibition=752 Jane Suffield part 4] by Maggie Burns

{{References}}
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[[Category:British people]]
[[Category:Letter receivers]]
[[Category:People by name]]
[[Category:Tolkien Family]]
[[Category:Suffield Family]]
[[de: Jane Neave]]

Unfinished index

2024-05-16T22:04:07Z

Olwe: /* External links */

The '''Unfinished index''' is an unfinished glossary-index of place-names occurring in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.<ref name=RC1>{{HM|RC}}, Preface, p. xv</ref> [[Christopher Tolkien]] used the index while compiling his own smaller indices for ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' and ''[[Unfinished Tales]]''.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. lxxxi</ref>

Several quotes from the manuscript were included in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]''.<ref group=note>Hammond and Scull has noted all occurrences of citations from the Unfinished index in their own Index (cf. pp. 863-4).</ref>

==History==
In his [[The Lord of the Rings Foreword|Foreword to the second edition]] of ''The Lord of the Rings'', Tolkien expressed a desire to produce an "accessory volume", with more information especially about linguistics. This volume would contain a "''complete index, making full use of the material prepared by Mrs. [[Nancy Smith|N. Smith]]''".<ref name=RC2>{{HM|RC}}, pp. xxxiv, lxxx-lxxxi</ref> Referring to the index in a draft letter, Tolkien wrote that:

{{blockquote|An index of names was to be produced, which by etymological interpreation would also provide quite a large Elvish vocabulary; this is of course a first requirement. I worked at it for months, and indexed the first two vols. (it was the chief cause of delay of Vol iii) until it became clear that size and cost were ruinous.|[[Letter 187]], (undated, written April [[1956]])}}

Tolkien likely began preparing the index in 1953, continuing into at least 1954,<ref name=RC1/> but only completed a list of names of "''places, natural features, and buildings''".<ref name=RC2/> The unfinished index was used by [[Christopher Tolkien]] when compiling many of the glosses appearing in the indexes to ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' and the ''[[Unfinished Tales]]''.<ref>{{VT|48a}}, p. 33 (note 22)</ref><ref name=RC2/>

Despite the statement in the 1956 draft letter, the manuscript of the index includes references to the [[The Lord of the Rings Prologue|Prologue]] and all books of ''The Lord of the Rings''. [[Wayne G. Hammond|Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull|Scull]] have noted that the manuscript is "''built up evidently in snatches of time, to judge by the great number of variations in Tolkien's handwriting''".<ref name=RC2/>

The manuscript was sold by Christie's in 2002, and a description was featured in the catalogue ''[[Christie's Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts 24 May 2002]]''.<ref name=Christie>[http://www.christies.com/Lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?from=salesummary&intObjectID=3918796&sid=0838a161-adc2-45f8-aba4-94096c9b69de Sale 1083/Lot 409] at [http://www.christies.com/ Christies.com] (accessed 24 June 2011)</ref>

==From Christie's==
TOLKIEN, John Ronald Reuel (1892-1973). Manuscript notes signed ("J.R.R. Tolkien" on page 3, and initial-signed at end), comprising detailed instructions for the index to [[The Lord of the Rings]]. [[12 March]] [[1958]]. 4 pages, 4to. With a typed questionnaire headed "Index questions," from Smith annotated by Tolkien in red, 2 pages, 4to.

TOLKIEN'S MANUSCRIPT NOTES FOR THE 'LORD OF THE RINGS' INDEX

Following publication of the final volume of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, demand grew among readers for an index to the monumental work and the publisher, [[George Allen and Unwin|George Allen & Unwin Ltd.]], eventually complied to these requests only after Tolkien himself sought an index for his own use. The managing director of the firm, [[Rayner Unwin|Rayner S. Unwin]] offered the assignment to Mrs. [[Nancy Smith]], an editor and family friend. Her husband, [[Bernard S. Smith]], was a British foreign service officer who shared rooms at Oxford with [[Christopher Tolkien]] and Rayner Unwin.

Preparation of the index engendered some correspondence between Smith and Tolkien, who wanted the material to be divided into three parts: Persons, Places, and Things. Smith began the index in January of 1958, and it took four months to completion. The finished result, a carbon copy of which accompanies this lot, filled 84 single-spaced typed pages. Mrs. Smith was paid the standard rate of £5 per volume for her work.

Smith sent a two-page typed list of "Index questions," to Tolkien at the early stages of the project. He began annotating the margins in reply to the eight questions posed by Smith, but ended up writing out a four-page outline carefully defining his specific requirements for the index with numerous examples.

