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Tolkien Review 1965

by Sumner Gary Hunnewell (Hildifons Took)

2010

First Edition (December 2010) 60 copies

© 2010, The New England Tolkien Society

Sumner Gary Hunnewell (Hildifons Took) 2030 San Pedro Dr., Arnold, Missouri 63010 U.S.A. [email protected]

Tolkien Fandom Review: 1965

Table of Contents

Dedication . . . . . 2 From the Archives of Hildifons Took . . . . . 2 A Short Overview of in 1965 . . . . . 2 A Few Comments on the Covered . . . . . 4 Fanzines . . . . . 5 Author index . . . . . 14 Artist index . . . . . 24 Art index by subject . . . . . 25

Addenda (1956-1964) . . . . . 27 A Few Comments on the Fanzines Covered . . . . . 27 Fanzines . . . . . 27 Author index . . . . . 27 Ephemera . . . . . 28 Errata . . . . . 28

Glossary . . . . . 29 Bibliography . . . . . 29

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Dedication

This installment is dedicated to Ed Meskys and Richard Plotz, who ushered in Tolkien fandom’s original Golden Age. It is dedicated to the memory of Greg Shaw and Donald A. Wollheim.

From the Archives of Hildifons Took

The first installment of this project was sent without much explanation or fanfare. My desire to chronicle Tolkien fandom existed since my early days of fandom in the late 1970’s. It has come in fits and starts. Originally, Tom Santoski and I had envisioned a Periodic Guide to Tolkien Literature but it never got past the 8” high stack of index cards, which I created. Spurred by the Tolkien centenary and on-going work with Marquette University brought about the Tolkien Year End Reviews in 1992 and 1993. The 1994 and 1995 years were started but never completed.

In a project like this, it is difficult to abstract evenly. An off-hand remark will be noted as would a literary criticism spanning many pages. Any misrepresentation of the original author’s intent can be placed on me. I do not have the breadth of knowledge (literarily, politically, linguistically) needed sometimes to understand all nuances. Also, the nature of fanzines, APAzines, and genzines is that items will be missed1 or known fanzines with Tolkien content of which this author knows but either does not have the inclination or financial resources to obtain or fanzines that are lost to history / the trash heap. In the coming Tolkien Fandom Reviews, the Tolkien focused fanzines will outnumber fanzines considerably.

The reviews of the earlier installment were well received. This, of course, provides enough egoboo to spur on the 1965 version even earlier than I had expected.

A Short Overview of Tolkien Fandom in 1965

Soon after the publication of in America, Donald A. Wollheim realized that the American editions carried no copyright notice. Although he admitted he was no devotee of Tolkien, he was a businessman and what he would do in 1965 would change the face of Tolkien fandom…

ACE Books did not break any laws when they produced their edition of The Lord of the Rings – without consent of its author. The British and American publishers, knowing that they had no legal right to sue, decided to try ACE’s editor, Donald A. Wollheim, in the court of public opinion. This included fanzines. Both Niekas and Yandro, two highly regarded and well-read fanzines2, received letters from representatives of Tolkien’s publishers, George Allen & Unwin and Houghton Mifflin, resp. Fans came down on both sides of the argument but when blame was assessed it was put squarely on the shoulders of Houghton Mifflin, the copyright laws or both. Any coals heaped on the head of Wollheim seemed to come from people who were already on their way to , shovels in hand. Wollheim rebutted all

1 This Review uncovered mistakes I made from my earlier published From the Archives of Hildifons Took, Formerly of Tuckborough: A Collection of Items found in non-Tolkien fanzines, written and drawn by Fans and Students of the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien (1991). 2 Yandro won the best Hugo in 1965. Niekas followed two years later. 2 Tolkien Fandom Review: 1965

comers and published his own account in Terry Carr’s fanzine, Lighthouse (Carr was a editor as well as a professional editor – at ACE Books).

Jack Gaughan’s ACE edition covers brought mixed reactions. However, everyone (including Tolkien) was bewildered at Barbara Remmington’s cover illustrations for the Ballantine editions of The and The Lord of the Rings.

To fill the vacuum of I Palantir’s anemic production and the quietness The Fellowship of the Ring, a young Los Angeles fan, Greg Shaw, published some Tolkien items in his genzine, Feemwlort. With David Hall of Missouri, he started Entmoot, a Tolkien fanzine independent from a club. Shaw seriously plumbed Tolkien’s work by way of its Elvish linguistics and writing styles. It met with mixed reviews…as did most Tolkien discussion. There seemed to be little gray area. Either fans were excited by The Lord of the Rings or they could not understand what the hubbub was all about. Most of this discussion was set off by Al Halevy’s Middle-earth glossary, which appeared in sequential issues of Niekas. The pages and pages of Tolkien character names and descriptions delighted some and baffled others. This year was the year of the “list makers” and there was a paucity of fiction or introspective and scholarly essays, which were common in the earliest days of Tolkien fandom.3

Prior to the uproar with ACE Books, Richard Plotz placed an advertisement in The New Republic, inaugurating the New York Tolkien Society (later, of America), which was totally outside of .4 At that time, there were not many distinct author-based in the U.S. other than fans of Burroughs and Lovecraft. Within a few months, the Society had over 100 members.

