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[linestyleartwork]

(German below) The new Amon Hen (monthly bulletin of The Tolkien Society arrived yesterday and guess whose painting appears on the back cover again... I'm sooo excited!!😃♥️ ---------- Das neue Amon Hen  (Monatsbulletin der Tolkien Society) ist gestern angekommen und ratet mal, wessen Bild wieder auf der Rückseite zu sehen ist... Ich freu mich so!!😃♥️

[tolkianus]

Mas de las Minas de Moria. #tolkien #tolkienart #tolkiensociety #tolkienuniverse #tolkienfan #tolkientribe #tolkienstate #tolkianus #jrrtolkien #tolkienbooks #lotr #lordoftherings #lotrfan #esdla #moria #minasdemoria #grutasdecacahuamilpa (en Grutas De Cacahuamilpa,gro) https://www.instagram.com/p/CovXe68OS-a/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[phoenixrisesoncemore]

Two Interesting CFPs That You Should Totally Check Out

Wanted to pass along information on these two CFPs!

Oxonmoot 2024 virtual paper deadline extended

I am copying below an update I received regarding the CFP for this year’s Oxonmoot:

“The Call for Papers for in-person presentations has closed, however you can still submit a paper to be delivered online via Zoom! We gladly accept papers in just about any time zone, as the programme will continue for our Online delegates even when it is after-hours in the UK.

“The deadline for submitting an online presentation has been extended until midnight UK time on 12 June 2024.

“For more information, see the Information for Participants page. If you have any questions, please reach out to Asli and Elena at chair@oxonmoot.org.”

"If you've never given a presentation before, or are unsure if your desired topic will "fit", may we encourage you to go for it! Whether you are new to Oxonmoot, or were there 3,000 years ago with Elrond, or whether your topic ranges anywhere from deep metaphysics to 1st Age fashion, if you are passionate about it we want to hear from you!"

I also have it on good authority that the organizers are very interested in getting new voices involved and presenting this year. I was told specifically: “If you think you or your topic are "not Oxonmoot enough", you're especially invited to consider it!”

I have presented at Oxonmoot: I gave my paper “Wizard, Demon, Cat; Reformer, Satanist, Bureaucrat: a Diachronic Analysis of Multiple ‘Saurons’ in the Legendarium in Light of ‘The Book of Lost Tales’” last year. It was a great experience with lots of great interaction. The great thing about Oxonmoot is the openness to presenters who run the gamut from knowledgeable fans to long-term scholars and all variations in between.

To submit follow this link (obviously remove the “dot”s): www(dot)tolkiensociety(dot)org/events/oxonmoot-2024/call-for-papers/

Ace/Aro Readings of Tolkien

Two scholar friends have put together the following CFP for a themed issue of the Journal of Tolkien Research, an open access journal focusing on (obviously) Tolkien. Information follows below:

Although Queer studies of Tolkien are becoming more frequent, the exploration of asexual/aromantic relationships and identities is an area that has not attracted nearly so much research, thus far. Our response is to put together this special issue, and we invite folks both to consider submitting their own work, and/or share the CfP with people who might be up for writing something.

Please direct any queries to aspectolkien@gmail.com - we're looking forward to hearing from you!

The full CfP is at this link (replace the “dot”s): drive(dot)google(dot)com/file/d/1NPsynolTD6RQyUjkzyMO4voNJoj-7rfl/view?usp=drive_link

Here is an image of it.

Please share and signal boost!

[diversetolkien]

This is such an awesome opportunity! Read more here!

[andreashennen]

Listening to any whisper is a dangerous pastime! You could listen to hidden truths or unspeakable secrets, as well as to wits uttered for the sole purpose of leading you on the wrong path. If you’re not willing to pay the price, it’s not wise to spy, especially someone like me!

TRONDHEIM SAGEN

Schola Sforzesca

Zhistorica

[calangoespacialblog]

25 de Março: dia em que a Guerra do Anel terminou. Dia de ler Tolkien. No embalo do tema desse ano, vamos à leitura do poema sobre o personagem mais controverso e mais misterioso da Terra Média. #tombombadil #harpercollinsbrasil @toca.sp #tolkienreadingday #jrrtolkien #poetry #books #tolkiensociety #tolkienbrasil https://www.instagram.com/p/BvcjB3VnJDE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17yemm411bp9m

[nickelbooks]

Happy Tolkien Reading day!!! ‘Not all those who wander are lost’ This is one of my favourite Tolkien quotes and what a great day to share it. Which is your favourite Tolkien book? Have you never read one and would like to? Order with us today for free delivery anywhere in the U.K with #sendmybook ���⛰ #tolkein #tolkeinreadingday #tolkiensociety #books #lordoftherings #thehobbit #middleearth #fableandblack #instabook #bookstagram #readersofinstagram #shopsmall #bookshop #wander #supportsmallbusinesses @independentbookshops @meryl.halls @book_tokens @booksaremybag https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvbu-g2HFwp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jbmc79dsqpve

[khorazir]

30 Years of Tolkien

Today (26th December 2021) marks the 30th anniversary of my first exposure to the works of JRR Tolkien in the form of the Bakshi Lord of the Rings film. I started reading the book shortly afterwards, and the rest, as they say, is history. In 30 years of Tolkien fandom, I have made many friends all over the world, and have created several hundreds of Tolkien inspired artworks, mostly watercolours. Most of those that were painted from 1997 onwards can be found here or here.

The images above are a walk down memory lane, and haven’t been published online before. The earliest are from 1992 and are strongly inspired by David Wenzel’s Hobbit comic. The artwork shown above ranges from 1992 to around 2003. Many are unfinished or discarded pieces. They consist of the earliest ink and watercolour drawings, coloured pencil and pencil works, watercolour paintings, drypoint etching (the Nazgûl) and lithography (the black rider).

