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'''Enyalië''' is an annual | '''Enyalië''' is an annual activity held as the concluding part of [[The Tolkien Society]]'s Oxonmoot celebration.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.ew.com/article/2001/12/14/lord-rings-elvish-lives|articlename='The Lord of the Rings': Elvish Lives!|website=[http://www.ew.com Entertainment Weekly]|author=Jeff Gordinier|dated=14 December 2001|accessed 11 August 2015}}</ref> | ||
On the Sunday morning of the | On the Sunday morning of the [[Oxonmoot]] convention, attendees of the event take a coach trip to [[Wolvercote Cemetery]] where [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and his wife [[Edith Tolkien|Edith]] are buried. Enyalië is a "sombre" wreath-laying ceremony which involves a "short act of remembrance" at Tolkien's graveside.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.festivalartandbooks.com/journal8kjh/8featoxon.html|articlename=Oxonmoot 2010|website=[http://www.festivalartandbooks.com Festival Art and Books]|accessed=11 August 2015}}</ref> The Chairman of the Society reads a passage from Tolkien's works whilst the song [[Namárië]] is song by one of the Society's long-standing members.<ref name="TS">{{webcite|website=TS|articleurl=http://www.tolkiensociety.org/blog/2015/08/10-reasons-why-you-should-attend-oxonmoot/|articlename=10 reasons why you should attend Oxonmoot|author=[[Shaun Gunner]]|dated=11 August 2015|accessed=11 August 2015}}</ref> | ||
Current Chairman of [[The Tolkien Society]], [[Shaun Gunner]], described the event as "poignant and touching" whilst noting that "many regard it as the single most important activity of Oxonmoot".<ref name="TS"/> | Current Chairman of [[The Tolkien Society]], [[Shaun Gunner]], described the event as "poignant and touching" whilst noting that "many regard it as the single most important activity of Oxonmoot".<ref name="TS"/> | ||
Revision as of 17:57, 11 August 2015
Enyalië is an annual activity held as the concluding part of The Tolkien Society's Oxonmoot celebration.[1]
On the Sunday morning of the Oxonmoot convention, attendees of the event take a coach trip to Wolvercote Cemetery where J.R.R. Tolkien and his wife Edith are buried. Enyalië is a "sombre" wreath-laying ceremony which involves a "short act of remembrance" at Tolkien's graveside.[2] The Chairman of the Society reads a passage from Tolkien's works whilst the song Namárië is song by one of the Society's long-standing members.[3]
Current Chairman of The Tolkien Society, Shaun Gunner, described the event as "poignant and touching" whilst noting that "many regard it as the single most important activity of Oxonmoot".[3]
Etymology
Enyalië is a noun meaning "memory"[4] or "remembrance".[5] It features in the Oath of Eorl published in Unfinished Tales.[6]
References
- ↑ Jeff Gordinier, "'The Lord of the Rings': Elvish Lives!" dated 14 December 2001, Entertainment Weekly (accessed 23 April 2024)
- ↑ "Oxonmoot 2010", Festival Art and Books (accessed 11 August 2015)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shaun Gunner, "10 reasons why you should attend Oxonmoot" dated 11 August 2015, The Tolkien Society (accessed 11 August 2015)
- ↑ "[1]", Parf Edhellen (accessed 11 August 2015)
- ↑ "Celebrate Tolkien at Oxonmoot 2006 at Oxford" dated 23 August 2006, The One Ring (accessed 11 August 2015)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Cirion and Eorl and the Friendship of Gondor and Rohan"