Lest anyone think there is anything new under the sun, these are Tolkien fandom firsts published during this time: • The taking of Tolkien fan names5, • Question whether had wings, • Who was the Eldest, Bombadil or ?, • Reports of people naming their children after Tolkien characters, and • Elvish looks Finnish.

Tolkien fandom in 1966 would look a lot like 1965. It would start out on its own (outside of SF fandom), under the banner of The Tolkien Society of America…

A Few Comments about the Fanzines Covered

Most fanzines were created in limited quantities and are difficult to track down, so this (by no means) is a complete list of fanzines that contain Tolkien content (in some cases I have only a photocopy of a page or two). Much of the discussion appears in clubzines or APAs, which were a

3 Other Tolkien-named fanzines with no Tolkien content include Barad-dûr (Chalker), Barad-Dur (Klassen), The Hobbiton Herald (Johnstone), Lonely Mountain (Wells), and The (Klassen). 4 For the genesis of the Tolkien Society of America, see Grotta-Kurska’s The Biography of J.R.R. Tolkien: Architect of Middle-earth (1978): 137-38. 5 One might argue that Marion Zimmer Bradley was the first, using Elfrida Rivers, however this was a psuedonym (not a fannish name) used for her two “” stories in I Palantir. 3 Tolkien Fandom Review: 1965

common vehicle for distribution. However, some of these (for example, Niekas) could certainly stand on their own. Later in the 1960s, as science fiction fandom became less of an influence within Tolkien fandom, APAzines had negligible impact.

Often mimeographed and dittoed fanzines would use capital letters for titles or other artistic scripting. In cases like this, titles were standardized.

Here is a list of those fanzines covered and any affiliation (see the Glossary for additional information).

Amra. Published in Chicago, Illinois, by G. H. Scithers; independent. Day*Star / Allerei. Published in Berkeley, by Marion [Zimmer Bradley] and Walter Breen for FAPA. Entmoot. Published in Crystal City, Missouri, San Bruno, California, by David Hall and Greg Shaw; independent. Feemwlort. Published in San Bruno, California, by Greg Shaw, for N’APA. Gallant Gallstone. Published in Los Angeles, California, by Jack Harness for APA L. . Published in Columbia, Missouri, by David Hall; independent. Lighthouse. Published in Brooklyn, New York, by Terry Carr for FAPA. maLAise. Published in New York by Dave Van Arnam for APA L. Mallorn Leaf. Published by Barry Gold for APA F and APA L. Niekas. Published in Livermore, California, Palo Alto, California, and Center Harbor, New Hampshire, by Ed Meskys and Felice Rolfe for N’APA. O. Published by Dan Alderson for APA L. PASTell. Published in Garden Grove, California, by John Trimble and Al Lewis for Project Art Show. Ratatosk. Published in Los Angeles, California, by Bruce Pelz; independent. Ring Cycle. Published by Dick Eney; independent. Tolkien Journal. Published in Brooklyn, New York, by Richard Plotz for The New York Tolkien Society and The Tolkien Society of America. Sagana. Published in Brooklyn, New York, by John Boardman for APA L. Voice From A Hot Water Bottle. Published in Burbank, California, by Phil Castoria for APA L. Yandro. Published in Hartford City, Indiana, by Robert and Juanita Coulson; independent.

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Fanzines

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PASTell 17 (January 1965) Trimble, Bjo. “Trimble News.” 5. Notes the birth of “Kathryn Arwen Trimble.” [Trimble, Bjo?]. “Art Show Awards - 1964.” 6-7. Fellowship of the Ring award given at the had honorable mentions given to Cawthorn and Stopa (Stopa was also fifth in the Popular Award voting for another Tolkien piece). Berman, Ruth. “Judges’ Reports.” 12-13. Felt that Stopa’s Lothlorien art in the art show did not raise to a winners category for the Fellowship of the Ring award. Lewis, Al. “Pacificon II Art Show Report.” 8-11. Mentions that Stopa’s artwork is showing more freedom in the Tolkien art displayed at Worldcon. Unknown. Untitled. 16. Photo of Joni Stopa with her Lothlorien art as it appeared at the 1964 Worldcon. Johnson, Barbi. “This ‘n That - letters of comment.” 22. LoC. Has not read Tolkien but will borrow the books from Andre Norton.

Voice From A Hot Water Bottle 4 (January 1965) Castoria, Phil. Untitled. 2. APA comments on Opo [27?]: Tolkien’s writing provides more than a story with a climax as he continues the story to a satisfying, complete ending.

