Tolkien 2005 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Tigerlily Gamgee · 05-31-2002, 07:13 PM

I recently came across this online...
It is for a 50th anniversary celebration that will be occurring in 2005. Plans are already underway apparently... http://www.tolkiensociety.org/2005/
I wish I lived a little closer because I would go!

QuickSlash · 05-31-2002, 07:17 PM

If it was in the States, I'd go in a heartbeat. ^_^ I know a few people that would love to go to that. Maybe someone should get something similar going over here. (hint hint!)

Tarthang · 05-31-2002, 07:18 PM

Damn! Wish I lived in the UK. I'd have me some tickets already.

Gimli Son Of Gloin · 05-31-2002, 07:26 PM

I don't wish I live in the UK. I wish I could go to convention, but I don't want to live in the UK

Bramblerose Gamgee-Took · 05-31-2002, 10:26 PM

That would be fun to go to. Too bad UK is so far away for me [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

Morquesse · 05-31-2002, 10:55 PM

That would be cool to go to, but of course, I also live in the States. And I agree with Gimli, I don't want to live in the UK either. And for those of you who live in the U.S., you could checkTolkiengathering.com for a event that could happen in the States.

~M

Raefindel · 06-01-2002, 10:21 AM

Thank you, tigerlily and Morquesse, that was interesting.

Eärendil · 06-01-2002, 01:55 PM

EEEE!!! I live close enough to England, and I will go!!! Gonna try and get a ticket very soon.... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Aosama, the Wandering Star · 06-01-2002, 02:35 PM

Both are too expensive and too far away for me. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]
As soon as I can though, I'm coming to one of those! They sound like fun! *sigh*
Have fun, even though I won't be there. Tell me all about it. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Melephelwen · 06-03-2002, 06:46 AM

What about Tolkien's 111th birthday? Is there going to be any celebration of that? It's next year (2003) on the 3rd of January.

Child of the 7th Age · 06-03-2002, 07:16 AM

What a good idea. At the least, the Downs should have a celebration.

sharon, the 7th age hobbit

The Silver-shod Muse · 06-06-2002, 08:51 AM

111! How very cool! Too bad he won't be alive to celebrate it like Bilbo was. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

Elven-Maiden · 06-09-2002, 11:48 AM

WOW!!!!! Tolkien will be 111 on my 18th birthday!!!!!!!!

is that cool or what? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Eärendil · 06-09-2002, 12:51 PM

Hehe, oh yeah... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
So, what do you say, having a party that day? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Maikadilwen · 06-09-2002, 02:51 PM

We're definitely going to celebrate. Yay, Tolkiens birthday.

davem · 10-19-2002, 08:55 AM

Is anyone else actually going to this event - I've bought a ticket, & am hoping to attend. I also attended my first Oxonmoot with the Tolkien Society who are organising this event. It was in September, & we got to visit The Professor's grave. For those of you who aren't familiar with it. The grave is about 2-2 1/2 feet high, light grey marble, with the Beren & Luthien inscripton on it. Its an ordinary grave in an ordinary cemetary, with just a little wooden sign to indicate where to find it. Its in the Catholic section of the cemetary - lots of graves of Poles who stayed in the UK after the war.
There was a reading from the Two Towers - the part where Frodo & Sam leave Faramir & set off for the Crossroads, then a Society member sang Galadriel's lament in Elvish. After the 'ceremony' I was able to get a few seconds to kneel by the grave & place my hand on the earth.

Anyway, back to the main question - is anyone else planning to attend Tolkien 2005?

Arwen1858 · 10-20-2002, 11:36 PM

There should be some type of celebration... I mean, eleventy-one is a rather interesting number. Even though Tolkien isn't alive, there should be something to recognize his birthday.

Neferchoirwen · 10-21-2002, 09:49 AM

Davem, that sounded like it came straight from the trilogy!

I might go, since by then, I'd be having my own job. Maybe I would. But I'd have to think of who to bring with me.

Anastasia · 10-21-2002, 10:08 AM

I want to go sooooooooooooooooo much!!!!!!
It costs £20 (4 weeks pocket-money) + a trip to Birmingham (have to save up even more!)

