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Unquendor

2011-10-26T21:00:21Z

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'''Tolkien Genootschap Unquendor''' (Dutch: ''Tolkien Society [[#Etymology|Unquendor]]'') is the [[Tolkien Societies|Tolkien society]] in the Netherlands.

==History==
Unquendor was founded in [[1981]], on the birthday of Frodo and Bilbo, [[22 September|September 22]]th, after the example of the British [[The Tolkien Society|Tolkien Society]]. It steadily grew up to its current member count of about 280 people from all over the Dutch-speaking world, though Flanders has its own Society, [[Elanor (Tolkien Society)|''Elanor'']], and South Africa, which had its now dormant [[Haradrim (Tolkien Society)|''Haradrim'']], is usually considered under the influence of the English Tolkien Society.

==Members of Note==
*[[Jan Boom|Jan Boom (a.k.a. Fangorn)]]
*[[René van Rossenberg|René van Rossenberg (Parmahosta)]]
*[[Peter Schellen|Peter-Willem Schellen (a.k.a. Fëanor)]]

==Gatherings==
Unquendor organises a number of big events throughout the Netherlands, like:
* The "Joelfeest" ([[Yule]] party, December)
* Tolkien day (with annual general meeting, close to September 22th)
* "Slotfeest" (Castle/End (of year) Feast (same word for these in Dutch), June),
* "3-januari-diner" (Tolkien Birthday Diner, [[3 January|January 3]]rd)
* "Tolkien Leesdag" (Tolkien Reading Day, close to [[25 March|March 25]]th).
Unquendor also offers more regular meetings organised by its members throughout the Netherlands, called ''Herbergen'' ("Inns").

===Inns===
Unquendor's Inns are akin to the Tolkien Society's [[The Tolkien Society#Smials|Smials]]. These monthly to half-yearly meetings, of which Unquendor currently has about ten, are usually frequented by about eight people who then talk about Tolkien or Unquendor related issues. Since inception Inns have come and gone in Unquendor.

Active:
* Den Swarte Draeck, Leiden, innkeeper: [[René van Rossenberg]]
* Bij de Sarnvoorde, Assen
* Culinaire Herberg, Amersfoort
* Lay of Leithian, Tegelen, co-innkeepers: [[Jan Boom]], [[Marcel Coppers]], also publishes a Tolkien magazine<ref>http://www.endore.it/Arretrati/5/Rubriche/biblioteca.pdf</ref>
* Reizende Herberg, various locations

Dormant:
* De Witte Zwaan
* Mellonost, Nijmegen
* Zalen van Valinor

Defunct<ref>http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wiwimod/index.php?page=Activities1993Netherlands</ref>:
* Ar Caras, Nijmegen
* Gondolin, Venray, innkeeper: [[Peter Schellen|Peter-Willem Schellen]]
* De Staart van de Draak, Oss
* De Steigerende Pony, Leiden
* Het Praathuis, Leiderdorp
* Rivendell, Deventer
* Silme, The Hague

===Lustrum Gatherings===
Every 5 years, the most recent being 2011, Unquendor organizes a weekend event to celebrate an additional 5 years of the society being in existence. These events are more international in nature and usually include lectures by known Tolkien scholars and artists: [[Cor Blok]] (2006), [[Tom Shippey]] (2011), [[Rayner Unwin]] (1997), [[Arne Zettersten]] (2006).

==Publications==
Unquendor also publishes the five-a-year magazine '[[Lembas (journal)|Lembas]]', in which the accounts of meetings and announcements for them are made known, but it includes Ardalogical and Tolkienistical essays as well, all of which are written by members of Unquendor. Unquendor also publishes an extra book each year, called the ''Lembas Extra'', in which all kinds of Tolkienological and Ardalogical articles, all in English, are published.

==Etymology==
'''Unquendor''' is neo-[[Quenya]] for "Hollow Land", and is a translation of the often perceived etymology of [[wikipedia:Holland#The_name_.22Holland.22|Holland]], "Hollow land". The correct etymology is of Holland, however, "Wooded land". "Hollow land" does apply to [[wikipedia:Holland%2C_Lincolnshire|Holland in Lincolnshire, UK]].
==External links==
* [http://www.unquendor.nl/ Official website]

[[Category:Dutch organizations]]
[[Category:Tolkien Societies]]
[[de:Die niederländische Tolkien Gesellschaft Unquendor]]

North East Tolkien Society

2011-10-22T15:18:40Z

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The '''North East Tolkien Society''', formerly known as the New York Tolkien Society, and also known as [[Heren Istarion]], is/was the largest American [[Smials|Smial]] of [[The Tolkien Society]].
The main force behind Heren Istarion are co-chairs [[Anthony Burdge]] and his wife [[Jessica Burke]]. It is semi-dormant since 2009 due to hardship encountered by the co-chairs due to the great recession<ref>http://www.green-and-growing.com/2011/09/open-letter-to-occupywallstreet.html</ref>.