O 4 (January 14, 1965) Alderson, Dan. Untitled. 1. States that he wrote an article on Tolkien’s cirth in Wibble Scribble #27. Tolkien quoted in Elliott’s . maLAise 12 (January 18, 1965) Van Arnam, Dave. Untitled. 2. Wants to join The Fellowship of the Ring and is annotating Tolkien’s books.

Gallant Gallstone 14 (January 21, 1965) Harness, Jack. “A Four Pound Bag of Wet Mice.” 2. APA comments on CATS: describes , which could be published in three volumes.

Sagana 8 (February 22, 1965) Boardman, John. “The Hereditary Pattern of Immortality in -Human Crosses.” 1-? [incomplete] Determination of how immortality carries through to Elf- progeny.

Mallorn Leaf [no number] (March? 1965) Gold, Barry D. Untitled. 1-2. Sets the ballad of Gil-Galad to voice and lyre.

Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965) Frederick, Carl. “Dissent into the Maelstrom (Kiribi!).” 11. Poem displaying a humorous dislike of LR. Halevy, Al. “A Glossary of Middle-Earth.” 13-27. Part three of a glossary, covering humans (Adrahil-Fréawine) based on the first edition of LR. Unwin, R.S. Untitled. 40. Explains that The Silmarillion is in an unpublishable state and years away from completion but Tolkien’s English version of “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” and “Pearl” might be published by year’s end. Rein, Jr., Charles. “The Arcane Blade.” 42-43. Column on Sword & Sorcery, describing LR as an example par excellence. Singleton, Peter. “Laiskai.” 59. LoC. Finds Halevy’s glossary an academic exercise. Finished reading and hopes LR provides a more profound experience. Mebane, Banks. “Laiskai.” 61-62. LoC. Thoroughly appreciates Halevy’s glossary and provides corrections. Harrell, Phillip A. “Laiskai.” 64-65. LoC. Finds Halevy’s glossary invaluable and would like to see it published in book form. Viggiano, Michael. “Laiskai.” 65. LoC. Likes de Maifee’s drawing from Niekas 10 but Halevy’s glossary puts him off reading LR. Garrison, Andrew. “Laiskai.” 68. LoC. Neofan comments about de Maiffe’s drawing of the death of and Halevy’s glossary in Niekas 9.

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Warner, Jr., Harry. “Laiskai.” 69. LoC. Finds in Niekas 10 that de Maiffe’s drawing of Gimli better than most Tolkien art but finds Zelazny’s poem emotionless. Remarks that the dwarvish name Nain is also French for . Evers, Pvt. Earl E. “Laiskai.” 70. LoC. Enjoyed Zelazny’s poem and de Maiffe’s Gimli from Niekas 9. Would buy a copy of Halevy’s finished glossary. Mebane, Banks. “Laiskai.” 70-71. LoC. Provides corrections to Halevy’s glossary on dwarves and feels Halevy takes some liberties. Wishes to see it as a published book. Heap, Cindy. “Laiskai.” 73. LoC. Suggests that “” be nominated for the short fiction Hugo. Meskys, Ed. “Bumbejimas: Much Ado about Nothing.” 1-4, 74-77. Editorial. Expects that the Reynolds’s illustration will spark controversy. Pettit, Billy H. “Laiskai.” 62. LoC. Surprised at the following that Tolkien has, enough for interest in a glossary. Lazaro, Ken. “Laiskai.” 63. LoC. Never heard of Tolkien and ashamed at the fact after seeing the Halevy glossary. Brooks, Rick. “Laiskai.” 65-66. LoC. Likes de Maifee’s Gimli drawing and Zelazny’s poem from Niekas 10.

Feemwlort 1 (Spring 1965) Shaw, Greg. “Oh, Pshaw!: an editorial.” 2-3. Writes about the in the issue, his interest in Tolkien’s alphabets, and in publishing a Tolkien fanzine. States he created an Elvish dictionary. Shaw, Greg. Untitled. 13. Plea (in tengwar) for those interested in tengwar to write the editor.

Day*Star 26 / Allerei 11 (May 1965) Bradley, Marion Zimmer. “Kennst du das Never-Never Land.” 2-4. The move to California evokes a feeling of nostalgia. Discusses how this feeling unlocked the ability to write music for “’s Lament.” Leiber, Jr., Fritz. “A Letter from Fritz Leiber, Jr.” 9-10. LoC. Replies to Bradley’s discussion of dark and bright . Tolkien’s work falls into the bright camp but wishes he had better described the evil characters’ motivation. Breen, Walter. “Comment by WB.” 10. LoC. Reply to Leiber’s letter in the same issue. Justifies Tolkien’s representation and treatment of evil. Shows how evil taints by Frodo’s failure at Mt. Doom. Breen, Walter. “Mailing Comments: Earliest Set.” 11-15. APA comments on Lighthouse 12, noting that Bradley discussed homosexuality in LR in Men, , and Worship. Bradley, Marion Zimmer. “Hell Will Freeze When…” 24. List includes “Walt Disney films The Hobbit…”

Ratatosk 12 (May 2, 1965) Pelz, Bruce. “New from ACE.” 1. Review of quality and artwork of the ACE edition of FR.