"The index is intended primarily for my personal use. I hope to prepare from it some sort of glossary/index such as readers' letters suggest is most desired. But its immediate uses will be: (a) correction (where needed of inconsistencies, in spelling or use, or errors in the present text; and (b) co-ordination of the nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings with other work."

He concludes, "I hope these notes on the queries will be useful. In any points where the compiler is in doubt a (?) query will really be sufficient, as it will warn me that there is an unclarity or doubt, which I can then consider." The index first appeared in published editions of the trilogy in 1962, and has continued to been included at the end of the final volume of subsequent editions of the trilogy to present.

==See also==
*[[Letter to Nancy Smith (27 May 1958)]] (letter)
*[[The Lord of the Rings Index|''The Lord of the Rings'' Index]]

== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120419081200/http://www.christies.com/Lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?from=salesummary&intObjectID=3918796&sid=0838a161-adc2-45f8-aba4-94096c9b69de Lot 409 on Christie's]
{{references|note}}
[[Category:The Lord of the Rings]]
[[Category:Manuscripts by J.R.R. Tolkien]]
[[Category:Unpublished material]]
[[fi:Unfinished Index]]

Unfinished index

2024-05-16T22:03:48Z

Olwe: /* External links */ Webarchive link added

The '''Unfinished index''' is an unfinished glossary-index of place-names occurring in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.<ref name=RC1>{{HM|RC}}, Preface, p. xv</ref> [[Christopher Tolkien]] used the index while compiling his own smaller indices for ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' and ''[[Unfinished Tales]]''.<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. lxxxi</ref>

Several quotes from the manuscript were included in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion]]''.<ref group=note>Hammond and Scull has noted all occurrences of citations from the Unfinished index in their own Index (cf. pp. 863-4).</ref>

==History==
In his [[The Lord of the Rings Foreword|Foreword to the second edition]] of ''The Lord of the Rings'', Tolkien expressed a desire to produce an "accessory volume", with more information especially about linguistics. This volume would contain a "''complete index, making full use of the material prepared by Mrs. [[Nancy Smith|N. Smith]]''".<ref name=RC2>{{HM|RC}}, pp. xxxiv, lxxx-lxxxi</ref> Referring to the index in a draft letter, Tolkien wrote that:

{{blockquote|An index of names was to be produced, which by etymological interpreation would also provide quite a large Elvish vocabulary; this is of course a first requirement. I worked at it for months, and indexed the first two vols. (it was the chief cause of delay of Vol iii) until it became clear that size and cost were ruinous.|[[Letter 187]], (undated, written April [[1956]])}}

Tolkien likely began preparing the index in 1953, continuing into at least 1954,<ref name=RC1/> but only completed a list of names of "''places, natural features, and buildings''".<ref name=RC2/> The unfinished index was used by [[Christopher Tolkien]] when compiling many of the glosses appearing in the indexes to ''[[The Silmarillion]]'' and the ''[[Unfinished Tales]]''.<ref>{{VT|48a}}, p. 33 (note 22)</ref><ref name=RC2/>

Despite the statement in the 1956 draft letter, the manuscript of the index includes references to the [[The Lord of the Rings Prologue|Prologue]] and all books of ''The Lord of the Rings''. [[Wayne G. Hammond|Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull|Scull]] have noted that the manuscript is "''built up evidently in snatches of time, to judge by the great number of variations in Tolkien's handwriting''".<ref name=RC2/>

The manuscript was sold by Christie's in 2002, and a description was featured in the catalogue ''[[Christie's Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts 24 May 2002]]''.<ref name=Christie>[http://www.christies.com/Lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?from=salesummary&intObjectID=3918796&sid=0838a161-adc2-45f8-aba4-94096c9b69de Sale 1083/Lot 409] at [http://www.christies.com/ Christies.com] (accessed 24 June 2011)</ref>

==From Christie's==
TOLKIEN, John Ronald Reuel (1892-1973). Manuscript notes signed ("J.R.R. Tolkien" on page 3, and initial-signed at end), comprising detailed instructions for the index to [[The Lord of the Rings]]. [[12 March]] [[1958]]. 4 pages, 4to. With a typed questionnaire headed "Index questions," from Smith annotated by Tolkien in red, 2 pages, 4to.

