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Celebrating Tolkien in 2012
Loughborough University, 16th - 20th August 2012 |
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The Return of the Ring
Celebrating Tolkien in 2012 Loughborough University, 16th - 20th August 2012 Following the successful ’The Ring goes ever on Tolkien 2005’ at Aston University Birmingham. The Tolkien Society will be celebrating Tolkien’s enduring legacy with a 5 day conference at Loughborough University, from the 16th - 20th August 2012. This conferences’ roots go deep, a harmonious blending of academic, fandom and creative streams along with the opportunity to renew fellowships, will make it a long expected gathering. A time to make new friends, and celebrate the legacy of The Professor
2012, a year of note ’In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.’ 75 years later The Hobbit still holds a treasured position in the canon of children’s literature, with the prospect of live action film at the end of the year. What better time to acknowledge its timeless qualities. But the time in which the story of ’The Hobbit’ occurs towards the end of the Third Age of a world with an epic backstory. This work known as The Silmarillion published posthumously, will see its 35th year of publication in 2012.
Events and Guests A number of special guests have been invited to join us, and we will let you know as we receive their confirmations. To date we look forward to welcoming noted authors Tom Shippey and Brian Sibley, with more announcements expected soon. In addition to presentations on all aspects of Tolkien’s creation we will host a dealer’s room and an art exhibit. There will be special events planned for young Hobbits, and the ever-popular tours. The evenings will feature a variety of entertainments, including an Opening Ceremony, a Costume Masquerade, and a Ceili ...
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