I'm also going to oxford this week to visit everything to do with Tolkien there!!!!
That's the great thing about living in Britain...£7 and youre there!!!

davem · 10-22-2002, 07:47 AM

Anastacia, Don't miss the Eagle & Child pub (or 'the bird & baby') where Tolkien & the other Inklings met on Tuesday mornings. There's a whole bunch of photos of Tolkien, Lewis, etc. There's also a letter from them all to the Landlord on the wall, saying something along the lines of 'We, the undersigned, having partaken of your ham, have just drunk your health'. Its signed by Tolkien himself, Lewis, Christopher Tolkien & a few others. You feel really 'close' to them all in a way in there.

Nilwen · 10-22-2002, 11:21 AM

That all sounds so cool,but me being in Texas it is all a little out of reach for me.I hope to go to the UK one and see the sites.

Tigerlily Gamgee · 10-22-2002, 01:25 PM

Wow, I posted this a while ago [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

For those who are in the US or Canada... check out my post "Gathering 2003" in the "Barrow-Downs" section of the forum. This gathering is more of a movie gathering, but there is a lot of other stuff going on there as well... http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin...&f=14&t=000871

arelendil · 10-23-2002, 02:34 AM

Yes!! i heard about this when i wanted to go to oxonmoot in september but by parents said i was too young and they didn't want to have to take me! i sooo want to go i'll be 18 yes! i can go on my own! i wonder if i can convince my parents! who else is going?
hope to see you there! And ohh by the way England is the best! so there!
(okay America is cool too!)

Tigerlily Gamgee · 10-23-2002, 06:53 PM

I am sure that England is lovely... I just haven't been able to afford to take a trip over there yet - perhaps by 2005 I will be able to. I will be in Toronto in 2003 for sure.

davem · 10-24-2002, 02:24 AM

Well, I just got the first booklet sent out by the Tolkien Society about 2005. It looks very good - there are about 14 people (so far) from the US attending. Its going to be an expensive year for us Tolkien Society members - Oxonmoot is happening as well teh following month. They're planning to have a showing of the whole trilogy in the special edition, so that will be the closest i suppose I'll get to seeing the whole thing on the 'big screen' - it won't be the full cinematic experience, but it will be on a large video screen, in a theatre of fans. Hope I can kep my excitement under control.
Its really going to be a once in a lifetime event. 50 years since the LotR was published.

Tigerlily Gamgee · 10-24-2002, 11:42 PM

Supposidly, from what I understand... the event in Toronto is going to show all three on the bi screen. It coinsides with the openin of Return of the King.
I believe that the plan in to show The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers and then move on to the first viewing of Return of the King.
This is what it sounds like to me.
All I know is that I can't wait for the experience of viewing Return of the King for the first time with a whole group of Tolkien fans who are all seeing for the first time. It will be the best audience film experience ever!

[ October 25, 2002: Message edited by: Tigerlily Gamgee ]

Estelyn Telcontar · 01-08-2005, 02:26 PM

It's 2005 - time to dig up this thread and see if any of us are planning to attend the 'Tolkien 2005' event. I've been looking at the website, and the guest list is illustrious and highly interesting. I am definitely interested and unless something happens to stop me, I plan to register and book accomodations soon. It would be fun to have a get-together with other Downs members there - anyone else want to come too?

Phervasaion · 01-09-2005, 12:35 PM

Im definately thinking of going. I live near, in fact only just outside of birmingham so ive no problem of getting there. Its going to be real cool if i manage to see some of you lot there! please go

.

If you go on to the aston university website, and then click on the road network around birmingham link, I live in the little town called aldridge.

davem · 01-09-2005, 01:56 PM

I have my ticket (have had for about two years) & I'm planning on dragging Lalwende with me.

Lalwendë · 03-03-2005, 06:26 AM

Plan no longer! For the postman has just arrived and my booking is confirmed.