TOLKIEN'S MANUSCRIPT NOTES FOR THE 'LORD OF THE RINGS' INDEX

Following publication of the final volume of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, demand grew among readers for an index to the monumental work and the publisher, [[George Allen and Unwin|George Allen & Unwin Ltd.]], eventually complied to these requests only after Tolkien himself sought an index for his own use. The managing director of the firm, [[Rayner Unwin|Rayner S. Unwin]] offered the assignment to Mrs. [[Nancy Smith]], an editor and family friend. Her husband, [[Bernard S. Smith]], was a British foreign service officer who shared rooms at Oxford with [[Christopher Tolkien]] and Rayner Unwin.

Preparation of the index engendered some correspondence between Smith and Tolkien, who wanted the material to be divided into three parts: Persons, Places, and Things. Smith began the index in January of 1958, and it took four months to completion. The finished result, a carbon copy of which accompanies this lot, filled 84 single-spaced typed pages. Mrs. Smith was paid the standard rate of £5 per volume for her work.

Smith sent a two-page typed list of "Index questions," to Tolkien at the early stages of the project. He began annotating the margins in reply to the eight questions posed by Smith, but ended up writing out a four-page outline carefully defining his specific requirements for the index with numerous examples.

"The index is intended primarily for my personal use. I hope to prepare from it some sort of glossary/index such as readers' letters suggest is most desired. But its immediate uses will be: (a) correction (where needed of inconsistencies, in spelling or use, or errors in the present text; and (b) co-ordination of the nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings with other work."

He concludes, "I hope these notes on the queries will be useful. In any points where the compiler is in doubt a (?) query will really be sufficient, as it will warn me that there is an unclarity or doubt, which I can then consider." The index first appeared in published editions of the trilogy in 1962, and has continued to been included at the end of the final volume of subsequent editions of the trilogy to present.

==See also==
*[[Letter to Nancy Smith (27 May 1958)]] (letter)
*[[The Lord of the Rings Index|''The Lord of the Rings'' Index]]

== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120419081200/http://www.christies.com/Lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?from=salesummary&intObjectID=3918796&sid=0838a161-adc2-45f8-aba4-94096c9b69deLot 409 on Christie's]
{{references|note}}
[[Category:The Lord of the Rings]]
[[Category:Manuscripts by J.R.R. Tolkien]]
[[Category:Unpublished material]]
[[fi:Unfinished Index]]

9 February

2024-01-22T19:13:48Z

Olwe: /* On Earth */ URL updated

<noinclude>{{month|February|hide30=yes|hide31=yes}}
Events that occurred on {{PAGENAME}}.
==On Earth==
</noinclude>
* '''[[1921]]''' - Author [[Gisbert Kranz]] is born.
* '''[[1960]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 222b]].
* '''[[1968]]''' - The last day of filming [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] for the documentary ''[[Tolkien in Oxford]]''.
* '''[[1972]]''' - Voice actor [[Crispin Freeman]] is born.
* '''[[1980]]''' - Voice actor [[Heron Carvic]] dies.
* '''[[1991]]''' - First official meeting of the [[Sociedad Tolkien Española]].
* '''[[2007]]''' - [[Lars Gustafsson]] writes "[https://www.expressen.se/kultur/professorn-fick-en-ide/ Professorn fick en idé]".
* '''[[2008]]''' - "C.S. Lewis, the Inklings, and the Call to Christian Community" conference, featuring [[Tom Shippey]].

==In Arda==
* {{TA|3019}}:
** {{Cal Rest-Company}}<noinclude> [[Category:Dates|040]][[fi:9. helmikuuta]] </noinclude>

Letter to Edmund R. Meskys (2 February 1972)

2024-01-18T14:39:39Z

Olwe: Link corrected

On [[2 February]] [[1972]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wrote '''[[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|a letter]] to Edmund R. Meskys'''.<ref name="wheaton">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=https://www.wheaton.edu/media/wade-center/files/collections/letter-listings/JRRT_Papers_20220909.pdf|articlename=J.R.R. Tolkien Papers|dated=|website=[http://www.wheaton.edu Wheaton College]|accessed=25 May 2015}}</ref>

*'''Description:''' Typewritten letter, 1 page.
*'''Subject:'''
*'''Publication:''' None
*'''Archive:''' The original letter is kept at The Marion E. Wade Center.<ref name="wheaton" />
{{references}}
{{title}}
[[Category:Letters|Meskys, Edmund R.]]

