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'''Oxonmoot''' is a convention which takes place in Oxford, England in September every year, usually on the weekend closest the [[22 September|22nd of September]]: [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Bilbo Baggins]]'s birthday.
'''Oxonmoot''' is an annual convention organised by [[The Tolkien Society]]. It usually takes place at a University of Oxford college ([[Oxford]], England) on the weekend closest to [[22 September]], [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] and [[Frodo Baggins]]'s birthday.<ref name="OM1">{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.tolkiensociety.org/oxon/|articlename=Oxonmoot index page|website=[http://www.tolkiensociety.org/ The Tolkien Society]|accessed=07-August-2012}}</ref>


The moot usually includes talks, a quiz, an art show, a masquerade and other entertainments, a visit to Tolkien's grave in north Oxford, and last, but not least, the chance to spend a weekend in the company of other fans of Tolkien's work. Most of the event is held in an Oxford college.
The moot usually includes talks, a quiz, an art show, a masquerade and other entertainments, a visit to Tolkien's grave in north Oxford, and last, but not least, the chance to spend a weekend in the company of other fans of Tolkien's work. Most of the event is held in an Oxford college.


== External Links ==
==See also==
* [http://www.oxonmoot.org/ Oxonmoot Home Page]
*[[:Category:Oxonmoot|List of Oxonmoots]]


==External links==
*[http://www.oxonmoot.org/ Oxonmoot website]
*[http://www.tolkiensociety.org/ The Tolkien Society website]


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Revision as of 18:35, 7 September 2012

Oxonmoot is an annual convention organised by The Tolkien Society. It usually takes place at a University of Oxford college (Oxford, England) on the weekend closest to 22 September, Bilbo and Frodo Baggins's birthday.[1]

The moot usually includes talks, a quiz, an art show, a masquerade and other entertainments, a visit to Tolkien's grave in north Oxford, and last, but not least, the chance to spend a weekend in the company of other fans of Tolkien's work. Most of the event is held in an Oxford college.

See also

External links

References

  1. "Oxonmoot index page", The Tolkien Society (accessed 7 August 2012)