 About The North East Tolkien Society Founded in September 2000 by Anthony Burdge, Heren Istarion: The North East Tolkien Society is officially registered with the Tolkien Society U.K. as a smial or subsidiary/affiliate organization to the Tolkien Society U.K. and a Chartered Group of the Mythpoeic Society. Heren Istarion is an academic literary group dedicated to celebrating the life and works of Professor J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams and the promotion and enjoyment of the fantastic, in literature and myth. Heren Istarion is an unincorporated association with the goals of becoming a registered non-profit organization. All proceeds from memberships go to the upkeep of the society , and to the expenses of running our website, events, and publishing our journal.
In its five-year history, Heren Istarion has become one of the most active Tolkien Societies in North America. It was awarded "Smial of The Year" at The Tolkien Society's Oxonmoot 2002, and successfully organized and hosted all the academic programming at "The Gathering of the Fellowship 2003" in Toronto, Canada and are honored to have been chosen as Programming Directors for The Gathering's 2006 event.
Anthony S. Burdge and Jessica Burke are the Chairman and Co-chair, respectively, of Heren Istarion. They regularly collaborate on a range of academic and critical pieces about the life and works of Professor J.R.R Tolkien. They were awarded the 2005 Beyond Bree Award "In recognition of outstanding contribution to the study of JRR Tolkien, from the Readers of 'Beyond Bree'".Heren Istarion is a memership-supported organization staffed by a volunteer group of Tolkien enthusiasts from the New York metro area. For general questions about Heren Istarion, website problems, or Green Dragon Inn Forum problems please email Anthony (Chair). For questions about membership, or submissions to Parma Nole please email Jessica our Co-Chair.
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