File talk:Edith Bratt (colorized).jpg

2023-11-24T12:40:07Z

Olwe: /* Not a "proper" colorization */ Reply

== Not a "proper" colorization ==

Hi there, I know this "colorization" has made the rounds in Tolkien communities but in the very same thread on reddit it became clear this has not been properly colorized, just run through Remini and Snapseed. So it's literally crap. Shouldn't we note this as such? [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 10:23, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

:Excuse my ignorance but what difference to the end result does a "proper" colourisation make compared to the use of an AI colourisation? [[User:JR Snow|JR Snow]] ([[User talk:JR Snow|talk]]) 10:48, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
::Never mind. Just leave it as it is. [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 12:40, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Ring*Con 2002

2023-11-24T11:02:30Z

Olwe: Organizer of the convention and a speaker on this weekend

'''Ring*Con 2002''' was the first [[Ring*Con]] convention, held from [[22 November|November 22]] to [[24 November|November 24]] in Bonn, Germany.

===Guests===
* [[Mark Ferguson]]
* [[Brad Dourif]]
* [[Sarah McLeod]]
* [[Craig Parker]]
* [[Cameron Rhodes]]
* [[Helmut W. Pesch]]
* [[Friedhelm Schneidewind]]
* [[Marcel Bülles]]

{{ring*con}}

==External links==
* '''[http://www.ringcon.de/index_en.php Official website (English)]'''

[[Category:Conventions]]

File talk:Edith Bratt (colorized).jpg

2023-11-24T10:23:32Z

Olwe: /* Not a "proper" colorization */ new section

File:Edith Bratt (colorized).jpg

2023-11-24T10:21:46Z

Olwe: /* Licensing */

== Summary ==
==Licensing==
{{PD-expired}}
Restoration by [https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/od8e92/i_restored_a_115_year_old_photo_of_jrr_tolkiens/ Sacristo1]

[[Category:Images of Edith Tolkien]]

Marcel Bülles

2023-11-21T14:24:26Z

Olwe: /* Biography */

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| died=
| education=University of Cologne
| occupation=Freelance journalist and translator
| location=Cologne, Germany
| website=
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'''Marcel R. Bülles''' is a German freelance journalist and translator.
==Biography==
Bülles has collaborated with Professor [[Michael D.C. Drout]] in research on [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], assisted in the preparation of the academic yearbook ''[[Tolkien Studies (journal)|Tolkien Studies]]'', and contributed a few articles for the ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia]]''.

He is the founding chairman of the [[German Tolkien Society]] (1997) and has been the European Representative of the Tolkien Society, UK. He has initiated the first regular annual academic conference in Germany on Tolkien (Tolkien Seminar) and is a co-founder of [[Ring*Con]], Europe's largest and the first ever film trilogy convention.

A well-known speaker on various Tolkien-related events, he has given talks in the US, Canada, Switzerland, UK and Italy. He held a position as a member of the Board of Editors of the German Tolkien Society's academic yearbook ''[[Hither Shore (journal)|Hither Shore]]''.

Bülles takes a special interest in international relationships between Tolkien societies throughout the world and since 2003 the GTS has been inviting chairmen and chairwomen to their annual main event, the [[Tolkien Thing]], including Israel, Greece, Belgium and France. In 2005 he invited four European Tolkien societies to join a friendship agreement informing each member of the union to keep all others informed about events, publications etc. France, Belgium and Austria joined.

He is an honorary member of the [[Greek Tolkien Society]] and attended ''Cair Andros'' in 2007. He is also an honorary member of the [[German Tolkien Society]].

==Bibliography, selected==
===Articles===
*[[1995]]: [[Amon Hen 134|''Amon Hen'' 134]]
**"Death of a Dunadan"
*[[1996]]: [[Amon Hen 138|''Amon Hen'' 138]]
**"Cirdan - One of Unknown Heroes"
*[[1997]]: [[Amon Hen 148|''Amon Hen'' 148]]
**"Report: Oxonmoot"
*[[2000]]: [[The Best of Amon Hen|''The Best of Amon Hen'' Part 1]]
**"Death of a Dunadan"
**"Cirdan - One of Unknown Heroes"
* [[2004]]: [[Hither Shore 1|''Hither Shore'' 1]]
** "Tolkien Criticism — reloaded"
* [[2006]]: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment]]''
** "Merchandising", "Thingol"
* [[2010]]: [[Mallorn 50|''Mallorn'' 50]]
** "Envisaging the future" (guest editorial)
* [[2013]]: [[Mallorn 54|''Mallorn'' 54]]
** "A journey to the cinema" (review of ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]'')
* [[2020]]: [[Mallorn 61|''Mallorn'' 61]]
** "Oxford, New York City, Paris: The Tolkien Exhibitions 2018-2020"

==External links==
* '''[http://www.thetolkienist.com/ The Tolkienist]'''
* [http://www.marcel-buelles.de/ Personal website]

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The First Map of The Lord of the Rings

2023-09-21T16:33:23Z

Olwe: /* External links */ Added external link to get full access; hotlinking not appreciated.

