Arthedain (Tolkien Society)
Norges Tolkien Forening Arthedain is the Norwegian Tolkien Society, founded on September 16, 1981 in Oslo, Norway. Arthedain had 71 members in 2003 [1] and 55 in 2008[2].
Publications
Publications include Angerthas and Angerthas in English.
Translations
Arthedain co-founder Nils Ivar Agøy has translated The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales and The Children of Húrin into Norwegian (Bokmål).
Local Chapters
Talath Aer, the Oslo chapter, has a number of meetings each year. Mithlond, the Bergen chapter, has been dormant for a number of years.
Second Northern Tolkien Festival
In 1997 Arthedain hosted the Second Northern Tolkien Festival at the University of Oslo campus in Oslo. Speakers of note were: Kaj André Apeland, Nils Ivar Agøy, Marjorie Burns, Verlyn Flieger, Maria Kuteeva and Daniel Timmons.
Fourth Northern Tolkien Festival
In 2009 Arthedain made an attempt to host the Fourth Northern Tolkien Festival in Fredrikstad, Norway. Unfortunately the event was cancelled due to a lack of registrations.
References
- ↑ http://www.arthedain.org/nyhetsarkiv/2003-05.html (accessed 07-12-2011)
- ↑ http://www.arthedain.org/ressurser/moter/mote_090416.html (accessed 07-12-2011)