Tolkien Journal 1 (Spring 1965) Plotz, Richard “The Aims of the Society.” 1. Founder of the New York Tolkien Society lays groundwork for the Society with plans for meeting in New York. Plotz, Richard “Activities of Members.” 1. Planned activities are to create a correspondence between members and includes a plea for members to read Tolkien’s books. Plotz, Richard “Future of the Journal.” 1. Suggestions for future articles in what the editor hopes will be a quarterly journal. Plotz, Richard “An Inquiry.” 1. Requests information on the relationship between Lewis and Tolkien.

Entmoot 1 ([June] 1965) Shaw, Greg. “Editorial.” 2. Explains plans for the new Tolkien fanzine. Warner, Jr., Harry. “Amon Lhaw.” 3-4. LoC. Describes how Bruce Pelz had set Tolkien’s poetry to music. Muses on what type of instrumental accompaniment might be used and the type of metre of the songs. Notes that some character names are letters of the alphabet spelled phonetically. Not overly fond of Tolkien as writer. Wright, James. “Amon Lhaw.” 4. LoC. Feels the sound of Tolkien names are appropriate to his characters. Believes that LR will never be filmed or appear in paperback. Comments on The Adventures of . Shaw, Greg. “Amon Lhaw.” 5. LoC. Discusses Tolkien character names; feels Tolkien avoided using names of friends for his characters. Shaw, Greg. Untitled. 5. Preface to a page written in Fëanorian tengwar, suggesting every issue have tengwar items. Shaw, Greg. “ page.” 6. Recasting of preface to this into phonetically written Fëanorian tengwar. Shaw, Greg. “An Elven Saga.” 7-9. Poem about an elven lord who goes to defend Nargothrond. Reprinted from Wanderlust. Staus, Becker. Untitled. 9. Thinks Tolkien’s illustrations for The Hobbit resemble Indo-China. Hall, David. “A Window in .” 10. Regrets that the quality of the issue is poor and admits he could not read the tengwar he stencilled for the issue.

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Feemwlort 2 (June 1965) Shaw, Greg. “Addendum.” 16. Editorial ramblings about a party where the first paperback FR was seen and Tolkien music performed at the piano. Boston, John. “Skod Skudgy.” 20. LoC. Has not read Tolkien and has no desire to do so. Brooks, Jr., Cuyler Warnell. “Skod Skudgy.” 23-24. LoC. Appreciates the tengwar but remarks handstencilling is cumbersome. Shaw, Greg. “A Dictionary of the Elven Words from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.” 31-44. List of songs, sayings, and elvish words and roots (a - lyg), including proper names with their , if known.

Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965) Mebanks, Banks. “Barnacles Annex(!): The Corflu-bug.” 12. Poem about Meskys’s fannish activity written in the style of “Eärendil was a Mariner.” Halevy, Al. “A Glossary of Middle-Earth.” 15-27. Part four of a glossary, covering humans (Haleth-Wulf) based on the first edition of LR. Walsted, Mark. “Children’s Fantasy Books.” 28-35. Overview of children’s . Includes comparisons of Garner and Kendall to Tolkien. Mentions but not The Hobbit in its own right. Appreciates Baynes’s artwork in The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, Farmer Giles of Ham, and deluxe LR. Hay, George. “Laiskai.” 61-62. LoC. Appreciates Halevy’s scholarly glossary but prefers Pratt to Tolkien. West, R.C. “Laiskai.” 65. LoC. Appreciates the news from Allen & Unwin on the status of The Silmarillion. Very interested in Tolkien’s translations of “Gawain” and “Pearl.” Hopes to see Halevy’s glossary published. Lerner, Fred. “Laiskai.” 65-66. LoC. Notes that Tolkien has borrowed from Old Icelandic, Old English and German languages and Celtic and Finnish mythology. Draws parallels between and Grendel. Singleton, Peter. “Laiskai.” 66. LoC. Is reading TT but finds parts of LR repetitive and unbelievable. Did not like Reynolds’s artwork in Niekas 11. Bibby, George A. “Laiskai.” 66. LoC. Read LR seven or eight times. Finds Tolkien’s reflect the country British of World II. Brooks, Cuyler Warnell. “Laiskai.” 67. LoC. Comments on Frederick’s poem and Halevy’s glossary in Niekas 11. Scott, George. “Laiskai.” 67. LoC. Feels the review of from Niekas 9 was not a proper review. Linwood, Jhim. “Laiskai.” 68. LoC. Enjoyed The Hobbit but feels intimidated at starting LR. Chambers, Johnny. “Laiskai.” 69. LoC. Comments on Frederick’s poem and appreciates the effort put into Halevy’s glossary in Niekas 11. Brooks, Rick. “Laiskai.” 69. LoC. Amazed at Halevy’s undertaking of the Middle-earth glossary. Dickensheet, Dean. “Laiskai.” 69-70. LoC. Happy about the imminent publication of LR in paperback and things Halevy’s glossary will help. Brown, Charlie. “Laiskai.” 70-71. LoC. Disappointed that The Silmarillion will not be published soon and hopes to see Halevy’s glossary published. Evers, Pfc. Earl E. “Laiskai.” 71. LoC. Gives a grudging nod to Frederick’s poem in Niekas 11. Berman, Ruth. “Laiskai.” 71-72. LoC. Finds Reynolds in Niekas 11 too skinny. Suggestion for correction for Halevy’s glossary. Notes that both Tolkien and Conan Doyle had a White Company. Perrin, Steve. “Laiskai.” 72. LoC. Originally put off of LR by Carter’s articles in Xero but finds LR more readible than Moorcock. Wood, Robin. “Laiskai.” 73. LoC. Notes that Halevy’s glossary highlights the vast number of names invented by Tolkien. Glass, Bill. “Laiskai.” 73. LoC. Does not like Reynolds’ orcs but prefers his brother’s found in I Palantir 4. Coulson, Robert. “Laiskai.” 73. LoC. Cannot understand why anyone would bother with a glossary of Middle-earth, finding the whole exercise unnecessary. Johnson, Seth A. “Laiskai.” 73-74. LoC. Feels Tolkien falls in the Gothic genre rather than Sword & Sorcery. Mebane, Banks. “Laiskai.” 74. LoC. Has never found any appropriate rendering of an in artwork. Feels that Halevy’s glossary is less rushed but points out issues with it. Westbrooke, Horace “Laiskai.” 75-76. LoC. Finds Halevy’s glossary kooky. Shaw, Greg. “Laiskai.” 76. LoC. Responds to Frederick’s poem with one of his own for people who dislike Tolkien. Meskys, Ed. “Bumbejimas: Of Tolkienish Things.” 77-78. Report on the ACE paperbacks (Wollheim was interviewed at a party). Wollheim speculated that the British publishers did not ‘register’ LR within the prescribed 18-month window and so lost copyright. Don Benson of Pyramid books asked Houghton Mifflin for years for paperback publication rights but was turned down, possibly because Houghton Mifflin knew they had no rights to sell. ACE did not plan to pay royalties. ACE plans on LR being a prestige book, published indefinitely, allowing them access to more markets (such as college bookstores). Comments on Gaughan’s covers. News of the New York Tolkien Society.

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Yandro 149 (July 1965) Shir-Cliff, Bernard. “Grumblings.” 23. LoC. representative explains that Tolkien’s copyrights were unprotected due to a loophole in the U.S. copyright law, Tolkien receives no royalties on the ACE editions of LR, and Ballantine and Houghton Mifflin will be publishing an authorized, revised edition at the latter part of 1965. Coulson, Robert S. “Strange Fruit.” 20-22. Includes fanzine reviews of Feemwlort 2 (mentions elvish dictionary) and Mathom 3.

Ratatosk 17 (July 25, 1965) Pelz, Bruce. “Pro News from New York.” 2. News that ACE Books offered Tolkien an honorarium, and Richard Powers is to illustrate the authorized Ballantine Books edition in October.

Feemwlort 3 (August 1965) Shaw, Greg. “Con-nizerings or Don’t Go Near the Edgewater or Tom Swift and His Electronic Westercon XVII.” 7-19. Con report. Includes references to Tolkien inspired art in the art show and Simpson’s scheme of writing tengwar (see Entmoot 2). Warner, Harry. “Skod Skudgy.” 27-28. LoC. Suggests that those who work on Tolkien linguistics to send their efforts to Tolkien. Wonders if Tolkien’s languages are synthetic or adapted. Thinks elvish looks Finnish. Brooks, Ned. “Skod Skudgy.” 30. LoC. LoC. Enjoys Shaw’s Elven dictionary. Talk of Halevy’s index. Note of Plotz’s Tolkien Society ad in The New Republic. Hollander, Fred. “Skod Skudgy.” 32-33. LoC. Sending Tolkien artwork for Shaw’s use. 1 Mebane, Banks, and Greg Shaw. “Skod Skudgy.” 33-33 /3. LoC. Shaw’s dictionary shows how Tolkien’s languages have inner consistency. Surmises that Tolkien created grammars and dictionaries. Discusses the Sindarin/ words for ‘man’ (adan/atan). Shaw replies that much of Tolkien’s languages are untranslatable. 2 Stevens, Milton F., and Greg Shaw. “Skod Skudgy.” 33 /3. LoC. A new reader of LR and is surprised at the Tolkien fan scholarship. Suggests that Tolkien fans explore Anglo-Saxon literature for sources. Shaw responds that many of Tolkien’s names have Anglo-Saxon sources. Viggiano, Michael. “Skod Skudgy.” 34. LoC. Feels that all of the in-depth attention of LR will scare away potential readers. Shaw, Greg. “Bluqnerp.” 37-39. Review column. Includes review of Entmoot 1. Shaw, Greg. “IAWRLPCAOAWNFTFPWWDNHRTPTI.” 39. Addenda. Errata on Shaw’s Elvish dictionary. Shaw, Greg. “Dictionary of Eldarin, part two.” 43-54. List and explanation of elvish roots, words and placenames from “mae-” to “yulma-”. Shaw, Greg. “Miscellaneous Garbage.” 55, 42. Final editorial comments and further discussion of future plans of the Elvish dictionary.