05-31-2002, 07:13 PM	#1
Tigerlily Gamgee Hostess of Spirits Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Meduseld Posts: 1,056	Tolkien 2005 I recently came across this online... It is for a 50th anniversary celebration that will be occurring in 2005. Plans are already underway apparently... http://www.tolkiensociety.org/2005/ I wish I lived a little closer because I would go! __________________ ~ ExerciseJunky.com (Hobbits fitness of choice!)~ ~Lady of Rohan: An Eowyn Fansite ~ ~The NEW/OLD Barrow Downs Photo Page~

05-31-2002, 07:17 PM	#2
QuickSlash Wight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Not here. Posts: 121	If it was in the States, I'd go in a heartbeat. ^_^ I know a few people that would love to go to that. Maybe someone should get something similar going over here. (hint hint!) __________________ We're here and now, but will we ever be again? / 'Cause I have found / All that shimmers in this world is sure to fade, away, again. -Shimmer, Fuel

05-31-2002, 07:26 PM	#4
Gimli Son Of Gloin Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: The Halls of Montezuma, and the Shores of Tripoli Posts: 495	I don't wish I live in the UK. I wish I could go to convention, but I don't want to live in the UK __________________ The Few, the Proud, the Marines.

05-31-2002, 10:55 PM	#6
Morquesse Wight Join Date: May 2002 Location: Past the fields we know.... Posts: 202	That would be cool to go to, but of course, I also live in the States. And I agree with Gimli, I don't want to live in the UK either. And for those of you who live in the U.S., you could checkTolkiengathering.com for a event that could happen in the States. ~M __________________ I'm not ashamed to let you know I want this light in me to show. I'm not ashamed to speak the name of Jesus Christ.~Newsboys

06-01-2002, 10:21 AM	#7
Raefindel Sword of the Spirit Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,325	Thank you, tigerlily and Morquesse, that was interesting. __________________ Blessed be the Lord my Strength, Who trained my hands for war and my fingers to fight. Psallm 144:1

05-31-2002, 07:18 PM	#3
Tarthang Wight Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Paths of the Dead Posts: 108	Damn! Wish I lived in the UK. I'd have me some tickets already.

05-31-2002, 10:26 PM	#5
Bramblerose Gamgee-Took Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Bywater Posts: 67	That would be fun to go to. Too bad UK is so far away for me [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

06-01-2002, 01:55 PM	#8
Eärendil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Valinor (RtL: 1220 miles) Posts: 562	EEEE!!! I live close enough to England, and I will go!!! Gonna try and get a ticket very soon.... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ Jag ska aldrig göra dig illa. Inte igen. Åtminstone inte mycket, åtminstone inte hårt. Kommer du ihåg? Då vi fortfarande kunde skratta, le på ett äkta vis. Jag tänker på det ibland. Det smärtar. För aldrig har du väl varit. Längre bort. Från mig.

06-01-2002, 02:35 PM	#9
Aosama, the Wandering Star Wight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Middle-Earth Posts: 210	Both are too expensive and too far away for me. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] As soon as I can though, I'm coming to one of those! They sound like fun! sigh Have fun, even though I won't be there. Tell me all about it. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

06-03-2002, 06:46 AM	#10
Melephelwen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2002 Location: the Middle of Nowhere Posts: 295	What about Tolkien's 111th birthday? Is there going to be any celebration of that? It's next year (2003) on the 3rd of January. __________________ We're all following a strange melody We're all summoned by a tune We're following the piper And we dance beneath the moon

06-03-2002, 07:16 AM	#11
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,135	What a good idea. At the least, the Downs should have a celebration. sharon, the 7th age hobbit __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.

06-06-2002, 08:51 AM	#12
The Silver-shod Muse Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The shoulder of a poet, TX Posts: 388	111! How very cool! Too bad he won't be alive to celebrate it like Bilbo was. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] __________________ "'You," he said, "tell her all. What good came to you? Do you rejoice that Maleldil became a man? Tell her of your joys, and of what profit you had when you made Maleldil and death acquainted.'" -Perelandra, by C.S. Lewis

06-09-2002, 11:48 AM	#13
Elven-Maiden Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 307	WOW!!!!! Tolkien will be 111 on my 18th birthday!!!!!!!! is that cool or what? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ Tout ce qui est or ne brille pas, Tous ceux qui errent ne sont pas perdus. Mobilis in Mobile

06-09-2002, 12:51 PM	#14
Eärendil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Valinor (RtL: 1220 miles) Posts: 562	Hehe, oh yeah... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] So, what do you say, having a party that day? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ Jag ska aldrig göra dig illa. Inte igen. Åtminstone inte mycket, åtminstone inte hårt. Kommer du ihåg? Då vi fortfarande kunde skratta, le på ett äkta vis. Jag tänker på det ibland. Det smärtar. För aldrig har du väl varit. Längre bort. Från mig.

