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Eä Tolkien Society Meeting Notes for February 19th, 2022

by Hawke published Mar 18, 2022 11:50 PM, last modified Mar 19, 2022 11:59 AM
Ea Tolkien Society Smial, an official chapter of the U.K. Tolkien Society. Monthly meeting notes.

February 19, 2022 

Tolkien Society 

Attending: 

Hawke, (online Brian, Gary, Chris, Sara) 

  1. Brian reads Jan notes 

  1. Hawke gives update on Community center www.rpgcc.org  

  1. Brian shows The One Ring 2nd edition role-playing game, just arrived. 

  1. Discussion of Rings of Power trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7v1hIkYH24  

  1. Sara appreciated posters more than trailer. A bit disappointed. 

  1. Gary—it depends on what the series is like. Controversy: races of people, bigotry, social justice oh my. “Evil can create anything new… it can only pervert what is already made.” Get woke, get broke. 

  1. Chris—has mixed feelings. Cinematography of an ad 

  1. Hawke—big and expansive for 2nd age, bigger than 3rd age LOTR and hobbit. Disappointing no meat. None the wiser. Told us nothing. A lot of CGI. Wished they gave snippets of story. 

  1. “Is it true to the spirit of Tolkien’s story?” 

  1. Discussion of fantasy author Ursula LeGuin & JRRT  

  1. Read Letter 197 

  1. Discussion of income from LOTR 

  1. Read Letter 198  

  1. Next month C.J. Cherryh otherwise Michael Moorcock https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/anti-tolkien  

  1. Talking about Tolkienmoot in July. 

  1. Next month: March 19, 1-3 pm.  

 

Spokane Smial Secretary,
Brian Huseland
P.S. I assume we are talking about Tolkien's influence on/opposition from Moorcock, rather than Cherryh? 
Hawke: Correct.
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