Apologies, I’ve fallen a little
behind on posts, so this one will cover both news updates from Imaldris
(Tolkien-related news) and also Ninimiel’s gossip (LOTRO-related news).
I’ll keep it short and concise, for ease of viewing.
I have created new blog posts for the following:
- Tolkien-related book releases –
2021 and beyond (Part Two) https://greenbookofthewhitedowns.blogspot.com/2021/07/tolkien-related-book-releases-2021-and.html
- Tolkien-focused calls for papers - conferences/seminars and publications https://greenbookofthewhitedowns.blogspot.com/2021/07/tolkien-focused-calls-for-papers.html
This week
Jo Whiley’s Thursday Theme:
Lord of the Rings
Thursday 29 July 2021 @ 7.30pm
BST
BBC RADIO 2 (online)
Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000y707
Mythcon 51: A Virtual “Halfling” Mythcon
Saturday 31 July to Sunday 1 August 2021
Online
The Mythopoeic Society (http://www.mythsoc.org/) are running their annual Mythcon event, this year as a virtual one using Zoom and Discord. Details below:
http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mythcon-51.htm
http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mc51progrep.htm
https://mythsoc-rohan.blogspot.com/2021/07/mythcon51-preliminary-schedule.html
Upcoming Events
D&Co du Milieu and LOTRO
dev team chat about housing
Friday 6 August 2021 @ 12pm EST
(-4 GMT)
[Time note: This is 6pm UK and
7pm France]
The fantastic LOTRO housing
website, D&Co du Milieu, are hosting a Discord chat with the LOTRO devs.
This should start straight after the usual Cord of the Rings over on Twitch.
You can join in at:
Discord: https://discord.gg/Fj3SfKhW
(It is advisable to have the
Discord app already open when clicking the link)
Oxonmoot
Thursday 2 – Sunday 5 September
2021
Online
Annual Tolkien Society event
held in Oxford. This year the event will host a blended schedule. You can find
more details here:
https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/oxonmoot-2021/
Virtual date with History: J.R.R.
Tolkien and the World Wars
Thursday 7 October 2021 @ 7pm
CDT
Online (via Zoom)
https://cantigny.org/event/date-with-history-j-r-r-tolkien-virtual/
Other news
BBC Radio Humberside on Edith
Tolkien in East Yorkshire
BBC Radio Humberside
interviewed Phil Mathison (author of “Tolkien in East Yorkshire 1917 – 1918: An
Illustrated Tour”) about the unveiling of a Blue Plaque on Withernsea’s
Lifeboat Café – Edith Tolkien lived in Withernsea during 1917 whilst Tolkien
was stationed at nearby Thirtle Bridge.
(Information and link provided
by Michael Flowers)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09mv4cs
“Comrades of the Ring” by Joel
Merriner
Lecturer and PHD Research Joel
Merriner, who gave a wonderful talk about Soviet Tolkien covers at the recent
Tolkien Society Seminar, has published an article about writers and artists of
Soviet Tolkien in Foreign Policy. If you are not a subscriber, Joel has
said you can copy the article link into Outline.com (https://outline.com/) to view.
Article: https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/07/24/soviet-union-tolkien-art-dissidents/
The One Ring.net Amazon TV and
more updates
TOR.net is probably the biggest
provider of Tolkien-related news on the internet and they are keeping us
updated with all the gossip and news about the upcoming Amazon TV show. Below
are the most recent updates:
- “Spy Report: 20 new details
emerge from Amazon’s Lord of the Rings: Characters, Sexless Nudity and
Halflings!”
https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2021/07/20/110907-spy-report-incredible-details-from-amazons-lord-of-the-rings-characters-sexless-nudity-halflings/
- “Spy Report: Numenor smith
guilds confirmed in set reports
https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2021/07/21/110916-spy-report-numenor-smith-guilds-confirmed-in-set-reports/
They also hosted a San Diego Comic
Con panel on Sunday 25 July 2021, you can view that here:
- Tidings from Middle-earth: LOTR
on Prime and more | Comic-Con@Home 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozyxlK2JWaw
Tolkien-based gaming updates
There have been several new product announcements and also a new interview/chat with Free League.
Ares Games - Fate of Erebor
Whilst we wait on the next big
announcement, Ares Games have snuck in a smaller release – a What If the Free
Peoples lost the Battle of Erebor scenario. Note this will be part of the
revised “The Battle of Five Armies” set, but if you already own that then a
separate release is due in September 2021. More information:
https://www.aresgames.eu/29600
https://www.aresgames.eu/games/war-of-the-ring-line/the-fate-of-erebor
Fantasy Flight Games –
Spreading War
The next expansion for the
Journeys in Middle-earth board game has been announced – “Spreading War”.
Details here:
https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2021/7/8/spreading-war-announcement/
Free League - THE ONE RING™
Roleplaying Game Fellowship Forum (July 2021)
Free League ran a “Fellowship
Forum” where members of the team chatted and took questions from the online
audience. They are hoping to run more of these in the future. Details:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBIn19u1wvI
I’ll try and catch up with any LOTRO news in the coming week or so, but in the meantime there have been quite a few videos from the SSG team and LOTRO community.
For reference, the SSG team
are:
- SSG Executive Producer Severlin
(Rob Ciccolini)
- SSG Community Manager Cordovan
(Jerry Snook)
- SSG Senior World Designer Scenario
(Matt Elliott)
- SSG LOTRO Producer Raninia (Oleg Brodskiy)
Interviews with LOTRO Producer
Raninia
- Bludborn chats with LOTRO
Producer Raninia (14 July 2021):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh3q6kctBDs - Louey7 chats with LOTRO
Producer Raninia (2 July 2021):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WktrKTeQCA - Cord of the Rings chats with LOTRO Producer Ranina (18 June 2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZUvJeLzGnc
Interview with SSG Executive Producer Severlin:
- Cord of the Rings chats with
Severlin (11 June 2021):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOMQUgodYTM
Scenario’s “Casual Stroll Through…” series
- Casual Stroll through Lonelands
(21 July 2021):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JyacDXW67c
**There is a sneaky Gundabad preview at the end** - Casual Stroll through Eregion (16
June 2021):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcLhpnwonBM
Previous +Cord of the Rings
Please note there hasn’t been
any +Cord of the Rings for three weeks (9, 16 and 23 July).
- 2 July 2021:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_fUAaYphVc - 25 June 2021:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIPNDsrxY-4
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