06-09-2002, 02:51 PM	#15
Maikadilwen Summoner of Lost Souls Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: At home, with my Strongbow Posts: 525	We're definitely going to celebrate. Yay, Tolkiens birthday. __________________ -"Death borders upon our birth, and our cradle stands in the grave. Our birth is nothing but our death begun."

10-19-2002, 08:55 AM	#16
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,256	Is anyone else actually going to this event - I've bought a ticket, & am hoping to attend. I also attended my first Oxonmoot with the Tolkien Society who are organising this event. It was in September, & we got to visit The Professor's grave. For those of you who aren't familiar with it. The grave is about 2-2 1/2 feet high, light grey marble, with the Beren & Luthien inscripton on it. Its an ordinary grave in an ordinary cemetary, with just a little wooden sign to indicate where to find it. Its in the Catholic section of the cemetary - lots of graves of Poles who stayed in the UK after the war. There was a reading from the Two Towers - the part where Frodo & Sam leave Faramir & set off for the Crossroads, then a Society member sang Galadriel's lament in Elvish. After the 'ceremony' I was able to get a few seconds to kneel by the grave & place my hand on the earth. Anyway, back to the main question - is anyone else planning to attend Tolkien 2005? __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."

10-20-2002, 11:36 PM	#17
Arwen1858 Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Gondor Posts: 516	There should be some type of celebration... I mean, eleventy-one is a rather interesting number. Even though Tolkien isn't alive, there should be something to recognize his birthday. __________________ Will Turner: "This is either madness or brilliance." Jack Sparrow: "It's remarkable how often those two traits coincide." ~ Pirates of the Caribbean

10-21-2002, 09:49 AM	#18
Neferchoirwen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: RtR: 483.3 miles, Fords of Bruinen Posts: 513	Davem, that sounded like it came straight from the trilogy! I might go, since by then, I'd be having my own job. Maybe I would. But I'd have to think of who to bring with me. __________________ On really romantic nights of self, I go salsa dancing with my confusion. ~Speed Levitch http://crevicesofsilence.blogspot.com/

10-21-2002, 10:08 AM	#19
Anastasia Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: London Posts: 91	I want to go sooooooooooooooooo much!!!!!! It costs £20 (4 weeks pocket-money) + a trip to Birmingham (have to save up even more!) I'm also going to oxford this week to visit everything to do with Tolkien there!!!! That's the great thing about living in Britain...£7 and youre there!!! __________________ Aw, you've done grand, laddie! Now you know what you have to do: Burn the house down. Burn 'em all! ~The Leprechaun from The Simpsons.

10-22-2002, 07:47 AM	#20
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,256	Anastacia, Don't miss the Eagle & Child pub (or 'the bird & baby') where Tolkien & the other Inklings met on Tuesday mornings. There's a whole bunch of photos of Tolkien, Lewis, etc. There's also a letter from them all to the Landlord on the wall, saying something along the lines of 'We, the undersigned, having partaken of your ham, have just drunk your health'. Its signed by Tolkien himself, Lewis, Christopher Tolkien & a few others. You feel really 'close' to them all in a way in there. __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."

10-22-2002, 11:21 AM	#21
Nilwen Haunting Spirit Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Fangorn Posts: 82	That all sounds so cool,but me being in Texas it is all a little out of reach for me.I hope to go to the UK one and see the sites. __________________ "It's a shortcut, it's supposed to be hard... if it was easy it would be 'the way'."