==History==
The smial is located on Staten Island, New York. They published its own calendars in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The 2011 Heren Istarion calendar was available for pre-order but is unclear whether it was eventually released.

Aside from Heren Istarion New York City has a Meetup.com group: NYC Area Friends of J.R.R. Tolkien & Fantasy, that appears to be active as it meets monthly.

==External links==
* [http://herenistarionnets.blogspot.com Official website]
* [http://www.meetup.com/NYC-Area-Friends-of-Tolkien-Fantasy New York City Meetup Group Around J.R.R. Tolkien]

==References==
{{References}}

[[Category:American organizations]]
[[Category:Smials]]

Arthedain (Tolkien Society)

2011-10-18T00:13:26Z

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'''Norges Tolkien Forening Arthedain''' is the Norwegian [[Tolkien Societies|Tolkien Society]], founded on [[16 September|September 16]], [[1981]] in Oslo, Norway.

==Publications==
Publications include ''[[Angerthas (journal)|Angerthas]]'' and ''[[Angerthas in English]]''.

==Translations==
Arthedain co-founder [[Nils Ivar Agøy]] has translated ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'' and ''[[The Children of Húrin]]'' into Norwegian (Bokmål).

==Local Chapters==
Talath Aer, the Oslo chapter, has a number of meetings each year. Mithlond, the Bergen chapter, has been dormant for a number of years.

==Second Northern Tolkien Festival==
In 1997 Arthedain hosted the Second Northern Tolkien Festival at the University of Oslo campus in Oslo. Speakers of note were: [[Kaj André Apeland]], [[Nils Ivar Agoy|Nils Ivar Agøy]], [[Marjorie Burns]], [[Verlyn Flieger]], [[Maria Kuteeva]] and [[Daniel Timmons]].

In 2009 Arthedain made an attempt to host the Fourth Northern Tolkien Festival in Fredrikstad, Norway. Unfortunately the event was cancelled due to a lack of registrations.

==External links==
* '''[http://www.arthedain.org/ Official website]'''

[[Category:Norwegian organizations]]
[[Category:Tolkien Societies]]

Rayner Unwin

2011-10-17T00:39:17Z

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[[Image:Rayner Unwin.gif|thumb|Rayner Unwin]]
'''Rayner Stephens Unwin''' ([[1926]] – [[23 November|November 23]], [[2000]]) reviewed [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Hobbit]]'' at age 10 and without his praise of the book it might have never been published. His father was Sir [[Stanley Unwin]], co-founder of [[Allen and Unwin|George Allen & Unwin]]. In [[1968]], Rayner Unwin followed in his father's footsteps as chairman of the publishing firm. He retired in 1985 and passed away in 2000.

==Bibliography, selected==

===Books===

*[[1992]]: ''[[The Making of The Lord of the Rings]]''
*[[1999]]: ''[[George Allen and Unwin: A Remembrancer|George Allen & Unwin: A Remembrancer]]''

===Articles===

*[[1936]]: [Manuscript]
**"[[Report on the Hobbit]]"
*[[1982]]: The Sunday Times Magazine (September 19th, 1982)
**"[[The Return of Tolkien]]" [interview]
*[[1987]]: ''[[Science Fiction Chronicle 8]]''
**"The Hobbit 50th Anniversary"
*[[1993]]: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography]]''
**"Foreword"
*[[1995]]: ''[[Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference]]''
**"Publishing Tolkien"
*[[1997]]: ''[[Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees|Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees: A Selection from 25 Years of Speeches at the Tolkien Society's Annual Dinners. Vol. 1. ]]''
**[Speech at the Tolkien Society's Annual Dinner 1990]
*[[2000]]: ''[[Tolkien's Legendarium]]''
**"Early Days of Elder Days"

==External links==
* [http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/movies/tolkien/unwin-video.html Video of Rayner Unwin]

[[Category:Publishers (people)|Unwin, Rayner]]
[[Category:Authors|Unwin, Rayner]]
[[Category:Letter receivers|Unwin, Rayner]]
[[Category:British people|Unwin, Rayner]]
[[Category:People by name|Unwin, Rayner]]

[[de:Rayner Unwin]]

Unquendor

2011-10-17T00:37:36Z

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'''Tolkien Genootschap Unquendor''' (Dutch: ''Tolkien Society [[#Etymology|Unquendor]]'') is the [[Tolkien Societies|Tolkien society]] in the Netherlands.