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The '''First Map of ''The Lord of the Rings''''' refers to the earliest map of the western regions of Middle-earth that was drawn by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].<ref>{{TI|Map}}, p. 295</ref> The map has squares of 2 centimetre side and a map scale where 2 centimetres are the equivalent of 100 miles.<ref>{{TI|Redrawn}}, last paragraph on p. 300</ref> It was redrawn and commented on by [[Christopher Tolkien]] in ''[[The Treason of Isengard]]'' (1989; chapter 15).<ref>{{TI|Redrawn}}, pp. 301 to 321</ref>

The First Map of the Lord of the Rings covers a larger area of Middle-earth than the [[General Map of Middle-earth]] or [[The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age]] map. It also shows the lands to the north of the [[Icebay of Forochel]] and the island of [[Tol Fuin]] west of the island of [[Himling]] off the coast of [[Forlindon]] in the [[Belegaer]] ocean. The sea west of the [[Icebay of Forochel]] was labeled as ''[[North Sea]]'' in pencil.
==Early concepts==
A label "Forodwaith (Northerland)" is written in the area between the river [[Baranduin]] and the river [[Gwathló]] and extends from south of the [[Sarn Ford]] to beyond the northern end of the [[Misty Mountains]]. There is no label "Eriador" on the map. However, J.R.R. Tolkien added "(or Eriador)" after "Forodwaith" on The 1943 Map of The Lord of the Rings.<ref>{{TI|MII}}, p. 306</ref> This and the absence of the name Eriador from earlier manuscripts suggest that Forodwaith was initially used as a name of the region that was later called Eriador.

A label "[[Westfold]]" was written to the south of a label "[[Dunland]]" west of the southern end of the Misty Mountains and north of the river [[Isen]], but was struck through<ref>{{TI|MIVd}}, p. 320</ref> and reinserted west of [[Edoras]], north of the northern foothills of the [[White Mountains|"Black Mountains"]].<ref>{{WR|1|II}}, Notes, Note 4, pp. 22-23</ref> This and the use of the name Westfold for the land of the Westfolders, the invaders of Rohan in earlier drafts of ''[[The Two Towers]]''<ref>{{WR|1|II}}, pp. 21-22</ref><ref>{{WR|1|III}}, Notes, Note 8, p. 41</ref> suggest that Westfold was initially used as a name of the region that was later called Dunland.
==External links==
*[https://thetolkienist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/first-map-of-Lord-of-the-Rings_web.jpg Facsimile of the First Map of the Lord of the Rings] (included in a [https://thetolkienist.com/2018/10/25/one-exhibition-catalogue-to-rule-them-all-tolkien-maker-of-middle-earth-by-catherine-mcilwaine/ blog entry] by The Tolkienist)
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Annual of Our Lady's School (1936)

2023-07-03T00:22:09Z

Olwe: /* External links */

{{book
| title=Annual of Our Lady's School
| image=[[File:Annual of Our Lady's School.jpg|225px]]
| publisher=Abingdon, Oxford: Our Lady's School
| date=[[1936]]
}}
The '''''Annual'' of Our Lady's School (1936)''' is an Annual published by Our Lady's School, [[Wikipedia:Abingdon-on-Thames|Abingdon]] (near Oxford), in [[1936]]. It includes the poems "[[Shadow-Bride|The Shadow Man]]" (p. 9) and "[[Noel]]" by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Wayne Hammond]], [[Christina Scull]]|articleurl=http://wayneandchristina.wordpress.com/2013/06/16/tolkien-notes-8/|articlename=Tolkien Notes 8|dated=16 June 2013|website=[http://wayneandchristina.wordpress.com/ Wayneandchristina.wordpress.com]|accessed=16 June 2013}}</ref>

==External links==
*[https://www.ola.org.uk/ Our Lady's Abingdon] (official website of the School)

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User talk:Olwe

2023-06-14T19:31:43Z

Olwe: /* Billett Potter */ Reply

'''''About Olwe'''''

* Founder of the German Tolkien Society
* Co-Founder of Ring*Con
* Founder of the ''Tolkien Seminar'', the annual academic conference of the German Tolkien Society
* Long-time editor of ''Der Flammifer von Westernis'', the German Tolkien Society's club magazine
* Blogger at thetolkienist.com
* Administrator with the International Tolkien Fellowship

