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Lalwendë · 04-19-2006, 05:10 AM

I'm wondering to post this is the 'Assigned to Mordor' thread, actually...

Here's a link to the actual website of the Second Spring Oxford Tolkien Conference. It gives extracts from might be expected from papers, some of which look extremely interesting, especially the one on Tolkien's England, and the event sounds very high level and academic. However, my suspicions are confirmed that there is only one paper being presented at any time, and it is very much a highly 'timetabled' event, including tours and dinners and the like. It is, however, in a beautiful college, includes plenty of time with Priscilla and has those interesting papers...

The cost remains at £695. For two people this is outrageous, which is why I am thinking of sending it to Mordor! That's about £1400, which would buy me over a month's holiday by the seaside in high season! Or a new car! Do they deliberately want to exclude us 'riff-raff'?

Rant over...

04-19-2006, 05:10 AM	#96
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	I'm wondering to post this is the 'Assigned to Mordor' thread, actually... Here's a link to the actual website of the Second Spring Oxford Tolkien Conference. It gives extracts from might be expected from papers, some of which look extremely interesting, especially the one on Tolkien's England, and the event sounds very high level and academic. However, my suspicions are confirmed that there is only one paper being presented at any time, and it is very much a highly 'timetabled' event, including tours and dinners and the like. It is, however, in a beautiful college, includes plenty of time with Priscilla and has those interesting papers... The cost remains at £695. For two people this is outrageous, which is why I am thinking of sending it to Mordor! That's about £1400, which would buy me over a month's holiday by the seaside in high season! Or a new car! Do they deliberately want to exclude us 'riff-raff'? Rant over... __________________ Gordon's alive!