Tolkien Events 2007

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

After seeing how the costume talk is evolving, I would just like to state that if I should be so lucky and be able to go to the Oxonmoot. Well, then I will not be dressed up.

The only thing that would be a possibility would be one of the Rohirim, but I am just not walking through security wearing a chain-mail!
(this would also require that I did not cut my hair)

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Originally Posted by Rune Son of Bjarne

The only thing that would be a possibility would be one of the Rohirim, but I am just not walking through security wearing a chain-mail!
(this would also require that I did not cut my hair)

You could always go as Gollum... or Gandalf the Grey Uncl... Wait... I'm not going to say it.

As you may have heard, I'll be going as Bombadil.

Here is a thing, I wonder if anyone will go as Turin based on the front cover of CoH?

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Originally Posted by Hookbill the Goomba

You could always go as Gollum... or Gandalf the Grey Uncl... Wait... I'm not going to say it.

As you may have heard, I'll be going as Bombadil.

Here is a thing, I wonder if anyone will go as Turin based on the front cover of CoH?

I should smite thee for those comments!

No, but I have seen it and that was why I made my post.

[Beregond]

Sorry if I'm butting-in, but is there anyone here from Canada who might know of events closer to where I am? Alas, I would love to be able to go to these fine events in England... I was there last summer for the first time and visited Oxford (stayed at the Peartree Travelodge which I think someone above mentioned), but can't see getting back anytime soon.

[narfforc]

Just to put the record straight, the Costume Party at Oxonmoot is on Saturday night along with the Ents (entertainments), however it doesn't stop people wandering about all day in costume if they so desire, a word of advice though, don't leave the college waving Sting in the air, Mordor has a Police Force that shoots first and asks questions later.

[narfforc]

I have just returned this week from a wondrous journey. The first part of this took me to London to see The Lord of the Rings Musical and I was left speechless, awesome and spectacular are the only words I can find, of course it is not without it's faults for the purists, however if one approaches this with an open mind and forgets all other medium ie:- The Book, The BBC Radio Play, The Four Films, then it is highly enjoyable, one must also remember the artwork of Nasmith, Howe and Lee who show differing interpretations of the same scenes, if The Lord of the Rings is a room then Tolkien entered through the door and Jackson through the window, this leaves the Musical Director Mathew Warchus (I think) to come down the chimney, all of this is still in essence The Lord of the Rings. The play starts before it starts, whilst people are still arriving and finding their seats the auditorium was filled with Hobbits chasing fireflies and at play, they all spoke to each other by name and seemed to be having a very good time whilst totally oblivious of the audience, seeing Bolgers and Bracegirdles running down the aisles brought the story to you and dragged you in. The scenery was fantastic and the so were the costumes. The scenes of note were that involving the Balrog and the one were we meet Galadriel for the first time, also Gollum climbing down the wall of the theatre, I won't spoil it for you, go and see it.

Some of the songs aren't bad either.

The next part of my journey was to Sarehole for The Tolkien Weekend, this involved:-

1. Sarehole Mill.
2. Moseley Bog Tour.
3. Bus Tour taking in.
a. Perott's Folly and the Victorian Tower of the Edgbaston Waterworks, The Two Towers.
b. Stirling Road where Tolkien lived opposite the widow of Dr Joseph Samson Gamgee.
c. The various Tolkien and family houses such as 264 Wake Green Road opposite Mosely Bog.
4. Watched the play, Farmer Giles of Ham.

All very enjoyable and if you get the chance you must do this.

The last thing I did was visit the little church where John and Mabel married, I left with the sense of wondering that on his special day he would not even have considered how special he was.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Can any of you TS members tell me if booking for Oxonmoot is already underway? The website says it will start in spring, yet there's no further information so far.

By the way, Ted Nasmith will be at the German Tolkien Society's summer meeting next month; Brian Sibley, who's been planning to come for several years, has had to cancel his participation for health reasons.