Haradrim (Tolkien Society)
Haradrim is a defunct Tolkien Society for speakers of Afrikaans in South Africa. The society was founded in 2000.[1]
History
Haradrim was instrumental in locating the former location of the Bank of Africa (Arthur Tolkien's offices), Arthur Tolkien's grave site (where a new tombstone as well as a tree were planted/placed)[2][3][4] as well as finding Arthur Tolkien's last will and other documents. Haradrim also hosted members of the Tolkien family on occasion. In the 1990s and early 2000s Haradrim organized radio shows and lectures as well as exhibitions around J.R.R. Tolkien.[5][6][7]
A chairman of Haradrim also started a B&B named The Hobbit in Bloemfontein in the early 1990s.[8][9]
The vast distances in South Africa between its large cities (Johannesburg/Pretoria - Bloemfontein - Cape Town - Durban), emigration due to crime and affirmative action as well as cultural and language barriers and the limited interest in J.R.R. Tolkien by the general public all contributed to the demise of this society.
Members of Note
References
- ↑ http://152.111.11.6/argief/berigte/volksblad/2000/07/21/4/1.html (accessed 05-12-2011)
- ↑ http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/1991/12/12/4/18.html (accessed 05-12-2011)
- ↑ http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/1992/01/23/4/10.html (accessed 05-12-2011)
- ↑ http://kloofstreet.blogspot.com/2008/03/one-with-photo-of-tolkiens-fathers.html (accessed 05-12-2011)
- ↑ http://152.111.11.6/argief/berigte/volksblad/2002/01/31/10/2.html (accessed 05-12-2011)
- ↑ http://152.111.11.6/argief/berigte/volksblad/2001/12/10/8/7.html (accessed 05-12-2011)
- ↑ http://www.volksblad.com/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Tolkien-verslaafde-se-stories-is-nie-net-fantasiee-20100615 (accessed 05-12-2011)
- ↑ http://www.hobbit.co.za (accessed 05-12-2011)
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0056360 (accessed 05-12-2011)
- ↑ https://inhabitat.com/the-hobbit-boutique-hotel-hidden-in-the-town-where-tolkien-was-born/
- ↑ http://herenistarionnets.blogspot.com/2010/07/latest-newsletter-july-20th-2010.html (accessed 05-12-2011)
- ↑ http://www.fs.gov.za/Departments/SAC/MUSEUM/nuusbrief3.html#NAVORSERS (accessed 05-12-2011)
- ↑ http://152.111.11.6/argief/berigte/volksblad/2000/08/7/6/4.html (accessed 05-12-2011)
