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Eä:
“Ilúvatar called to them, and said:
'I know the desire of your minds that what ye have seen should verily be,
not only in your thought, but even as ye yourselves are, and yet other.
Therefore I say:
Eä! Let these things Be!
And I will send forth into the Void, the Flame Imperishable,
and it shall be at the heart of the World, and the World shall Be;
and those of you that will may go down into it.'
And suddenly the Ainur saw afar off a light, as it were a cloud with a living heart of flame;
and they knew that this was no vision only, but that Ilúvatar had made a new thing:
Eä, the World that Is.”
--J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, Ainulindalë (The Music of the Ainur).

 
Arda:
“Long they labored in the regions of Ea,
which is vast beyond the thought of Elves and Men,
until in the time appointed was made Arda, the Kingdom of Earth.
Then they put on the raiment of Earth and descended into it, and dwelt therein.”
--J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, Valaquenta

This site is intended as a central repository for Tolkien enthusiasts and scholars at all levels looking for a single location to aide in learning and researching information related to J.R.R. Tolkien, his works, and other relevant topics.

All levels of interest and knowledge are welcomed to participate, whether you have only seen a movie, or read a single book, or just heard of The Hobbit, the Lord of the Rings, etc. Everyone is welcome to join in the monthly discussions and annual conventions.

This is the home for the greater Spokane and surrounding Inland Empire's area (Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, etc.), the Eä Tolkien Society is a registered  official "Smial" of the U.K. Tolkien Society: http://tolkiensociety.org/

We typically meet every 2nd Saturday of the month from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at the north Rocket Bakery on Hastings near Mead High School, 319 W. Hastings Road, Spokane, WA.

We are also the founders and primary sponsors for Tolkien Moot ( http://www.tolkienmoot.org ), an annual convention dedicated to Tolkien-inspired enthusiasts, scholars, gamers, artists, authors, and performers from around the world running since 2005.

Admittance to the Tolkien Society is free and open to the public. You may also freely join the email discussion and announcement list by sending a blank email to:

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watch for the confirmation email which should arrive within a few minutes (check your spam folder too), then reply to the confirmation email to activate your subscription to the email list.

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If you wish to join the meetings, be added as a "Tolkien Scholar", help out with the website or meetings as a volunteer, or need additional information,  please feel free to Contact Us here.

Anyone is welcome to join the meetings any time they wish.

The Eä Tolkien Society meetings are free monthly gatherings open to the public. Discussions cover Tolkien's many works, and many other authors or works that inspired Tolkien or author's that were directly inspired by Tolkien's works.  

We discuss not just The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, but also all the History of Middle-earth, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, and his many non-Middle-earth works such as Roverrandom, Farmer Giles of Ham, and many others, including his various translations of others' works such as Sir Gawain and The Green Knight, Pearl, Sir Orfeo, The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun, and often include readings and discussions of Beowulf, and the Finnish Kalevala in addition to other works that Tolkien frequently drew from.

Some of the other authors discussed include C.S. Lewis (of course), George MacDonald, and many others.

Here are a number of other Tolkien-related sites you may find of interest:

Tolkien Moot and MerpCon annual conventions - http://www.tolkienmoot.org  http://www.merpcon.com
Other Minds Magazine - http://www.omzine.org
Middle-earth Radio - http://www.middle-earthradio.com
Middle-earth Radio Talk Show - http://www.middle-earthtalk.com
Ea RPG - http://www.earpg.com
Middle-earth Role-playing community - http://www.merp.com
 

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Live chatroom: http://www.tolkienscholars.org/chat

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Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/user/tolkienscholars/

Skype: tolkienscholars

Secondlife.com: Tolkienmoot Loordes

Phone/Voicemail: (509) 252-0800

Mailing Address: Eä Tolkien Society c/o RPG Research,

1312 North Monroe Suite #114

Spokane, WA, 99201

 
Namarie!

 
Disclaimer: This site is not affiliated with, or approved by, in any way by the Tolkien Estate, Tolkien Enterprises/Middle-earth Enterprises (a Saul Zaentz company), or any of the myriad other Tolkien copyright holders. The Inland Empire Tolkien Society is a not-for-profit literary community organization.