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Festival in the Shire: A celebration of all things Tolkien inspired. J.R.R. Tolkien inspired Conference, Exhibition and Festival

August 13th -15th, 2010 at Y Plas, Machynlleth, Wales, United Kingdom.


Machynlleth is to host an exciting new international festival next year. Festival in the Shire is a conference, exhibition and fair celebrating themes inspired by the author J.R.R. Tolkien which will be held in the town’s historic Y Plas house and grounds.

This three day festival caters to serious Tolkien fans as well as families and everyone else by holding three separate events for different audiences. Tolkien literature enthusiasts will have the opportunity to delve deeper into Tolkien’s work with a three day conference entitled ‘Welsh influences on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien’. This will feature internationally respected speakers such as Jane Chance, Douglas Anderson, Tom Shippey, Colin Duriez, John Garth, and Verlyn Flieger and includes experts from Welsh universities such as Dimitra Fimi from University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC), a specialist on Tolkien’s Welsh connections and his use of the Welsh language.

Keen collectors of Tolkien’s books and Tolkien inspired art will be delighted at the exhibition element of the festival. The exhibition will showcase rare first editions of Tolkien’s books, original art and other Tolkien artefacts. Many of these pieces are from private collections and unlikely to be shown again. In addition to displaying their paintings some of the famous artists who have illustrated Tolkien’s books will be present at this event and attendees will have the exciting opportunity to meet them and discuss their work. Artists attending include Roger Garland, Ted Nasmith, Jef Murray, Peter Pracownik and Ruth Lacon.

For information or to participate in Festival in the Shire visit www.FestivalintheShire.com or email info@FestivalintheShire.com

An array of information and criticism of JRR Tolkien and his writings. Includes an extensive biography, essays on his books, and a bibliography.

Eldamar is an italian website dedicated to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. You can find the latest news on the italian and british editions of Tolkien books, criticism and scholarly studies, along with notes on the scarce and rare books entering and leaving my collection.

Includes a chronological bibliography of Italian writings (books and articles) about Tolkien, and of Italian editions of Tolkien's works. The site is completely in Italian, and now contains also a little forum devoted to italian Tolkien collectors.

An excellent resource for research in Tolkienalia online, and an absolutely indispensable resource in person, with everything from Tolkien's original manuscripts in various forms, to fanzines, videos and more.

Sprachliche und bibliographische Aspekte der Hauptwerke J.R.R. Tolkiens.

As of yet, these web pages are entirely in German. They deal specifically with matters typical to the German language editions of 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' (and other works of fiction) by J.R.R. Tolkien.

This website is for those who collect Tolkien Boardgames or have an interest in playing Tolkien games. Most of the games listed are boardgames, but we have also listed other types like miniature wargaming, collectable card games, a few computer games, Role Playing Games, and others.

This bibliography is intended to augment two previously published bibliographies of Tolkien scholarship, Richard C. West’s Tolkien Criticism: An Annotated Checklist and Judith Johnson’s J. R. R. Tolkien: Six Decades of Criticism, which between them collect Tolkien scholarship from its origins until 1984. We believe we have collected citations for all Tolkien criticism from 1984 through the end of 2000, although it is quite possible that we have missed items.

Covers all non-Jackson movie calendars - 1969-Present - worldwide!