Lighthouse 13 (August 1965) Wollheim, Donald A. “The Ace Tolkiens.” 16-18. Justification over the ACE editions of LR. Knew that the books carried no copyright originally (but later carried the Berne copyright after, which did not apply in the U.S.). Blames Tolkien’s publisher or agent that allowed this to happen. ACE and other paperback publishers requested paperback rights from Houghton Mifflin, but were refused. ACE decided to publish them after the success of (and copyright research resulting from) publishing of the Edgar Rice Burroughs paperback editions. States that ACE will pay Tolkien and feels that Tolkien will come out better in the end with increased prestige and income. Caughran, Jim. “Letter Litter.” 34. LoC. Feels that Tolkien has no place in a discussion of science fiction.

Yandro 150 (August 1965) Coulson, Robert S. “Rumblings.” 4-5. Editorial which describes the Ballantine edition of The Hobbit and continues to praise it as one of the best juvenile ever written. Briney, Bob. “Grumblings.” 18-19. LoC. Westercon report where the ACE paperbacks of LR were discussed, including reference to the loss of copyright in the U.S. Wollheim, Don A. “Grumblings.” 19. LoC. Takes exception of Shir-Cliff’s comments on the ACE paperbacks of LR. Notes that the books aren’t pirated since they were not copyrighted in the U.S. and Houghton Mifflin was contacted before by publishers to issue editions in paperback. Tolkien offered royalties or an honoraium by ACE and that the additional cost of the Ballantine edition cannot be justified by stating that they pay royalties. Shir-Cliff, Bernard. “Grumblings.” 19-20. LoC. Discusses the grassroots firestorm due to the ACE editions. Tolkien’s illness had delayed the publication of the Ballantine editions of LR but The Hobbit was published. Coulson, Robert S. “Strange Fruit.” 25-30. Fanzine reviews, includes Mathom 4.

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Grimoire 1 ([September?] 1965) Hall, David. “Critique: On the Tolkien Boom.” 9-10. Discusses Tolkien’s copyrights, compares the ACE and Ballantine editions, and finds distain for Tree and Leaf. Hall, David. “The Call of Elbereth.” 12. Poem and prayer to Elbereth to return to Middle-earth. Hall, David. “Editorial.” 14-15. Mentions that Grimoire will take the place of Mathom.

Ring Cycle ([September] 1965) Heap, George “An Epical Historie of the War of the Ring.” 2. Filk song. The history of the set to the tune of “Jesse James.” [Eney, Dick?] Untitled. 1. Filk song. S-A-U-R-O-N to the tune of “Mother.” Divers Hands “Epilogues.” 3. Filk song. Additional verses to Heap’s “An Epical Historie of the War of the Ring” set to the tune of “Jesse James.” [Eney, Dick?] Untitled. 3. Poem or filk song about ’s creation of the One Ring. [Eney, Dick?] “High Fly the Nazgûl - O.” 4-5. Filk song. LR themed to the tune of “Green Grow the Rushes, O.” [Eney, Dick?] Untitled. 5. Poem. Describes Uruks and compares them to science fiction fans. Boardman, John “The Nazgûl King of Angmar.” 6. Filk song. The Witch-king’s exploits against Arvedui set to the tune of “The Bastard King of England.”

Yandro 151 (September 1965) Coulson, Robert S. “Strange Fruit.” 13-16. Fanzine reviews, includes Entmoot 1 (fanzine of Tolkien esoterica) and Feemwlort 3 (elvish dictionary). Berman, Ruth. “A Round of Cards and Ale.” 33. LoC. Feels the ACE issue was due to Houghton Mifflin’s blunders and the U.S. copyright law. Brooks, Rick. “A Round of Cards and Ale.” 33. LoC. Sides with Ballantine Books, considers LR the best novel, suggests that Houghton Mifflin did not offer paperback rights because that publisher would have to pay royalties (where another would not). Briney, Robert E. “A Round of Cards and Ale.” 33. LoC. Chose to purchase the ACE LR due to price although will probably buy the Ballantine edition for the extra material. Dorr, James. “A Round of Cards and Ale.” 34. LoC. Would be surprised if Tolkien was upset over the loss of some royalties. Feels Ballantine will produce a better constructed paperback. Tacket, Roy. “A Round of Cards and Ale.” 34. LoC. Indifferent about ACE/Ballantine controversy. Had to order copies of LR because they were unavailable in Albuquerque. Coulson, Robert S. “A Round of Cards and Ale.” 34. LoC. Places blame on Houghton Mifflin, which should have understood U.S. copyright laws, and ACE did Tolkien a service insomuch that he is receiving royalties from Ballantine.