== Billett Potter ==

Hello, I recently created a page on [[Billett Potter]]. I saw he already had one on Ardapedia and that one of the sources was a [https://www.tolkienforum.de/topic/6830-10-jahre-dtg-feiern-mit-der-tolkien-gesellschaft/#comment-244557 blog post from 2008] by you that mentioned (among other things) that he had cancelled his appearance at the [[Tolkien Thing]] 2008. The sentence citing the blogpost included more information than the post itself, so I assume a lot is just oral history now. Could you tell me more about Potter's planned participation at the event? Vielen Dank im voraus, [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 02:17, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

:Thank you for mentioning it - I might turn this into a Tolkien MeMe for my blog, tbh. It would have been wonderful to have him but he had a good reason not to come. The background for the invitation was that the German Tolkien Society was the only TS at the time in the world, afaik, to have a photo of the Professor on their info leaflets, a photo taken by Billett, of course. (At least, we had it legally and paid for it - I can't speak for groups that simply abuse photographers' rights). [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 14:07, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
::Thank you for the reply. Could you provide a link to your blog? I’m not very familiar with DTG-related sites as of yet. [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 00:34, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
:::Well, I will have to write that Tolkien MeMe first before I will be able to link to it - and this will be my own blog, thetolkienist.com. I was the chairman at the time and responsible for international contacts and invitations to the Thing so I was in contact with Billett... [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 11:28, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
::::Yes, I meant a link the blog itself, not to the unwritten blog post, that would be impossible haha. Thank you, I will keep an eye on your blog (and in the meantime check out past posts). [[User:MallornTea|MallornTea]] ([[User talk:MallornTea|talk]]) 15:26, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
:::::https://thetolkienist.com [[User:Olwe|Olwe]] ([[User talk:Olwe|talk]]) 19:31, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

User talk:Olwe

2023-06-14T11:28:23Z

Olwe: /* Billett Potter */ Reply

User talk:Olwe

2023-06-10T14:07:16Z

Olwe: /* Billett Potter */ Reply

7 June

2023-05-26T20:43:35Z

Olwe: updated value for 2023

<noinclude>{{month|June|hide31=yes}}
Events that occurred on {{PAGENAME}}.
==On Earth==
</noinclude>
* '''[[1955]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 163]].
* '''[[1957]]''' - [[Marquette University]] acquires many of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s manuscripts for £1,500 ([https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-1633409/Historic-inflation-calculator-value-money-changed-1900.html worth £44,264 in 2023]).
* '''[[1964]]''' - Actor [[Brian Talbot]] is born.
* '''[[1972]]''' – Actor [[Karl Urban]] is born.
* '''[[1981]]''' - The fourteenth episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|1981 radio series]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio 4]].
* '''[[1999]]''' - ''[[Tolkien: A Celebration|Tolkien: A Celebration: Collected Writings on a Literary Legacy]]'' is published.
* '''[[2008]]''' - [[Forodrim]]'s 36th birthday celebration.
* '''[[2015]]''' - Actor [[Christopher Lee]] dies.

==In Arda==
:''There are no known events for this day.''<noinclude> [[Category:Dates|159]][[fi:7. kesäkuuta]] </noinclude>

5 June

2023-05-26T20:36:45Z

Olwe: /* On Earth */

<noinclude>{{month|June|hide31=yes}}
Events that occurred on {{PAGENAME}}.
==On Earth==
</noinclude>
* '''[[1946]]''' - Actor [[John Bach]] is born.
* '''[[1955]]''' – Harvey Breit writes an article on [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] in the ''New York Times Book Review''. Breit tells of "Dr. [[Tolkein]]", and contains many more errors. Tolkien sends [[Letter 165|an angry letter to him]].
* '''[[1959]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] delivers the [[Valedictory Address to the University of Oxford]].
* '''[[1973]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 352]].
* '''[[1973]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to James A.H. Murray|a letter to James A.H. Murray]].
* '''[[2003]]''' - [[Andy Serkis]] wins the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Movie_Awards MTV Movie Award] for "Best Animated Character", for his role as [[Gollum]]. His [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdebYE103sA immortal acceptance speech] would win the [[2004]] [[wikipedia:Hugo Award|Hugo Award]] for "Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form".
* '''[[2004]]''' - [[The Lord of the Rings Symphony]] at [[wikipedia:Atlanta|Atlanta]] Symphony Hall, [[wikipedia:Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].
* '''[[2008]]''' - [[Forodrim]]'s 36th birthday celebration.

