To the Silm fans on the flist

[oloriel]

Soo my calendar tells me that the Silmarillion was first published on September 15th, 1977.

Now if you check your calendars (even if they don't provide you with such wonderfully random information as mine does), you will likely find that it is a) September and b) 2007.

Now of course, this being Tolkien fandom, the 33rd would be more of a milestone than the 30th. Then again there aren't all that many Hobbits in the Silmarillion, so we can ignore them really. (But of course we can totally have a party in 2010 as well.)

What I am trying to say is: We should totally do something to celebrate the anniversary, shouldn't we?

The question would be, just what do we do? Mad drabbling sessions? Artspam? Lenghty entries on just why we love a lengthy, nebulous monster of a chronicle in which pretty much everyone dies? Quote-slams? Any ideas? Everyone who comes up with an idea just shares it somewhere, and whoever wants to can play along, and in the end we'll have a delightful chaos consisting of everything fandom is about*?

:D

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* everything fandom is about except for wank and/or drama, I should say

Comments

[silidir.livejournal.com]

I would say that every one tells about his/hers favourite part of Silmarillion. Not quote!!! After all, at least for me, that day will come too soon, because I really have so much to do. I would like to do some Silmarillion pictures, but I don't have time to that. Unfortunately...

So one LONG entry from me!!!

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

LONG entry sounds just fine! :D

[allie-meril.livejournal.com]

*Silm!muse perks up her ears*

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Random information: the German equivalent of "to perk up one's ears" is die Ohren spitzen, which literally means "to make pointy ears", which I suppose fits a Silm!muse rather well...

*smiles encouragingly at the muse*

[barbardin.livejournal.com]

hm. Looking at your icon I say: Let's just do whatever comes into our minds. I'll go for calligraphy, I'd say. ;)

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Oh, calligraphy would be lovely! :)

[dawn_felagund]

I didn't even realize! I should do something on SWG too ... but I'm game for posting a long, rambly entry on LJ about my nerdsomeness where The Silmarillion is involved, if nothing else. ;)

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

There should definitely be something on SWG. *ducks* Rambly entries are good too, though!

[dawn_felagund]

Any ideas? >:^)))

So she asks on the post where you ask for ideas, right?? ;)

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

I think I'll go looking for that Tolkien quote about other hands having to contribute to his work, and formulate (... hah! formulate! oral tradition! ) some kind of many-layered challenge once I find the time. For the moment I have to look after the family though >_>

[eruannath.livejournal.com]

Ohhhh! I had no idea :P (and there goes my fandom)

Personally, I would like to make an artistic tribute. Lots of themed drawings and such. Silmarillion is one of my favorites <33

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Well, it's not really written anywhere except on my strange calendar. The closest information you usually get is "September 1977", which could be any day. ;) So no worries!

Themed drawings sound excellent. I'm looking forward to them!