Tolkien 2005 Souvenir Book

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Tolkien 2005 Souvenir Book
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AuthorThe Tolkien Society
PublisherThe Tolkien Society
ReleasedSpring 2010
FormatA4 stapled paperback, glossy
Pages52
ISBN978-0-9055200-7-0

The Tolkien 2005 Souvenir Book was produced in 2010 by The Tolkien Society and sent out to all attendees of the Tolkien 2005 conference held at Aston University, Birmingham. The book includes reports and photos from the event along with copies of the 19 news bulletins that were sent out.

Contents[edit | edit source]

  • The Chairman's Bit: "...A Celebration to Remember..."
  • Publicising Tolkien 2005: The Road Goes Ever On
    • By: Ian Collier
  • Reception at the Council House
  • "News" editions 1-5
  • The Opening Ceremony
  • Tolkien Coach Tour August 2005
  • "News" editions 6-10
  • Reviews
    • Tolkien 2005 Through Italian Eyes
    • Tolkien 2005 - An Irish Presenter's View
      • By: Murray Smith
    • Aston 2005 or A Long Weekend in Mor-door
      • By: Lyn Wilshire
  • Guests
  • Drama Workshop
  • The Reduced Silmarillion Company
  • "News" editions 11-15
  • Welcome to the Costume Extravaganza
  • "News" editions 16-19
  • Dramatisation of parts of the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of The Lord of the Rings
  • "News" editions 20 & 21
  • The Closing Ceremony
The Tolkien Society
President: J.R.R. Tolkien · Vice-president: Priscilla Tolkien · Chair: Shaun Gunner
Topics History (Letter to Vera Chapman and the Tolkien Society) · Archives · Awards · Enyalië · Smials · Tolkien to the World · Tolkien fandom
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Conferences Oxonmoot (annual, 1974-present) · J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference (1992) · Tolkien 2005: The Ring Goes Ever On (2005) · The Return of the Ring (2012) · Tolkien 2019 (2019)
Publications Journals Belladonna's Broadsheet (1969-1970) · Mallorn (1970-present) · The Tolkien Society Bulletin (1970-1971) · Andúril (1972) · Amon Hen (1972-present) · Quettar (1980-1995)
Books An Extrapolation on The Silmarillion (1975) · The Trees, the Jewels and the Rings (1977) · Tolkien in Oxford: The Tolkien Society Guide (1978) · The Tolkien Society Songbook (1985) · Tolkien and Romanticism (1988) · Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference (1995) · The Oxonmoot Songbook (1997) · The Filking Songbook (2001) · The Tolkien Society Guide to Oxford (2005) · Proceedings of the Tolkien 2005 Conference (2008) · Tolkien 2005 Souvenir Book (2009) · Proceedings of the Tolkien Society Conference 2012 (2016)
Peter Roe Books 1. Some Light on Middle-earth (1985) · 2. Leaves from the Tree (1991) · 3. The First and Second Ages (1992) · 4. Travel and Communication in Tolkien's Worlds (1996) · 5. Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees, vol. 1 (1997) · 6. Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees, vol. 2 (1998) · 7. Tolkien, the Sea and Scandinavia (1999) · 8. The Ways of Creative Mythologies (2000) · 9. Tolkien: A Mythology for England? (2000) · 10. The Best of Amon Hen, vol. 1 (2000) · 11. Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees, vol. 3 (2001) · 12. Sindarin Lexicon (2001) · 13. The Best of Amon Hen, vol. 2 (2002) · 14. Tolkien: Influenced and Influencing (2005)· 15. Freedom, Fate and Choice in Middle-earth (2012) · 16. Journeys & Destinations (2015) · 17. Death and Immortality in Middle-earth (2017) · 18. Poetry and Song in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien (2018) · 19. Tolkien the Pagan? (2019) · 20. Adapting Tolkien (2021) · 21. Twenty-first Century Receptions of Tolkien (2022) · 22. Tolkien and Diversity (2023)