 January
30th 2004
The Staff
of Heren Istarion has been hard at work in order to bring to
you our 2004/2005 event schedule, most notably our first major
event of 2004: Ringbearer's Day!!
See the 2004/05 Heren
Istarion schedule
Read about Ringbearer's
Day 2004
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January
29th 2004
From the
Chair and Co-chair Anthony and Jessica:
---UPDATE----
WETN will be continuing the interviews and discussion we had
tomorrow (1/30/04) at the same time!
This
evening we had the wondrous opportunity to chat about Tolkien
with Joy Curry, WETN Morning Show Host at Wheaton
College Radio. Tune in tomorrow (1/29/04) at 7am CST (8am
EST) to hear what we had to say concerning, Tolkien, Heren
Istarion, The Lord of the Rings films and the wonderful fellowship
we have with all of you. You can listen to the broadcast via
Real Player or Windows
media
Listen
here 7am CST January 29th, 2004
Cast
your Vote Today for The New York Tolkien Society!
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January
23rd 2004
A press release
from ROTK Challenge Director
Return of the King Challenge Following
in the footsteps of their literary and on-screen heroes and
idols, on January 22, 2004, a group of Lord of the Rings (LOTR)
fans kick off the ROTK Challenge, a year-long drive calling
on all LOTR fans and others to increase their charitable donations
and volunteer more of their time in their communities. The launch
of this program follows on the heels of the worldwide release
of New Line Cinema's Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
The three official charities are: The
Nature Conservancy, Doctors
Without Borders, ProLiteracy
Worldwide
Read More
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your Vote Today for The New York Tolkien Society!
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January
21st 2004
A press release
from Multi Media Arts:
THE REAL MIDDLE-EARTH Narrated
by Sir Ian Holm. A brand new documentary film that uncovers
the real places that inspired The Lord of the Rings
Available on DVD and VHS.
Was there a shire to inspire the Shire? What shaped the darker
and more troubled lands beyond its borders? How did European
languages fuse in Tolkien's mind to create words that evoke
extraordinary places and heroic adventure?
Read More
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your Vote Today for The New York Tolkien Society!
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January
18th 2004
From Steve
Babb: Progradio.net is proud to announce that we have
created and are hosting the Glass Hammer "Shadowlands" E-Card
which contains information about the album, and an EXCLUSIVE
track from the forthcoming Live Glass Hammer DVD. Check it out
HERE
Our continuing Ancanar
Special has been updated with 2 new articles:
Dinner with Ancanar, Laliel, and Curugon By Joe Piela
and Jenna Brocious
Commentary on the 4th Chapter of the Books of Lore, Of
the Failing Days by Anthony S Burdge
Read More Here
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January
16th 2004
A review
of the recent publication by John Garth:
Tolkien and the
Great War: The threshold of Middle-earth
The growing collection of Beyond
The Shire essays has expanded with the latest from our
columnist Michelle Launhardt with: Internal
Logic of the Movies
We would also like to take the time to announce and welcome
The New York Tolkien Society's own Publicity Coordinator David
Augustyn
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January
14th 2004
2nd NYTS Jaunt of 2004
Event reminder: Tolkien and Wagner this evening !
Staff
Members of The New York Tolkien Society will be in attendance
this evening at:
(Wednesday),
7:30 p.m. The Two Rings: J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the
Rings & Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelung.
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January
12th 2004
International
Tolkien Event "Tolkien
Fifty Years" announced by Italitn & British Tolkien
Societies...
 Contest
Winners and NYC Events!!
The winners of our Dragons Hoard Contest
have been announced. Congratulations to them all!! Read
More
We will be also attending the 1/14
(Wednesday), 7:30 p.m. The Two Rings: J. R. R. Tolkien’s The
Lord of the Rings & Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelung.
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a flyer for the event!
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January
11th 2004
Contest
Winners and NYC Events!!
The winners of our Dragons Hoard Contest have been announced.
Congratulations to them all!! Read
More
We will be in attendance at today's Conversation
with Peter Jackson event at Lincoln Center, followed by
the first New York Tolkien Society Jaunt of 2004, a viewing
of ROTK!!
We will be also attending the 1/14
(Wednesday), 7:30 p.m. The Two Rings: J. R. R. Tolkien’s The
Lord of the Rings & Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelung.
Download
a flyer for the event.
Read a review of The Gathering of the Fellowship at: War
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January
8th 2004
Our Field Reporter Michelle Laundhardt is back with 3 new great
articles in her growing Beyond
the Shire column! Dec.9th 2003--Jan.7th, 2004
What
do directors owe authors?Thoughts on the ROTK film
The Ancanar
Team have updated their Books
Of Lore area adding a new section on the language of the
Rammoth, Reamilyan
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January
7th 2004
On Wed. Jan 14, 2004 at 7:30 pm at the Lighthouse Conf Center
(Benay Venuta Hall) 111 E. 59th St. NY A celebration of the
completion of the Lord of the Rings film cycle and the
forthcoming Met Ring cycles.
Edward R Haymes, Prof of German and Comp Lit at Cleveland S.
Univ., who teaches an entire course on this subject, will give
a talk with film clips showing that there is a great deal in
common between JRRT's LOTR and Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen"
cycle. This talk sets itself the goal of exploring these works
and showing the ways that the two illuminate each other.
download a flyer for the event
Admission to non-members of the NY
Wagner Society is $10
No reservations required. Social hour after the program. telephone:
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January
5th 2004
The door
closes today on the Hoard!
Today is your last chance to win
a hoard of prizes Winners will be announced January 10th
2004
A review of Gary Russell's The Art of The Return of the
King has now been posted. Read
it here
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January
4th 2004
Limited
Edition Sideshow Weta Prizes added to Contest!
On January 5th your chance to win a
hoard of prizes comes to an end. We have just added 3 new
prizes to the hoard:
• For the Wizard level: An
Eomer Bust
• For
the Man Level: Uruk
Hai Beserker Helm
• For
the Hobbit Level: The
Soldiers of the White Hand Medallion
An Interview with Tolkien Scholar Anne
Petty
Read a review of Anne
Petty's latest :Tolkien in the Land of Heroes
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January
3rd 2004
On this day every year we stand and raise a glass of our favorite
beverage and toast our dear Professor Tolkien in honor of his
gift to the world. We all have our own tales of how we found
Tolkien's works and how we approach them as fans, but ultimately
no matter the impact as individuals, the impact on the world
is everlasting, bringing together in Fellowship groups of people
who wish to be a part of the legends, and journey forth with
likeminded folk into the fair hills of Hobbiton and the plains
of Rohan seeking adventure and honor!
May the name Tolkien forever be hailed in the halls of the Universe!
In Fellowship,
Anthony, Jessica and the Staff of Heren Istarion.
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January
2nd 2004
Want to archive your photos, memories and thoughts of Gathering
of the Fellowship in a print and online scrapbook? Come
to the Green Dragon Inn
Gathering Forums to learn all the details
In October
2004, join Heren Istarion as we attend The
Lord of the Rings: 1954-2004: Scholarship in Honor of Richard
E. Blackwelder. The conference will offer new scholarship
upon the 50th anniversary of the publication of Tolkien's
masterpiece. Some of the scholars presenting papers will be:
Tom Shippey, Verlyn Flieger, Michael Drout, Michael Foster,
Jane Chance and Douglas Anderson. |
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