==History==
Unquendor was founded in [[1981]], on the birthday of Frodo and Bilbo, [[22 September|September 22]]th, after the example of the British [[The Tolkien Society|Tolkien Society]]. It steadily grew up to its current member count of about 280 people from all over the Dutch-speaking world, though Flanders has its own Society, [[Elanor (Tolkien Society)|''Elanor'']], and South Africa, which had its now dormant [[Haradrim (Tolkien Society)|''Haradrim'']], is usually considered under the influence of the English Tolkien Society.

==Gatherings==
Unquendor organises a number of big events throughout the Netherlands, like the "Joelfeest" ([[Yule]] party, December), Tolkien day (with AGM, close to September 22th), "Slotfeest" (Castle/End (of year) Feast (same word for these in Dutch), June), "3-januari-diner" (Tolkien Birthday Diner, [[3 January|January 3]]rd) and "Tolkien Leesdag" (Tolkien Reading Day, close to [[25 March|March 25]]th). It also offers more regular meetings organised by its members throughout the Netherlands, called ''Herbergen'' ("Inns"), but are akin to the Tolkien Society's [[The Tolkien Society#Smials|Smials]]. These monthly to half-yearly meetings, of which Unquendor currently has about ten, are usually frequented by about eight people who then talk about Tolkien or Unquendor related issues.

==Lustrum Gatherings==
Every 5 years, the most recent being 2011, Unquendor organizes a weekend event to celebrate an additional 5 years of the society being in existence. These events are more international in nature and usually include lectures by known Tolkien scholars: [[Tom Shippey]] (2011), [[Rayner Unwin]] (1997), [[Arne Zettersten]] (2006).

==Publications==
Unquendor also publishes the five-a-year magazine '[[Lembas (journal)|Lembas]]', in which the accounts of meetings and announcements for them are made known, but it includes Ardalogical and Tolkienistical essays as well, all of which are written by members of Unquendor. Unquendor also publishes an extra book each year, called the ''Lembas Extra'', in which all kinds of Tolkienological and Ardalogical articles, all in English, are published.

==Etymology==
'''Unquendor''' is neo-[[Quenya]] for "Hollow Land", and is a translation of the often perceived etymology of [[wikipedia:Holland#The_name_.22Holland.22|Holland]], "Hollow land". The correct etymology is of Holland, however, "Wooded land". "Hollow land" does apply to [[wikipedia:Holland%2C_Lincolnshire|Holland in Lincolnshire, UK]].
==External links==
* [http://www.unquendor.nl/ Official website]

[[Category:Dutch organizations]]
[[Category:Tolkien Societies]]
[[de:Die niederländische Tolkien Gesellschaft Unquendor]]

North East Tolkien Society

2011-10-17T00:26:38Z

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The '''North East Tolkien Society''', formerly known as the [[New York Tolkien Society]], and also known as [[Heren Istarion]], is the largest American [[Smials|Smial]] of [[The Tolkien Society]].

This society has been semi-dormant since 2009. It is located on Staten Island, NY, a borough of New York City. Heren Istarion published its own calendars in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The 2011 Heren Istarion calendar was available for pre-order but is unclear whether it was eventually released.

The main force behind Heren Istarion are [[Anthony Burdge]] and his wife Jessica Burke.

Aside from Heren Istarion New York City has a Meetup.com group: NYC Area Friends of JRR Tolkien & Fantasy, that appears to be active as it meets monthly.

==External links==
* [http://herenistarionnets.blogspot.com Official website]
* [http://www.meetup.com/NYC-Area-Friends-of-Tolkien-Fantasy New York City Meetup Group Around JRR Tolkien]

[[Category:American organizations]]
[[Category:Smials]]

North East Tolkien Society

2011-10-17T00:21:04Z

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North East Tolkien Society

2011-10-17T00:16:43Z

173.77.226.56:

The '''North East Tolkien Society''', formerly known as the [[New York Tolkien Society]], and also known as [[Heren Istarion]], is the largest American [[Smials|Smial]] of [[The Tolkien Society]].

