Tolkien's Eleventy-First

matigamigbeard · 12-18-2002, 05:18 PM

Hello fellow creatures of middle-earth. This is a late notice, but i've only started working on the celebrations for JRR Tolkien's eleventy-first birth anniversary. In case you haven't noticed, it falls on the 3rd of January this 2003 (by Gregorian count). Myself and a tribe of friends have booked a lodge in the boreal woods of eastern Manitoba for 5 nights and are planning to celebrate, including a hobbits' (double) breakfast, poetry, music, wine, smoke rings, and does anyone have a recipe for lembas. In addition to this, there will be a council on the fate and wellbeing of middle-earth (or EArth if you will) in which we will discuss the future of our planet, the loss of myths and magic and ways in which we can reinvigorate the dying spirit of our world with energy and imagination.

Why not organize something similar in your land, even if it is in an urban setting and just on the 3rd? It is important to put the magic back into being alive and to spread it!

Blackboar · 12-18-2002, 05:20 PM

Good idea!
I think I'll do that!!!
Wait I'm already away then! But I'll plan A night out!

Starr Polish · 12-18-2002, 05:42 PM

I'm going to celebrate by studying for finals. Ugh.

***Sister Golden Hair*** · 12-18-2002, 10:46 PM

If you do a search, there a a couple threads with recipes for lembas.

Moving to the Middle-earth forum.

***Rían*** · 12-20-2002, 01:46 AM

What a fun idea, to celebrate JRRT's 111st bday! I'm glad you brought it up. We'll definitely think of something fun to do at our house, but don't think we'll travel anywhere special.

Duddun · 12-21-2002, 08:31 PM

Sounds Fun!!!But...(Uh-Oh, here comes the reasons I can't) none of my friends are in to Tolkien very much.

So I'll have to do all that alone. Luckily I'm good at talking to my self so I can do the coucil too!

Arathorn · 12-22-2002, 03:58 AM

I might get the hardbound red single-volume version of LOTR on January 3rd.

Laurelyn · 12-22-2002, 07:22 PM

Ooh! Cool! Thanks for reminding me.
Maybe I'll try to get Elenka, Mistabella and I together to celebrate.

Falagar · 12-22-2002, 07:37 PM

I'll try to celebrate, but I don't know how...none of my friends are into Tolkien that much, so I'll probably end up doing the same thing as Duddun

Elf Girl · 12-23-2002, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Arathorn
I might get the hardbound red single-volume version of LOTR on January 3rd.

I'm getting it for Christmas.

I just happened to be digging through my mom's closet...

I'm getting the green Hobbit too.

Arathorn · 12-23-2002, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Elf Girl
I'm getting it for Christmas. I just happened to be digging through my mom's closet...

I'm getting the green Hobbit too.

You lucky little sneak!

Elf Girl · 12-24-2002, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Arathorn
You lucky little sneak!

Millane · 12-25-2002, 10:01 AM

ohh hehehhe nah ill have no trouble finding friends to celebrate the eleventy first... these friends took off Bilbo and Frodo's birthday and had celebrations when they were younger now there older and one needs any excuse to down a bottle of Scotch

Arathorn · 01-03-2003, 02:19 AM

Here's to the Professor's Eleventy-First Birthday!

Wherever you are Professor Tolkien, I would just like to thank you for this wonderful world of adventure, languages, poetry and people you've given us. Good Show! Good Show!

Coney · 01-03-2003, 02:29 AM

Eleventy-one today!

I'm "celebrating" by treating myself to a new copy of LotR........seems quite a fitting date to buy it

.......... and I need a little justification for spending that much cash on a book

Menelvagor · 01-03-2003, 03:31 AM

Many happy returns! I wonder if he likes less than half of us half as well as we deserve?

Blackboar · 01-03-2003, 05:52 AM

HAPPY 111th BIRTHDAY JOHN RONALD REUEL TOLKIEN!!!!!!!!

I'll never forget you!!!

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to Tolkien,
Happy Birthday to you.

(To the tune of "Snow is falling" by Slade[I think])

We're all talking,
Talking about you,
Bout Middle Earth,
And it's history,
It's your birthday,
Your hundredth and elevnth,
Happy Birthday,
Tolkien.