The watercolour works owe much to Alan Lee’s style. Around 1999 I changed the vertical format to a horizontal one to allow for more dynamic compositions which are often inspired by cinematography. I was lucky that when the Jackson films were released, my vision of Middle-earth was already firmly established, and I was able to stick to it, albeit at the moment, I try to develop and make it more diverse.

Tolkien remains a strong inspiration. I’m currently working on illustrations for a book about the Second Age written by Martin Simonson, to be published by Sapere Aude in Spain. I also found an old unfinished watercolour (the very last image shown above) which I think I begun around 2003 and for some reason never completed. In retrospect, I really like it. Moreover, it’s a scene that’s still on my to-do list, so I’m going to finish it now, almost twenty years later.

Thank you to all who’ve engaged with me through my artwork over the years, particularly @germantolksoc and @tolkiensociety-blog Here’s to the next 30 years ...

[thiswindyplace]

NEW TOLKIEN BOOK: The Fall of Númenor will be published on 10 November 2022. Edited by Brian Sibley and illustrated by Alan Lee, the book brings together J.R.R. #Tolkien's many and varied writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth into one book, with new commentary. (1/4)

via @TolkienSociety

[hhimring]

Tolkien Society announces speakers for  seminar "Tolkien and Diversity" on 3rd and 4th July

We are pleased to announce the speakers for our seminar "#Tolkien and Diversity" on 3rd and 4th July. Check out the list of talks and register to attend via our website. https://t.co/pAlbkp4us5

— Tolkien Society (@TolkienSociety)

June 9, 2021

[linestyleartwork]

My painting "Arwen`s Fate" made it into the Tolkien Society's "Amon Hen"!! As back cover!! I'm so happy!! "Amon Hen" is the Tolkien Society's monthly bulletin and I'm honored to have my painting included for August! By the way, I have decided to offer the original painting for sale as part of my shop opening, which is coming up soon. If you are already interested in the original painting, please feel free to contact me in advance. (Music in video by @frametraxx)

[tolkianus]

Annatar el señor de los anillos. #tolkien #tolkienart #tolkiensociety #tolkienuniverse #tolkienfan #tolkientribe #tolkienstate #tolkianus #jrrtolkien #tolkienbooks #lotr #lordoftherings #lotrfan #esdla https://www.instagram.com/p/Cof6Xj0ONUt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[phoenixrisesoncemore]

Numenor, the Mighty and Frail

This Sunday The Tolkien Society (UK) is hosting an online seminar with the theme of ‘Numenor, the Mighty and Frail.’ Panels will begin at 6:30am EDT and last through early afternoon EDT. Each presentation has a 30 min slot and there are two 30 min breaks.

This seminar is FREE to attend. Go to: tolkiensociety(dot)org/events/seminar-2023/

Several of the scholars presenting on Sunday are people I know and who I know do very strong work (I’ve also gotten to see drafts or alternate versions of a few of these papers and am very excited to see the finished products!)

The Tolkien Society is also organizing another upcoming seminar, “Tolkien and Religion in the Twenty-first Century,” taking place in November of this year.

Presenting scholars and presentation titles for “Numenor, the Mighty and Frail” are below.

Putri Prihatini, “Sea Goddess Worship and the Power of the King: Parallel between Aldarion, Uinen, Mataram Sultanate, and Javanese “Queen of the Southern Sea””

Irina Metzler, “Dealing with the Dead: Nuances of ancient Egypt and medieval theology in Númenor”

Advait Praturi, “Darkness Alone is Worshipful: Discovering A Númenórean Theological Anthropology of Worship”

S.R. Westvik, ““I often dream of it”: Trauma and memory in the legacy of the Downfall of Númenor”

Sara Brown, ““Foretasting Death in Life”: Desire, the Fall, and Attempting to Return the ‘Gift’ of Ilúvatar”

Journeé Cotton, “‘All roads are now bent’: Ethical readings of the corporeality of Númenor”

Alpaslan Tandırcı, “Ecology of Imperialism: Environmental History for Númenor”

Erik Jampa Andersson, “The Akallabêth and the Anthropocene: Myth, Ecology, and the Changing of the Earth”

Kristine Larsen, “Monstrous (Im)mortality: Transhumanism and Ecocriticism in ‘Akallabêth’”

Tom Emanuel, “‘By the Waters of Anduin We Lay Down and Wept’: Exilic Theology in the Akallabêth”

Chris Vaccaro, “‘And Númenor went down into the Sea’: the pleasure of self-dissolution and the masochistic jouissance of Westernesse”

Mercury Natis, “Seducer-Destroyer: Sauron’s Femme Fatale Sources and Their Role in the Númenor Narrative”

Clare Moore, “Elmar, the Experience of Captured Women, and Empires in Decline”

[idrillalaith]

Good bye, Christopher. We Tolkien fans can never repay the debt we owe to you.

[andreashennen]

The pillars of the earth tremble because there will be no salvation without the red double-headed serpent! Follow the path and hold the sword for eternal glory!

TRONDHEIM SAGEN

Schola Sforzesca

Zhistorica

[calangoespacialblog]

Today is J.R.R. Tolkien's twelfty-seventh (127th) birthday! As Frodo did for Bilbo, the Tolkien Society continues to celebrate Tolkien's birthday in his absence. Our tradition: at 9pm your time raise a glass and toast "The Professor!" #tolkiensociety #tolkienbrasil #tolkiendilli #tolkiencollection #tolkienbirthdaytoast #thehobbit #consekhobranco #tocasp https://www.instagram.com/p/BsK_TNAHe3w/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=owugxdz8bou3