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'''Oxonmoot''' is a convention which takes place in Oxford, England in September every year, usually on the weekend closest the 22nd of September: [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Bilbo]]'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.


[[Oxonmoot 2006]] will take place between Friday 15th - Sunday 17th September, 2006.
==See also==
*[[:Category:Oxonmoot|List of Oxonmoots]]


== External Links ==
==External links==
* [http://www.tolkiensociety.org/oxon/ Tolkien Society Oxonmoot page]
* '''[http://www.oxonmoot.org/ Oxonmoot website]'''
* [http://www.tolkiensociety.org/oxon/Booking/index.html Online Booking for Oxonmoot 2006]
* [http://www.facebook.com/Oxonmoot Oxonmoot Facebook page]
* [http://www.tolkiensociety.org/ The Tolkien Society website]


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Revision as of 22:05, 28 May 2014

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)