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'''Oxonmoot''' is a convention which takes place in Oxford, England in September every year, usually on the weekend closest the [[22 September|22nd of September]]: [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Bilbo Baggins]]'s birthday.
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'''Oxonmoot''' is an annual convention organised by [[The Tolkien Society]]. It usually takes place at a University of Oxford college ([[Oxford]], England) on the weekend closest to [[22 September]], [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] and [[Frodo Baggins]]'s birthday.<ref name="OM1">{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.tolkiensociety.org/oxon/|articlename=Oxonmoot index page|website=[http://www.tolkiensociety.org/ The Tolkien Society]|accessed=07-August-2012}}</ref>
  
 
The moot usually includes talks, a quiz, an art show, a masquerade and other entertainments, a visit to Tolkien's grave in north Oxford, and last, but not least, the chance to spend a weekend in the company of other fans of Tolkien's work. Most of the event is held in an Oxford college.
 
The moot usually includes talks, a quiz, an art show, a masquerade and other entertainments, a visit to Tolkien's grave in north Oxford, and last, but not least, the chance to spend a weekend in the company of other fans of Tolkien's work. Most of the event is held in an Oxford college.
  
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== External Links ==
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==See also==
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* [http://www.oxonmoot.org/ Oxonmoot Home Page]
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*[[:Category:Oxonmoot|List of Oxonmoots]]
  
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==External links==
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*[http://www.oxonmoot.org/ Oxonmoot website]
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*[http://www.tolkiensociety.org/ The Tolkien Society website]
  
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Revision as of 18:35, 7 September 2012

Oxonmoot is an annual convention organised by The Tolkien Society. It usually takes place at a University of Oxford college (Oxford, England) on the weekend closest to 22 September, Bilbo and Frodo Baggins's birthday.[1]

The moot usually includes talks, a quiz, an art show, a masquerade and other entertainments, a visit to Tolkien's grave in north Oxford, and last, but not least, the chance to spend a weekend in the company of other fans of Tolkien's work. Most of the event is held in an Oxford college.

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Oxonmoot index page" , The Tolkien Society (accessed 07 August 2012)
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