This society has been semi-dormant since 2009.

==External links==
* [http://herenistarionnets.blogspot.com/ Official website]

[[Category:American organizations]]
[[Category:Smials]]

Haradrim (Tolkien Society)

2011-10-17T00:13:55Z

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'''Haradrim''' is a former [[Tolkien Societies|Tolkien Society]] for speakers of [[wikipedia:Afrikaans|Afrikaans]] (then synonymous for [[wikipedia:Dutch|Dutch]]) in [[South Africa]]. The society is now dormant.

Now dormant members of this society were involved in locating the former location of the Bank of Africa (AR Tolkien's offices), AR Tolkien's grave site (where a new tombstone as well as a tree were planted/placed) as well as finding AR Tolkien's last will (in Dutch) and other documents. Members of the society also hosted members of the Tolkien family on occasion.

The vast distances in South Africa between it's large cities (Johannesburg/Pretoria - Bloemfontein - Cape Town - Durban), immigration due to crime and affirmative action as well as cultural and language barriers and the limited interest in JRR Tolkien by the general public all contributed to the demise of this society.

[[Category:South African organizations]] [[Category:Tolkien Societies]]

Haradrim (Tolkien Society)

2011-10-17T00:12:48Z

173.77.226.56:

{{stub}}
'''Haradrim''' is a former [[Tolkien Societies|Tolkien Society]] for speakers of [[wikipedia:Afrikaans|Afrikaans]] (then synonymous for [[wikipedia:Dutch|Dutch]]) in [[South Africa]]. The society is now dormant.

Now dormant members of this society were involved in locating the former location of the Bank of Africa (AJR Tolkien's offices), AJR Tolkien's grave site (where a new tombstone as well as a tree were planted/placed) as well as finding AJR Tolkien's last will (in Dutch) and other documents. Members of the society also hosted members of the Tolkien family on occasion.

The vast distances in South Africa between it's large cities (Johannesburg/Pretoria - Bloemfontein - Cape Town - Durban), immigration due to crime and affirmative action as well as cultural and language barriers and the limited interest in JRR Tolkien by the general public all contributed to the demise of this society.

[[Category:South African organizations]] [[Category:Tolkien Societies]]

René van Rossenberg

2011-10-17T00:06:42Z

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'''René van Rossenberg''' a Dutch author and collector. He runs the [[Tolkien Winkel]] and its Museum, and is an active member of [[Unquendor]] (he was chairman from 1986 to 1996).

==Bibliography==

R.J. (René) van Rossenberg holds a MA in History from Leiden University in the Netherlands. He first read JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit (De Hobbit in Dutch) in 1973 at age 12. He became an avid Tolkien collector as well as a board member and ten year chairman of the Netherlands Tolkien Society Unquendor. From this society's bookstore he developed his own full time business: the Tolkienwinkel. He also lecture(s)(d) at Leiden University and review(s)(ed) books translated into Dutch to supplement his income. To date he still lives in Leiden. At one point he bought Joy Hill's, JRR Tolkien's private secretary, library of books at auction.

===Books===
*[[1992]]: ''[[Hobbits in Holland|Hobbits in Holland: Leven en werk van JRR Tolkien (1892-1973)]]'' [exhibition catalogue]
*[[2004]]: ''[[Tolkien's Golem]]''

===Articles===
* [[1990]]: ''[[Elrond's Holy Round Table]]'' (editor)
** "Preface"
** "Bilbo Baggins and the Beeb"
** "Comrade Frodo and Hobbitania: Tolkien in Russian" (with [[Nathalie Kotowski]])
* [[1995]]: ''[[Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference]]''
** "Tolkien's Exceptional Visit to Holland: A Reconstruction"
* [[1997]]: ''[[Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees|Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees: A Selection from 25 Years of Speeches at the Tolkien Society's Annual Dinners]]''
** [Speech at the Tolkien Society's Annual Dinner 1996]
* [[2006]]: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment]]''
** "Dutch Language"
** "Netherlands: Reception of Tolkien"
===Editorial work===
*''Lembas-extra 1990''
*''Lembas-extra 1998''
*''Lembas-extra 2002''

[[Category:Authors|Rossenberg, René van]]
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[[Category:People by name|Rossenberg, René van]]