==In Arda==
:''There are no known events for this day.''<noinclude>[[Category:Dates|157]][[fi:5. kesäkuuta]]</noinclude>

Letter 287

2023-04-28T09:53:20Z

Olwe: Acc. to 'Biography' this letter was written May 10.

{{letter infobox
| #=287
| to=[[Joy Hill]], [[Allen and Unwin]]
| date=[[10 May]] [[1966]]
| subject=Dealing with fan telephone calls
}}{{letter|287}}
==Summary==
[[Joy Hill]] had suggested that Tolkien remove his telephone number from the directory. Tolkien thanked her and said he would consider it. Removal seemed better than [[W.H. Lewis]]'s method in protecting his brother,<ref group="note">[[C.S. Lewis]]</ref> which was to repeatedly answer "Oxford Sewage Disposal Unit" until the caller went away.
==Note==
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[[fi:Kirje 287]]
[[de:Brief 287]]

Theodore Bikel

2022-05-02T18:44:14Z

Olwe: /* External links */

{{actor
| image=
| name=Theodore Bikel
| lifetime=[[2 May]] [[1924]] - [[21 July]] [[2015]]
| played=[[Aragorn]]
| film=[[The Return of the King (1980 film)]]
| played2=
| film2=
| imdb= [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000942/ Profile]
}}

'''Theodor Meir Bikel''' ([[2 May]] [[1924]]-[[21 July]] [[2015]]) was an Austrian-American actor, folk singer and president of [[wikipedia:Associated Actors and Artistes of America|Associated Actors and Artistes of America]]. In [[1980]], he voiced the part of [[Aragorn]] in [[The Return of the King (1980 film)|''The Return of the King'' (1980 film)]].

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150821101135/http://www.bikel.com/ Official Website]
* {{WP|Theodore Bikel}}

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Tolkien Thing

2021-08-11T14:43:01Z

Olwe:

The '''Tolkien Thing''' (English: Tolkien Moot) is the main annual event of the [[Deutsche Tolkien Gesellschaft e.V.|German Tolkien Society]] and took place for the first time in [[1999]]. As of this year about 125 members of the GTS and friends participate in a weekend of lectures, workshops and festivities all about Middle-earth and its creator [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].

As a tradition the Annual General Meeting of the GTS takes place on Friday, offering members the possibility of actively participating in the future of their society. Since 2003 the GTS has been inviting chairwomen and chairmen from Tolkien Societies all over the world in an effort to promote international relationships. Since 2006 the GTS has started adding more guests to the list with [[Alan Lee]] being the first guest of honour.

