Bree Moot 4/Mythcon XXX
Bree & Beyond: Exploring the Fantasy Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien and His Fellow Travelers
July 30 - August 2, 1999
Archbishop Cousins Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Post-dates: 10 September 1999
MythMoot Reports
"Yay hay, the Mythcon's over..."
First impressions from TheOneRing.net:
The September 1999 issue of Mythprint contains some reports from the Bree Moot 4/Mythcon XXX conference, which are reprinted here (more to follow...):
Mythcon XXX: Mordor with Mosquitos by Berni Phillips
MythMoot Report by David Bratman
Did you attend this year's conference? We'd love to have your comments and impressions, as links or text to put on our site. Please contact the web administrator at:
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Official Bree Moot 4/Mythcon XXX Web Site
Partial List of Program Items (from before the conference)
Guests of Honor:
Douglas A. Anderson: editor of The Annotated Hobbit, co-bibliographer with Wayne G. Hammond of J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography, and scholar responsible for bringing back into print works by Kenneth Morris and E. A. Wyke-Smith.
Gary and Sylvia Hunnewell: Gary is well-known for his occasional fanzine Ravenhill and regular contributions to Amon Hen, and is a knowledgeable historian and archivist of Tolkien fandom. Sylvia is well-known as an artist whose work has graced many Tolkien and fantasy publications.
The Conference Theme
Bree Moot was started by readers of Beyond Bree, a monthly newsletter for Tolkien fans, as a meeting of the Mensa Tolkien Special Interest Group. In 1999, Bree Moot 4 was combined with the thirtieth annual Mythopoeic Conference, sponsored by the Mythopoeic Society. J.R.R. Tolkien was chosen as the central author for this conference, with special consideration given to Farmer Giles of Ham, since 1999 will mark the 50th anniversary of its original publication. Conference events included: guest of honor addresses, other speakers, formal papers, panel discussions on such topics as fantasy literature and Tolkien's invented languages, group discussions, slide presentations, videos, filk-singing, an art show and dealer's room, a masquerade, the traditional Mythcon procession, and a gala banquet at which the Mythopoeic Fantasy and Scholarship Awards were presented.