Ratatosk 19 (September 2, 1965) Pelz, Bruce. “The Tolkien Society of America.” 1. Meeting announcement, which includes the troubles with ACE Books and the publication of The Silmarillion. Bill Mallardi planned to publish a booklet of Tolkien’s songs and poems from The Hobbit and LR.

Niekas 13 (September 15, 1965) Fry, Norman. “Tolkien & British Culture.” 13-14. Wonders if Tolkien’s LR will last as an icon of English Literature. Feels Tolkien’s appeal lies in his ability to make the flavor old Northern European tales accessible to a modern Eurocentric audiences. Mentions a story in New Worlds SF by Bayley, which derives from Tolkien. Gaughan, Jack. “Laiskai.” 38. LoC. Apologizes for the cover of the ACE TT (flying horse) due to time pressure to finish the ilustration. Glass, Bill. “Laiskai.” 39. LoC. Quotes from APA L a hoax review of the Penguin paperback LR. Enjoyed Holmberg’s illustration and Halevy’s glossary from Niekas 12. Viggiano, Michael. “Laiskai.” 40. LoC. Finally read LR but does not have use for Halevy’s or Shaw’s glossaries. Found ACE LR in sf/fantasy as well as literature section of a college bookstore. Heard that there was a Tolkien cult at Harvard. Jackson, Pete. “Laiskai.” 40. LoC. Has started reading LR along with his father. Anthony, Piers. “Laiskai.” 41-42. LoC. Finds LR inferior to Burton’s of The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night. Not sure he will buy the ACE LR since Tolkien is not paid. de Camp, L. Sprague. “Laiskai.” 42. LoC. Wants all installments of Halevy’s glossary. Wrote to Tolkien, who “sounded weary, depressed, and averse to penpalmanaship.”

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Bisenieks, Dainis. “Laiskai.” 39. LoC. Finds the glossary of interest but wishes it could include items known by Tolkien but not published. Patt, Stephen. “Laiskai.” 39-40. LoC. Liked Chatlan’s Gollum cover from Niekas 6. No comment on Halevy’s glossary.

Entmoot 2 (October 1965) Shaw, Greg. “The Hobbit.” 2. Review of the Ballantine edition of The Hobbit. Reprinted from APA L. Mebane, Banks, and Greg Shaw. “Amon Lhaw.” 3-4. LoC. Comments on impressions of music set to Tolkien’s poems (hobbits: German drinking songs; : Schubert lieder), character names are letters of the alphabet spelled phonetically, phonetic use of tengwar, criticism of Shaw’s poem for historical accuracy. Shaw responds about Bradley’s and Johnstone’s musical settings, possible Elvish instruments, and adaptability of folksongs to Tolkien’s poems. Frazier, Leroy. “Amon Lhaw.” 4. LoC. Attempts to understand the context of “The breaking of Thangorodrim and the defeat of Morgoth.” Hollander, Fred. “Amon Lhaw.” 5-6. LoC. Comments on the quality of Entmoot 1, elvish dictionaries, musical settings, and instruments used by elves, dwarves, men, and hobbits, and problems with film production of LR. Brooks, Cuyler Warnell “Ned”. “Amon Lhaw.” 7-8. LoC. Comments on Entmoot 1, hobbits having higher pitched voices, Heap’s musical setting of “,” surmises elvish music lacks emotion, Sauron is derived from the Greek for lizard, Tolkien’s art looks to be influenced by Beardsley, news of paperback The Hobbit published on August 5th, and news of the Tolkien Society of America. Brooks, Rick. “Amon Lhaw.” 8. LoC. Suggests a mathematical conversion formula to convert page numbers from hardcover to paperback editions. Simpson, Don and Greg Shaw. “A Proposed System for the Phonetic Representation of English Sounds with the Feanorian Letters.” 9-14. Explanation of the Fëanorian tengwar, how to use it phonetically for English, and proposal for new dipthongs not defined by Tolkien. Includes chart. Shaw, Greg. Untitled. 14. Information about the newly formed Tolkien Society of America. Shaw, Greg. “Editorial.” 15. Discusses the fate of The Fellowship of the Ring (including a letter by Pelz) and encourages people to contibute to I Palantir. Includes plea for material, including items written with Tolkien’s alphabets. Bigglestone, Clint. “Tolkien Symposium.” 16. A list of LR questions for readers, answers to be forwarded to the author for a future article.

