Christopher Tolkien Centenary - Rana’s Events present “Tears at Rivendell”

“Tears at Rivendell”
A LOTRO meetup and toast to
Christopher Tolkien on his
Centenary Birthday (21/11/24)

♪ Hwæt!

On this day, one hundred years ago, Christopher Tolkien was born in Leeds, England, to Edith and J.R.R. Tolkien.

On the Laurelin server of the Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) I aim to celebrate by posting snippets of Christopher-lore into world chat during the day and in the evening, around 9pm GMT (10pm CET or 4pm /servertime) I’ll ask the player community to gather in Rivendell to hold a toast to J.R,R, Tolkien’s son and “chief critic and collaborator”. 

He was more than just an editor of his father’s works, he was the youngest and last Inkling. Over a period of forty-seven years Christopher published twenty-four editions of J.R.R. Tolkien’s works.

I’ll also continue to write and post articles on my blog and on here with more lore and other information about Christopher on the centenary of his birthday.

🖉 Articles:

📜 The boy who dared to question Thorin’s tassel and the teardrop that fell on Rivendell: Moments within the life of Christopher Tolkien – Blog | LOTRO Forums.

📜 The "Tears at Rivendell" LOTRO event information for Laurelin has been posted on the official forums here and here. 

🖉 Event information

• Date:
  Thursday 21 November 2024
• Start Time:    
  9pm GMT (10pm CET or 4pm /servertime) *
• LOTRO server:
  Laurelin (EU)
• Meet:
  Rivendell Stables
• Host/contact:
  Ranatuor

* Apologies for the lateness of the toast event, partly due to family commitments but also it follows the Tolkien Society guidance (here) for the annual J.R.R. Tolkien Toast.

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