10-22-2002, 01:25 PM	#22
Tigerlily Gamgee Hostess of Spirits Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Meduseld Posts: 1,056	Wow, I posted this a while ago [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] For those who are in the US or Canada... check out my post "Gathering 2003" in the "Barrow-Downs" section of the forum. This gathering is more of a movie gathering, but there is a lot of other stuff going on there as well... http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin...&f=14&t=000871 __________________ ~ ExerciseJunky.com (Hobbits fitness of choice!)~ ~Lady of Rohan: An Eowyn Fansite ~ ~The NEW/OLD Barrow Downs Photo Page~

10-23-2002, 02:34 AM	#23
arelendil Wight Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Eryn Lasgalen Posts: 202	Yes!! i heard about this when i wanted to go to oxonmoot in september but by parents said i was too young and they didn't want to have to take me! i sooo want to go i'll be 18 yes! i can go on my own! i wonder if i can convince my parents! who else is going? hope to see you there! And ohh by the way England is the best! so there! (okay America is cool too!) __________________ Nai Vardo eleni ilye lumenn' enomentielvo siluvar!

10-23-2002, 06:53 PM	#24
Tigerlily Gamgee Hostess of Spirits Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Meduseld Posts: 1,056	I am sure that England is lovely... I just haven't been able to afford to take a trip over there yet - perhaps by 2005 I will be able to. I will be in Toronto in 2003 for sure. __________________ ~ ExerciseJunky.com (Hobbits fitness of choice!)~ ~Lady of Rohan: An Eowyn Fansite ~ ~The NEW/OLD Barrow Downs Photo Page~

10-24-2002, 02:24 AM	#25
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,256	Well, I just got the first booklet sent out by the Tolkien Society about 2005. It looks very good - there are about 14 people (so far) from the US attending. Its going to be an expensive year for us Tolkien Society members - Oxonmoot is happening as well teh following month. They're planning to have a showing of the whole trilogy in the special edition, so that will be the closest i suppose I'll get to seeing the whole thing on the 'big screen' - it won't be the full cinematic experience, but it will be on a large video screen, in a theatre of fans. Hope I can kep my excitement under control. Its really going to be a once in a lifetime event. 50 years since the LotR was published. __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."

10-24-2002, 11:42 PM	#26
Tigerlily Gamgee Hostess of Spirits Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Meduseld Posts: 1,056	Supposidly, from what I understand... the event in Toronto is going to show all three on the bi screen. It coinsides with the openin of Return of the King. I believe that the plan in to show The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers and then move on to the first viewing of Return of the King. This is what it sounds like to me. All I know is that I can't wait for the experience of viewing Return of the King for the first time with a whole group of Tolkien fans who are all seeing for the first time. It will be the best audience film experience ever! [ October 25, 2002: Message edited by: Tigerlily Gamgee ] __________________ ~ ExerciseJunky.com (Hobbits fitness of choice!)~ ~Lady of Rohan: An Eowyn Fansite ~ ~The NEW/OLD Barrow Downs Photo Page~

01-08-2005, 02:26 PM	#27
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,645	It's 2005 - time to dig up this thread and see if any of us are planning to attend the 'Tolkien 2005' event. I've been looking at the website, and the guest list is illustrious and highly interesting. I am definitely interested and unless something happens to stop me, I plan to register and book accomodations soon. It would be fun to have a get-together with other Downs members there - anyone else want to come too? __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

01-09-2005, 12:35 PM	#28
Phervasaion Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The wilderness of Middle-Earth Posts: 306	Im definately thinking of going. I live near, in fact only just outside of birmingham so ive no problem of getting there. Its going to be real cool if i manage to see some of you lot there! please go . If you go on to the aston university website, and then click on the road network around birmingham link, I live in the little town called aldridge. __________________ Phervasaion Last edited by Phervasaion; 01-09-2005 at 12:41 PM.

01-09-2005, 01:56 PM	#29
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,256	I have my ticket (have had for about two years) & I'm planning on dragging Lalwende with me. __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."

03-03-2005, 06:26 AM	#30
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,814	Plan no longer! For the postman has just arrived and my booking is confirmed. __________________ Gordon's alive!