We love your mind,
All in Arda,
We love Frodo,
and Legolas,
all your books,
and all of your son's tooo
Happy Birthday,
Tolkien.

I'm devoted,
to these books,
the adventure,
about the One Ring,
It makes me laugh,
And it makes me cry!!
Happy Birthday,
Tolkien

I posted this in general messages so I'll just copy it to here as my thread got shut

Hanza · 01-03-2003, 07:43 AM

Happy birthday to ya

Happy Birthday

Happy Birrrrrrrthday

Happy B'day TOLKIEN!!!!!!!!!!

Falagar · 01-03-2003, 07:53 AM

Happy birthday!
I'll never forget you, nor your works.

Arathorn · 01-03-2003, 08:00 AM

*Raises a glass of San Miguel Cerveza Negra (dark beer) for a toast*

The Professor!

*Sits down and takes a swig*

Tolkien Society Toast Reference

12-18-2002, 05:18 PM	#1
matigamigbeard Sapling Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: winnipeg, manitoba, canada Posts: 1	Tolkien's Eleventy-First Hello fellow creatures of middle-earth. This is a late notice, but i've only started working on the celebrations for JRR Tolkien's eleventy-first birth anniversary. In case you haven't noticed, it falls on the 3rd of January this 2003 (by Gregorian count). Myself and a tribe of friends have booked a lodge in the boreal woods of eastern Manitoba for 5 nights and are planning to celebrate, including a hobbits' (double) breakfast, poetry, music, wine, smoke rings, and does anyone have a recipe for lembas. In addition to this, there will be a council on the fate and wellbeing of middle-earth (or EArth if you will) in which we will discuss the future of our planet, the loss of myths and magic and ways in which we can reinvigorate the dying spirit of our world with energy and imagination. Why not organize something similar in your land, even if it is in an urban setting and just on the 3rd? It is important to put the magic back into being alive and to spread it!

12-18-2002, 05:42 PM	#3
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	I'm going to celebrate by studying for finals. Ugh. __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

12-18-2002, 10:46 PM	#4
*Sister Golden Hair* Queen of Nargothrond Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Akron, Ohio - USA Posts: 7,121	If you do a search, there a a couple threads with recipes for lembas. Moving to the Middle-earth forum. __________________ "Whither go you?" she said. "North away." he said: "to the swords, and the siege, and the walls of defence - that yet for a while in Beleriand rivers may run clean, leaves spring, and birds build their nests, ere Night comes." AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

12-20-2002, 01:46 AM	#5
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	What a fun idea, to celebrate JRRT's 111st bday! I'm glad you brought it up. We'll definitely think of something fun to do at our house, but don't think we'll travel anywhere special. __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

12-21-2002, 08:31 PM	#6
Duddun I Antha Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: You expect ME to know? Posts: 784	Sounds Fun!!!But...(Uh-Oh, here comes the reasons I can't) none of my friends are in to Tolkien very much. So I'll have to do all that alone. Luckily I'm good at talking to my self so I can do the coucil too! __________________ If you say my name I go "What?" If you say my name twice I go and look it up in the dictionary. **************************** I'm Not Evil! ************************** If the critics say it's good, is it really That good? ************************** It's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's a balloon! **************************** Duddun, Son of Bubbun

12-18-2002, 05:20 PM	#2
Blackboar Legolas's beloved sister and Queen of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Under the hill at Bag-end, Hobbiton the Shire Or Rivendell,I can't remember!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 1,086	Good idea! I think I'll do that!!! Wait I'm already away then! But I'll plan A night out!

12-22-2002, 03:58 AM	#7
Arathorn Bard of Mangled Songs Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: West of Middle Earth...oh alright...Manila Posts: 2,679	I might get the hardbound red single-volume version of LOTR on January 3rd. __________________ Power attracts the corruptible. Absolute power attracts the absolutely corruptible. -Missionaria Protectiva, Frank Herbert *Accio, Ash Nazg!* Elennuru s?la lúmenn' omentielvo* (The Death Star shines on the hour of our meeting) - Darth Arathorn Put aside the ranger... Start looking for Mumakil action figures...

