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Tolkien’s original art on display today in Oxford
03.03.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

Original art by fantasy author JRR Tolkien will be on display today only, March 4th, at the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford, in celebration of World Book Day.
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MerpCon V 2009 Pre-Registration Ending
06.09.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

MerpCon (Middle-earth Role Playing Convention) is an annual international event dedicated to Tolkien enthusiasts, scholars, fans, and role-playing gamers. Gaming events are set anywhere in Tolkien’s expansive universe. Guest speakers are noted (and often published) Tolkien scholars.
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Finalists announced for Inklings Studies award
06.02.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

The Mythopoeic Society has announced its 2009 finalists for the The Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies. The award is given to books on J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, or Charles Williams that make significant contributions to Inklings scholarship. The Inklings was an informal literary discussion group at the University of Oxford in the 1930s and 40s.
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Harvard prof to teach Tolkien course this summer
06.02.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

Harvard University, America’s Best College if you believe US News & World Report, will host a Tolkien-based course this Summer. The class, entitled “Tolkien as Translator: Language, Culture & Society in Middle Earth,” will be taught by Anthropology Lecturer Dr. Marc Zender of the University’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.