* [[1999]]: St. George's Hostel, Cologne.
* [[2000]]: St. George's Hostel, Cologne.
* [[2001]]: St. George's Hostel, Cologne.
* [[2002]]: Abbey of Marienthal, Westerwald.
* [[2003]]: Abbey of Marienthal, Westerwald. TS: Israel.
* [[2004]]: Hohensolms Castle. TS: France.
* [[2005]]: Hohensolms Castle. TS: Belgium.
* [[2006]]: Count's Castle, Diez. TS: Greece. Guest: Alan Lee.<ref>[http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/145/tolkien-thing-2006-besser-gehts-kaum/ Review of Tolkien Thing 2006 (German, with some pictures)]</ref>
* [[2007]]: Count's Castle, Diez. Guests: [[Brian Sibley]], [[Ted Nasmith]].<ref>[http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/227/ted-nasmith-und-brian-sibley-gaeste-auf-dem-tolkien-thing/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2007 (German)]</ref>
* [[2008]]: Castle, Rieneck. TS: Slovenia, Spain. Guests: [[Ted Nasmith]], [[Tolkien Ensemble|Caspar Reiff]], Lingalad (Italian folk band). Ten Year Jubilee of the GTS.
* [[2009]]: Castle, Rieneck. TS: Netherlands, Forodrim (Sweden). Guest: [[Tom Shippey]].<ref>[http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/1632/noch-wenige-plaetze-frei-das-tolkien-thing-2009/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2009 (German)]</ref><ref>[http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/2558/videos-vom-thing-und-vom-tolkien-seminar/ Short report of Tolkien Thing 2009 (German, with video)]</ref>
* [[2010]]: Bad Hersfeld. TS: Denmark. Guests: Kim Skovbye, [[Tolkien Ensemble|Caspar Reiff, Peter Hall]], Stephan Askani (of [[Klett-Cotta]] publishing company).<ref>[http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/2607/vorankuendigung-zum-tolkien-thing-2010/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2010 (German)]</ref><ref>[http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/3122/gast-auf-dem-thing-stephan-askani/ Guest announcement for Tolkien Thing 2010 (German)]</ref><ref>[http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/3199/gast-auf-dem-thing-kim-skovbye/ 2nd guest announcement for Tolkien Thing 2010 (German)]</ref><ref>[http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/3602/das-beste-thing-seit-langem-2/ Review of Tolkien Thing 2010 (German, with some pictures)]</ref>
* [[2011]] Castle Breuberg. TS: Austria. Guest: -.<ref>[https://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/5351/tolkien-thing-2011-willkommen-in-breuberg/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2011 (German)]</ref>
* [[2012]] Castle Hessenstein. TS: Hungary. Guest: Cor Blok.<ref>[https://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/9486/tolkien-thing-2013-auf-burg-breuberg/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2012 (German)]</ref>
* [[2013]] Castle Breuberg. TS: Lithuania. Guests: Jay Johnstone, Anke Eißmann, Jenny Dolfen.<ref>[https://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/9486/tolkien-thing-2013-auf-burg-breuberg/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2013 (German)]</ref>
* [[2014]] Castle Breuberg. TS: UK. Guest: John Garth.<ref>[https://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/13123/john-garth-als-ehrengast-beim-tolkien-thing-2014-auf-burg-breuberg/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2014 (German)]</ref>
* [[2015]] Castle Breuberg. TS: Arthedain (Norway). Guest: Emil Johansson.<ref>[https://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/15159/emil-johansonn-ist-ehrengast-beim-tolkien-thing-2015-auf-burg-breuberg/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2015 (German)]</ref>
* [[2016]] Rittergut Lützensömmern. TS: Inklings-Gesellschaft. Guest: Helmut W. Pesch.<ref>[https://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/19370/das-tolkien-thing-2016-steht-kurz-bevor/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2016 (German)]</ref>
* [[2017]] Rittergut Lützensömmern. TS: Netherlands. Guests: Casper und Carl Reiff.<ref>[https://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/23670/das-tolkien-thing-wartet-auf-euch/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2017 (German)]</ref>
* [[2018]] Rittergut Lützensömmern. TS: Greece. Guest: Jemima Catlin.<ref>[https://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/28030/das-tolkien-thing-2018-auf-dem-rittergut-luetzensoemmern/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2018 (German)]</ref>
* [[2019]] Rittergut Lützensömmern. TS: Polen. Guest: Tom Shippey.<ref>[https://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/29318/das-tolkien-thing-2019/ Announcement of Tolkien Thing 2019 (German)]</ref>
* [[2020]] Rittergut Lützensömmern (cancelled due to pandemic)
* [[2021]] Rittergut Lützensömmern (due to pandemic no international guests)

== External Links ==
* [http://www.tolkiengesellschaft.de/139/das-thing-kommt-bilder-vom-grafenschloss/ Pictures of Grafenschloß Diez]

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Tolkien Thing

2021-08-11T14:19:29Z

Olwe:

Cigar bill (3 March 1972)

2021-03-13T16:48:57Z

Olwe: Small transcription correction; mentioned by Beregond.

[[Image:Cigar bill (3 March 1972).png|thumb]]
'''Cigar bill (3 March 1972)''' refers to a bill submitted to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] for tobacco from the Southern Cigar Co. ([[Wikipedia:Canford Cliffs|Canford Cliffs]], [[Wikipedia:Poole|Poole]]), on [[3 March]] [[1972]].<ref name=Bonhams>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20135/lot/221/|articlename=Lot No: 221, Sale 20135|dated=27 March 2012|website=[http://www.bonhams.com/eur/home/ Bonhams]|accessed=23 January 2020}}</ref>

==From the auction==
Autograph rubric signed ("JRRTolkien"): "Quite Correct, & I apologize for neglect amid many troubles", entered in red ballpoint on a bill submitted to him for a pound of Capstan tobacco in two-ounce tins, at 82p a tin totalling £6.50, submitted to "Mr J.R.R. Tolkien c/o: Miramar Hotel Bournemouth" on headed paper of the Southern Cigar Co. of 40 The Parade, Canford Cliffs, Poole, and signed by the proprietor, W.B. Crouch; with autograph brown manila envelope, one page, filing-holes, 8vo, 3 March 1972. [...] Tolkien himself, as the present bill confirms, favoured Capstan Medium Navy Cut.<ref name=Bonhams/>

==See also==
*[[Letter to W.B. Crouch]] (letter)
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