For those who have not seen the results, the winners of the 2012 Mythopoeic Awards are listed here: http://www.mythsoc.org/news/award-winners-2012/ ...
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Mike Foster
mafoster43
Aug 14, 2012 2:07 pm
David & Co, Jo and I are looking forward to Michigan and clerihews redux. July 12-15 are good dates. Perhaps the masquerade on Bastille Day could incorporate...
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John Rateliff
sacnoth32
Aug 20, 2012 1:19 am
Hi all. I've been trying to locate a specific issue of LOCUS magazine, the one that printed the results of their 1987 survey of their readership naming the...
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Mike Foster
mafoster43
Aug 20, 2012 1:26 am
John, Sorry. I lack this. Mike From: John Rateliff Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 8:19 PM To: mythsoc@yahoogroups.com Subject: [mythsoc] LOCUS Magazine, August...
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Jason Fisher
visualweasel
Aug 20, 2012 4:19 pm
Hi, John. I don't have this either, but you might try Gary Hunnewell. Happy hunting! Best, Jason ... Hi, John. I don't have this either, but you might try...
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Jason Fisher
visualweasel
Aug 20, 2012 4:48 pm
Hello, all, I am planning to focus the September issue of Mythprint on the 75th anniversary of The Hobbit. To that end, I'd like to invite submissions on the...
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Mike Foster
mafoster43
Aug 20, 2012 5:55 pm
Jase, I’d like to write on Ch. 1. Word limit, please? Mike From: Jason Fisher Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 11:48 AM To: Mythsoc Listserv Subject: [mythsoc]...
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David Emerson
emerdavid1
Aug 21, 2012 4:03 pm
My mother had run out of books to read to my youngest brother at bed time. We had been through all the Oz books, both the tattered copies we owned and the ones...
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drussy
Aug 25, 2012 1:42 pm
Dear friends, As you already know, this year will mark the 120th anniversary of Tolkien's birth. To celebrate the event, the association Tolkiendil...
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WendellWag@...
wendell_wagner
Aug 25, 2012 3:52 pm
In a message dated 8/25/2012 9:42:25 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, drussy@... writes: its magazine L'Arc et le Heaume The most interesting thing about this...
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Jason Fisher
visualweasel
Aug 25, 2012 5:46 pm
Hi, Wendell, Great question! Fascinating to me too! While I think the best answer will probably come from Vivien (I hope he will chime in), I think you're...
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WendellWag@...
wendell_wagner
Aug 25, 2012 6:39 pm
I suppose it depends on how you use the term "cognate," but I would call "helm" and "heaume" cognate because they are both apparently derived from the same...
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Jason Fisher
visualweasel
Aug 25, 2012 7:20 pm
Sure. Yours is the broader, more colloquial usage; mine, the narrower, more specific. See, for example, Trask's Dictionary of Historical and Comparative...
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drussy
Aug 26, 2012 1:44 pm
I'm not expert in etymology at all but, like says Jason, 'heaume' is cognate with 'helm'. And personnally, I find that in French, 'casque' is too modern,...
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WendellWag@...
wendell_wagner
Aug 31, 2012 4:35 am
Someone really ought to update the Society Wikipedia article: _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythopoeic_Society_ ...
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Croft, Janet B.
jbcroft73019
Aug 31, 2012 2:29 pm
I'm looking for someone to referee a paper on George R.R. Martin. Any takers? It requires some knowledge of Tolkien's "On Fairy Stories" and "Beowulf" essays. ...
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Mike Foster
mafoster43
Aug 31, 2012 3:15 pm
Janet, Adam Smith of Far Westfarthing smial might be a good ref. Foster From: Croft, Janet B. Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 9:29 AM To:...
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GH Chinoy
ghchinoy
Aug 31, 2012 3:26 pm
We have a few in the Grey Havens group in Longmont, CO. I'll ask around. I wouldn't mind helping out, either! H...
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Croft, Janet B.
jbcroft73019
Aug 31, 2012 3:30 pm
I've found someone, but I DO need more referees in general, if anyone is interested. Janet Brennan Croft Associate Professor Head of Access Services University...
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Travis Buchanan
twalkb
Aug 31, 2012 3:31 pm
... I've been to Longmont, and it bears no resemblance whatsoever to the Grey Havens....
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Mem Morman
memelaina
Aug 31, 2012 3:43 pm
wendell, just let other society members know when to start and we'll gladly each donate a quarter to your paypal account to keep you on the internet making...
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GH Chinoy
ghchinoy
Aug 31, 2012 3:58 pm
Unfortunately, another smial had taken "The Misty Mountains." Do visit again, I'm sure you'll find our group embodies the spirit and demeanor if not the...
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Travis Buchanan
twalkb
Aug 31, 2012 3:59 pm
... Well said!...
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Mike Foster
mafoster43
Aug 31, 2012 4:09 pm
I’d ref anything on JRRT or Barrie, Janet. Mike From: Croft, Janet B. Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 10:30 AM To: mythsoc@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE:...
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Croft, Janet B.
jbcroft73019
Aug 31, 2012 4:11 pm
Thanks, Mike – I’ll add you to my list of potential readers! Janet From: mythsoc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:mythsoc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Foster ...
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Leslie A. Donovan
drldonovan
Aug 31, 2012 5:46 pm
I made a few minor changes, but don't have time to do more. Not sure who keeps this up. Leslie ... -- Leslie A. Donovan Associate Professor of the University...
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John Rateliff
sacnoth32
Aug 31, 2012 6:54 pm
Does anyone know where I can find a good account of the various ins and outs of Lewis's election to the post of Professor of Medieval and Renaissance...
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Wayne G. Hammond
wghammond2
Aug 31, 2012 7:28 pm
John, ... Christina and I trace this in the Chronology volume of our J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide, beginning with the entry for 8-15 May 1954. An...
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Oberhelman, D
davidoberhelman
Aug 31, 2012 9:38 pm
Thanks, Leslie. The Stewards have been talking about the Wikipedia entries related to the Society, and we will keep an eye on them to keep them current and...
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John Rateliff
sacnoth32
Aug 31, 2012 10:53 pm
Thanks, Wayne. That confirms that I remember the general outlines accurately, and points me towards where I need to go to get the finer details of the ins and...
