Johan Vanhecke

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Johan Vanhecke
Biographical information
OccupationCurator of the AMVC-Letterenhuis
LocationBelgium

Johan Vanhecke, from Belgium, is curator of the AMVC-Letterenhuis, the Flemish literary archive. He has published several books and articles on Flemish literature and folklore.[1] Vanhecke joined The Tolkien Society in 1979 (and later also other societies) and has published about J.R.R. Tolkien in Belgium, The Netherlands, Great Britain, USA and Poland.

In 1992, Vanhecke organized a successful Tolkien exhibition in Antwerp, Belgium, and he is the author of the Dutch book In de ban van de hobbit ("Under the spell of the hobbit").

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  • 1980: Amon Hen 43
    • "Old Tom Bombadil Was A ..."
  • 1980: Hexa 2
    • "Het Mandala-Symbool in The Lord of the Rings" (pp. 28-44)
  • 1981: Amon Hen 50
    • "Uyldert Review"
  • 1981: Mallorn 17
    • "Mandala Symblism in The Lord of the Rings: A First Approach"
  • 1982: Hexa 10
    • "Tolkiens Nagelaten Vertellingen" (pp. 72-76)
  • 1983: De Mijnen van Moria. Essays over J.R.R.Tolkien (Antwerpen, EXA)
    • "Literaire aspecten van Tolkiens werk" (pp. 7-22)
  • 1987: Tolkien and the Spirit of the Age
    • "Swords and Alchemy" (pp. 43-52)
  • 1988: Tentoonstelling Lode Claes (Stedelijk Museum "Het Toreke", Tienen)
    • "Inleiding" (pp. [3-5] [Preface; Exhibition of Tolkien art])
  • 1989: Just Imagine 2 (April 1989)
    • "Tolkien's Middle Earth. The Societies binnen de Society" (p. 11)
  • 1989: Just Imagine 4 (November 1989)
    • "Zwarte Magie bij de Tolkien Societies" (p. 21)
  • 1990: Just Imagine 6 (January 1990)
    • "Boer Gilles van Ham" (pp. 10, 22)
  • 1991: Lembas extra 1991
    • "Aspects of Christ in Gandalf" (pp. 63-75)
  • 1992: Mythlore 70 (Fall 1992)
    • "Tolkien in Dutch" (pp. 53-60)
  • 1994: Cirth de Gandalf, nr. 30 (janvier 1994), nr. 31 (mars 1994)
    • "Frodon est vivant! Les années légendaires des Sociétés tolkieniennes"
  • 1994: De Tijdlijn 11
    • "De verhalen van Professor Tolkien" (pp. 56-63)
  • 1996: The Tolkien Collector nr. 12
    • "Dutch Editions of Tolkien's Works" (pp. 20-28)
  • 1996: Beyond Bree, December 1996 (pp. 1-3)
    • "Frodo lives! The legendary years of the Tolkien Societies"
  • 1997: Beyond Bree, January 1997 (pp. 1-3)
    • "Frodo lives! The legendary years of the Tolkien Societies"
  • 2000: Lothelanor (Tolkiengenootschap Elanor), jg. 1 juli 2000
    • "Farmer Giles of Ham"
  • 2000: Lothelanor (Tolkiengenootschap Elanor), jg. 1 oktober 2000
    • "Gandalf for President!"
  • 2001: Lothelanor (Tolkiengenootschap Elanor), jg. 2 oktober 2001
    • "Mythologie & bomtrechters"
  • 2005: De Brakke Hond 88 (Herfst)
    • "Tolkien en fantasy" (pp. 23-35)
  • 2007: De Standaard der Letteren (20 april 2007)
    • "Terug naar Midden-aarde"
  • 2007: De Leeswolf, nr. 5
    • "Een nieuw licht op J.R.R. Tolkien" (pp. 339-340)
  • 2008: Lembas Extra: Proceedings of the 5th Unquendor Lustrum
    • "Tolkien and Belgium"

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