Publication of Flammifer No. 40
Our society’s magazine Der Flammifer von Westernis no. 40 has been published in July. Here is a short summary of what you can find in the current the issue:
Cover artist: Jonas Mølgaard Jensen
The issue’s cover features a caricature of the Professor by Danish artist Jonas Mølgaard Jensen.
Tolkien Seminar 7
The 7th Tolkien Seminar, a three-day congress on “Tolkien and Romanticism”, took place at the Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena in April 2010. Read a short summary of all lectures and some personal remarks by Carola Oberbeck.
Tolkien Tag 32
The 32nd edition of DTG’s Tolkien Day took place in Geldern. After a very successful first run last year, more than 300 guests found their way to the Lower Rhine this time to celebrate all things Tolkien with lectures, exhibitions, games, archery, mead and much, much more.
The Danish Tolkien Society (“Bri”)
Our international guests at this year’s Tolkien Thing in Minas Hersfeld, the Danish Tolkien Society Bri, introduce themselves in our “Middle-earth is Everywhere” column. Europe’s Tolkien-party capital must be in Copenhagen! Find out why to beware of Elves and what happens when you confuse p, b, and v in Danish.
Flammifer Chronicle Part III
Mark Craemer finishes his insights into ten years (and beyond) at the editorial department of the Flammifer, taking a special look at our columns.
Radagast the Brown
After some thoughts on Tom Bombadil in the last issue, Ingo Hopfenblatt turns to another somewhat mysterious character and his actual and possible role in the War of the Ring.
Review
Read a short review by Thomas Honegger on Languages, Myths and History, Elizabeth Slopova’s introduction to the linguistic and literary background of Tolkien’s works.
Miscellaneous
Apart from the things mentioned above, this issue of Flammifer contains a calendar of Tolkien-related events, Tolkien fun and satire, readers’ letters, the farewell of our chairman, a report from a film music concert in Munich, as well as illustrations by Sybille Benedict-Rux, Anke Eißmann and Gudrun Pohlmeyer.
Summary by Marie-Noelle Biemer
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Herrlich! Diese diebische Freude, welche der Professor empfand, wenn ihm wieder mal was gelungen war, kommt endlich mal ans Licht. Er war ein Mensch von großem Humor und enormer Kinderliebe. Zwar eine Karikatur — aber vielleicht gerade deshalb erfrischend und überraschend. Wenn ich diese Bilder sehe, geht es mir tatsächlich ein bisschen besser. Gratulation an den Künstler.