April 2015 Meeting Notes

by Hawke — published May 08, 2015 10:05 PM, last modified Oct 20, 2015 03:32 PM

Some short notes from May's 2015 meeting of the Ea Tolkien Society. Thanks Brian! Note the plans for May's meeting at the end of the notes.

*Discussion points for May 9th (1-3 pm) meeting of the Ea Tolkien Society,
related to Letters 97-100:*
*97: Why it matters to know the history of names. Why Tolkien cared about
Coventry.*
*98: Letter to Unwin Publisher--The Ring/Leaf by Niggle/Farmer Giles/King
of the Green Dozen/Silmarillion/Pearl, etc.*
*99: Re: Charles Williams death and how that affected the Inklings.*
*100: The RAF, V-E Day (not mentioned in the Letters, but happening in May
1945 at the time of the writing) and *
*WWII comments, especially about the Eastern Front. Perspective on
America. *

*Discussion points for May 9th (1-3 pm) meeting of the Ea Tolkien Society,related to Letters 97-100:*
*97: Why it matters to know the history of names. Why Tolkien cared aboutCoventry.**98: Letter to Unwin Publisher--The Ring/Leaf by Niggle/Farmer Giles/Kingof the Green Dozen/Silmarillion/Pearl, etc.**99: Re: Charles Williams death and how that affected the Inklings.**100: The RAF, V-E Day (not mentioned in the Letters, but happening in May 1945 at the time of the writing) and **WWII comments, especially about the Eastern Front. Perspective on America. *

*Discussion points for May 9th (1-3 pm) meeting of the Ea Tolkien Society,related to Letters 97-100:**97: Why it matters to know the history of names. Why Tolkien cared aboutCoventry.**98: Letter to Unwin Publisher--The Ring/Leaf by Niggle/Farmer Giles/Kingof the Green Dozen/Silmarillion/Pearl, etc.**99: Re: Charles Williams death and how that affected the Inklings.**100: The RAF, V-E Day (not mentioned in the Letters, but happening in May1945 at the time of the writing) and **WWII comments, especially about the Eastern Front. Perspective onAmerica. *