The International Conference on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Invented Languages
1–4 August 2024
Marquette University, Milwaukee
Chairman and Treasurer: Bill Welden
Secretary: Beregond, Anders Stenström
Evening Programme Coordinator: Fiona Jallings
| Raynor Library | Student Union | Humphrey Hall | ||||
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| Room Beaumier B |
Room Beaumier C |
Rooms 301 & 360 |
Henke Lounge | |||
| Thursday | 12 noon | Opening of the conference Welcome, information, Chairman's keynote speech |
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| 1 p.m. | lunch | |||||
| 2 p.m. | Attendees’ round of introductions | |||||
| 3 p.m. | Paul Strack: Sindarin Articles and Mutations from Parma Eldalamberon 23 | |||||
| 4 p.m. | Patrick Lyon: A Surplus Syllable in the Black Speech Ring-verse? | |||||
| 5 p.m. | dinner | |||||
| 6 p.m. | Social evening Film Born of Hope shown in Room 301 |
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| 8 p.m. | Settling into our rooms; socializing can continue in community space | |||||
| Friday | 830 a.m. | breakfast | ||||
| 930 a.m. | Introduction to manuscripts (Bill Welden and Beregond speak about a few of the manuscripts to be viewed) | |||||
| 1030 a.m. | Viewing of Original Manuscripts (under the aegis of archivist William Fliss) | |||||
| 1 p.m. | lunch | |||||
| Onatsie (1) | ||||||
| 2 p.m. | Damien Bador (online): “On Ælfwine’s Spelling”: An Analysis of Elvish Spelling in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Old English Manuscripts | |||||
| 3 p.m. | Marc Zender: Epigraphy, Philology, and the ‘Found Manuscript’ Topos in The Lord of the Rings | |||||
| 4 p.m. | What I study when I study Elvish (panel session with Arden Smith, Eileen Moore, Fiona Jallings, Marc Zender and Roman Rausch, led by Beregond) | |||||
| 6 p.m. | dinner | |||||
| 7 – 9 p.m. | Practical Elvish: Sindarin Scrabble (led by Fiona Jallings) | |||||
| Saturday | 830 a.m. | breakfast | ||||
| Onatsie (2) Library opens at 10 sharp, Zoom-room then opens as quickly as possible. |
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| 1010 a.m. | Christopher Gilson: The Last Version of “Oilima Markirya”: Origins and Echoes | |||||
| 1105 a.m. | Paul Strack: Adjectival Mutations in Sindarin | |||||
| 12 noon | Arden Smith: The History and Development of the Names of the Tengwar | |||||
| 1 p.m. | lunch | |||||
| 2 p.m. | Roman Rausch: The Embedding Space of Quenya Phonology | |||||
| 3 p.m. | A Bit of Quenya from Rings of Power (presentation by Bill Welden) | |||||
| 430 p.m. | Surveying Christopher Tolkien’s Pronunciations (presentation by Chad Bornholdt) | |||||
| 6 p.m. | festive dinner | |||||
| 8 p.m. | Maitacorto: Elvish Poets’ Circle (cortocáno: Delle Alqualondeva) | |||||
| Sunday | 915 a.m. | breakfast | ||||
| 1015 a.m. | - - Walking tour to see the Belthil imitation in Milwaukee - - Rooms must be vacated by 12 noon |
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| 1205 p.m. | Library opens at 12 sharp Christopher Gilson: Tolkien and the Abnaki Language |
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| 1 p.m. | lunch | |||||
| 2 p.m. | The Future: we will take thought of the Omentielvar in 2028 and 2030 | |||||
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