12-22-2002, 07:22 PM	#8
Laurelyn Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Valinor, right next to Telperion . . . what did you expect, Michigan? Posts: 1,315	Ooh! Cool! Thanks for reminding me. Maybe I'll try to get Elenka, Mistabella and I together to celebrate. __________________ The Third Age of Entmoot has begun. Angel of music, guide and guardian! Grant to me your glory! The country I eat and spend the day in is by no means the country I sleep and dream in. Define patriotism. Hold the boat, you spastic monkey! ~ Elenka

12-22-2002, 07:37 PM	#9
Falagar Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,870	I'll try to celebrate, but I don't know how...none of my friends are into Tolkien that much, so I'll probably end up doing the same thing as Duddun __________________ Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle.

12-25-2002, 10:01 AM	#13
Millane The Dude Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: at the altar of my ego Posts: 1,685	ohh hehehhe nah ill have no trouble finding friends to celebrate the eleventy first... these friends took off Bilbo and Frodo's birthday and had celebrations when they were younger now there older and one needs any excuse to down a bottle of Scotch __________________ Ill heal your wounds, ill set you free,

01-03-2003, 02:19 AM	#14
Arathorn Bard of Mangled Songs Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: West of Middle Earth...oh alright...Manila Posts: 2,679	Here's to the Professor's Eleventy-First Birthday! Wherever you are Professor Tolkien, I would just like to thank you for this wonderful world of adventure, languages, poetry and people you've given us. Good Show! Good Show! __________________ Power attracts the corruptible. Absolute power attracts the absolutely corruptible. -Missionaria Protectiva, Frank Herbert *Accio, Ash Nazg!* Elennuru s?la lúmenn' omentielvo* (The Death Star shines on the hour of our meeting) - Darth Arathorn Put aside the ranger... Start looking for Mumakil action figures...

01-03-2003, 02:29 AM	#15
Coney The Buddy Rabbit Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Trapped in the headlights.. Posts: 3,372	Eleventy-one today! I'm "celebrating" by treating myself to a new copy of LotR........seems quite a fitting date to buy it .......... and I need a little justification for spending that much cash on a book __________________ Blessed are the cracked, they let the light in Beatallica

01-03-2003, 03:31 AM	#16
Menelvagor Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: lurking on the edge of conversations Posts: 924	Many happy returns! I wonder if he likes less than half of us half as well as we deserve?

01-03-2003, 05:52 AM	#17
Blackboar Legolas's beloved sister and Queen of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Under the hill at Bag-end, Hobbiton the Shire Or Rivendell,I can't remember!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 1,086	HAPPY 111th BIRTHDAY JOHN RONALD REUEL TOLKIEN!!!!!!!! I'll never forget you!!! Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to Tolkien, Happy Birthday to you. (To the tune of "Snow is falling" by Slade[I think]) We're all talking, Talking about you, Bout Middle Earth, And it's history, It's your birthday, Your hundredth and elevnth, Happy Birthday, Tolkien. We love your mind, All in Arda, We love Frodo, and Legolas, all your books, and all of your son's tooo Happy Birthday, Tolkien. I'm devoted, to these books, the adventure, about the One Ring, It makes me laugh, And it makes me cry!! Happy Birthday, Tolkien I posted this in general messages so I'll just copy it to here as my thread got shut

01-03-2003, 07:43 AM	#18
Hanza Woolly Jumper Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: In my field of paper flowers and candy clouds of lullaby Posts: 1,200	Happy birthday to ya Happy Birthday Happy Birrrrrrrthday Happy B'day TOLKIEN!!!!!!!!!! __________________ :: there's nothing comforting in change:: Why dont sheep shrink in the rain??

01-03-2003, 07:53 AM	#19
Falagar Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,870	Happy birthday! I'll never forget you, nor your works. __________________ Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle.

01-03-2003, 08:00 AM	#20
Arathorn Bard of Mangled Songs Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: West of Middle Earth...oh alright...Manila Posts: 2,679	Raises a glass of San Miguel Cerveza Negra (dark beer) for a toast The Professor! Sits down and takes a swig Tolkien Society Toast Reference __________________ Power attracts the corruptible. Absolute power attracts the absolutely corruptible. -Missionaria Protectiva, Frank Herbert *Accio, Ash Nazg!* Elennuru s?la lúmenn' omentielvo* (The Death Star shines on the hour of our meeting) - Darth Arathorn Put aside the ranger... Start looking for Mumakil action figures... Last edited by Arathorn : 01-03-2003 at 08:02 AM.

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