Oxonmoot 2006 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lalwendë · 07-12-2006, 02:03 PM

D'OH! I just asked this on the Tolkien 2005 thread. Here.

I just hope they serve Magners in th'Eagle (sorry, but the Eagle & Child of my youth was th'Eagle; this Bird and Baby business just will not catch on with me

). I must go in there before the pleasure of pub smoking is snatched away from us forever.

Bêthberry · 07-12-2006, 02:12 PM

Lo! Here I was going to tell narfforc that I am planning ahead farther than him--looking ahead to a 2008 visit--and now he's gone and editted the 2007 invitation to read 2006.

Oh well. It's the thought that counts.

I'm tired of hearing all about the Eagle and Child. (But I have to admit that I laughed uproariously seeing the sign, thinking immediately of Gandalf and the eagles, or Frodo and Sam.) And we drank there, twice, Esty n me n Squatter. And had dinner at The Mitre. I want to hear about Tolkien's other favourite pub, the one across the street from the Eagle, the Lamb and something?

I'm expecting a full report from at least narf about any kind of brew it has.

Mithalwen · 07-12-2006, 02:14 PM

My beau de jour called it something cruder .... but we preferred the (then) less "refurbished" Lamb and Flag across the road. When is the Oxenmoot? It isn't that fiendishly expensive thing is it?

Lalwendë · 07-12-2006, 02:50 PM

The middle of September. And no, it's dead cheap. It's about £100 for a room for two nights and about £30 to register. Though we might skip the Friday meal as that's a bit pricey! We'll have to go and find Mrs Miggins' Pie Shop or something.

davem · 07-12-2006, 02:55 PM

Oxonmoot

Hookbill the Goomba · 07-27-2006, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Friday 15th - Sunday 17th September, 2006

Friday 15th September. The day that The Silmarillion was first published.

(I, of course, only know that because it's written on my Tolkien calendar).

If I don't have any lectures on the Friday or Monday of the week before and after, I'll defiantly go! I wear my silly hat.

narfforc · 07-28-2006, 08:40 AM

Hooky let me know if you are going, I will have to inform the authourities, as two lunatics in the same room can be a fire hazzard, and I will have to quaff many Orc-brews to make me immune to combustion.

Child of the 7th Age · 07-28-2006, 09:59 AM

Good luck to you two. I definitely envy you.

There are relatively few smials of the Tolkien Society in the U.S., and Texas does not have one. Just curious, but is any Yank out there a member of one of the state smials? I have always wondered how those work. I know there's a very active one in New York State.

For most of us in the U.S., the closest thing to a "national" organization is the Mythopoeic Society , which is devoted to the writings of the Inklings. I am a member of that. They have their conference in August at the University of Oklahoma (a place definitely not as interesting as the Oxenmoot

) Next year's conference is at Berkeley.

07-12-2006, 02:03 PM	#1
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	D'OH! I just asked this on the Tolkien 2005 thread. Here. I just hope they serve Magners in th'Eagle (sorry, but the Eagle & Child of my youth was th'Eagle; this Bird and Baby business just will not catch on with me). I must go in there before the pleasure of pub smoking is snatched away from us forever. __________________ Gordon's alive!

07-12-2006, 02:12 PM	#2
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Lo! Here I was going to tell narfforc that I am planning ahead farther than him--looking ahead to a 2008 visit--and now he's gone and editted the 2007 invitation to read 2006. Oh well. It's the thought that counts. I'm tired of hearing all about the Eagle and Child. (But I have to admit that I laughed uproariously seeing the sign, thinking immediately of Gandalf and the eagles, or Frodo and Sam.) And we drank there, twice, Esty n me n Squatter. And had dinner at The Mitre. I want to hear about Tolkien's other favourite pub, the one across the street from the Eagle, the Lamb and something? I'm expecting a full report from at least narf about any kind of brew it has. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

07-12-2006, 02:14 PM	#3
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	My beau de jour called it something cruder .... but we preferred the (then) less "refurbished" Lamb and Flag across the road. When is the Oxenmoot? It isn't that fiendishly expensive thing is it? __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

07-12-2006, 02:50 PM	#4
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	The middle of September. And no, it's dead cheap. It's about £100 for a room for two nights and about £30 to register. Though we might skip the Friday meal as that's a bit pricey! We'll have to go and find Mrs Miggins' Pie Shop or something. __________________ Gordon's alive!

07-28-2006, 08:40 AM	#7
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	Hooky let me know if you are going, I will have to inform the authourities, as two lunatics in the same room can be a fire hazzard, and I will have to quaff many Orc-brews to make me immune to combustion. __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.

07-12-2006, 02:55 PM	#5
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Oxonmoot

07-28-2006, 09:59 AM	#8
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Good luck to you two. I definitely envy you. There are relatively few smials of the Tolkien Society in the U.S., and Texas does not have one. Just curious, but is any Yank out there a member of one of the state smials? I have always wondered how those work. I know there's a very active one in New York State. For most of us in the U.S., the closest thing to a "national" organization is the Mythopoeic Society , which is devoted to the writings of the Inklings. I am a member of that. They have their conference in August at the University of Oklahoma (a place definitely not as interesting as the Oxenmoot ) Next year's conference is at Berkeley. __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.

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