Yandro 152 (October 1965) Coulson, Robert S. “Strange Fruit.” 16-18. Fanzine reviews, includes Entmoot 2. McCallum, John A. “Grumblings.” 23. LoC. States that British editions of Tolkien can be purchased in Canada or through importers. Norwood, Rick. “Grumblings.” 24. LoC. Writes about his 1938 edition of The Hobbit and compares it to the new Houghton Mifflin edition. At the 1965 Worldcon it was stated that The Silmarillion was already written but continues to be rewritten. Goodrich, James. “Another Round of Cards and Ale…..” 29. LoC. Thinks that Wollheim should have worked with Tolkien personally to procure paperback rights. Tucker, Bob. “Another Round of Cards and Ale…..” 29. LoC. Suggests reviewing the Chicago Daily News (10/9/65) letter column for pro-Ballantine views. Mebane, Banks. “Another Round of Cards and Ale…..” 29. LoC. Agrees with Wollheim, if ACE had not published the paperback editions, someone else would and that blame should be placed with Houghton Mifflin. Bensen, Don. “Another Round of Cards and Ale…..” 29. LoC. [Begging forgiveness for an editor’s whim.] “I suggested to Ballantine that, while they were waiting for their own Tolkiens, they distribute a poster to bookstores showing JRRT looking pathetic (maybe smoking a pipe mended with tape), with a big caption: CAN’T YOU WAIT? They didn’t do it, though.” Norwood, Rick. “Another Round of Cards and Ale…..” 29. LoC. Will not buy the ACE editions new out of deference to Tolkien but still is thankful that ACE forced the books to be published as paperbacks. West, D. “Another Round of Cards and Ale…..” 29-30. LoC. Finds Houghton Mifflin to blame about the copyright loss. An academic question in Britian as the only LR editions available are the normal and deluxe. Sieger, James. “Another Round of Cards and Ale…..” 30. LoC. Says Wollheim has explained his actions in Book Review and his offer for royalty/honorarium was not answered by Tolkien. Sarno, Joe. “Another Round of Cards and Ale…..” 30. LoC. Thinks that the contributors to the last issue’s column on the ACE/Ballantine controversy do [not] have Houghton Mifflin editions. Beach, Herb. “Another Round of Cards and Ale…..” 30. LoC. Purchased ACE LR because it was published first and will buy the first paperback Hobbit, either ACE or Ballantine. Coulson, Robert S. “Another Round of Cards and Ale…..” 30. LoC. Owns the George Allen & Unwin editions of LR.

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Ratatosk 22 (October 24, 1965) Pelz, Bruce. “More Tolkien Blues.” 1. News on the ACE controversy (some paraphrased from the Chicago Daily News): Unwin states no honorarium offered; Tolkien would not take honorarium if offered and effort underway on revised edition of LR; Tolkien has completed first draft of The Silmarillion. Notice of Entmoot 2.

Yandro 153 (November 1965) White, Ted. “Grumblings.” 15-20. LoC. Responds to Wollheim’s criticism of White’s criticism of Wollheim. Brings up the topic of the ACE LR and believes that Wollheim never offered an honorarium to Tolkien or his representatives. Rolfe, Felice. “Grumblings.” 20. LoC. Has good things to say about Shaw and his Entmoot. Finds the tit-for-tat between Wollheim and his detractors hilarious. Wood, Ed. “Grumblings.” 21. LoC. Quotes Unwin’s letter to the Chicago Daily News (10/9/65), which states that ACE never offered Tolkien an honorarium. Sarno, Joe. “Grumblings.” 21. LoC. Feels LR is the most ambitious work of fantasy and compares to Wright’s Islandia.

Feemwlort 4 (December 1965) Carey, Kris. “Skodskudgy.” 11-12. LoC. Appreciates the Elvish dictionary. Toren, James. “Skodskudgy.” 13. LoC. After reading The Hobbit and LR, does not understand how anyone could hate the books. Hollander, Fred. “Skodskudgy.” 14. LoC. Finds the Elven dictionary useful. Paschelke, Larry. “Skodskudgy.” 14. LoC. Has become a great admirer of Tolkien and is interested in Entmoot. Brooks, Jr., Cuyler Warnell. “Skodskudgy.” 15. LoC. Not impressed with the cover of Feemwlort 3 of Éowyn and the Nazgûl. Bucklin, Nate. “Skodskudgy.” 15-16. LoC. Would like to see research done on the Angerthas. Evers, E.E. “A Man’s Farewell to the Elvenlords.” 20. Poem written about a man’s ambivalence at the passing of the Elves from Middle-earth. Shaw, Greg. “A Differing View.” 20. Elegy for those Elves who have left for Eldamar.

Tolkien Journal 2 (Winterfilth 1965) Plotz, Richard “The Society.” 1. Overwhelmed at the response received by diverse members by occupation and interest. Meeting in September had 25 in attendance. Tolkien wrote to Plotz [Letter 276] and W.H. Auden is a member. Does not agree with the idea of taking pennames. Levitin, Alexis “A Short - and Incomplete - Bibliography of Articles of Interest to Tolkien Fans.” 1. Bibliography of ten articles about Tolkien (1955-1963). Plotz, Richard “The ACE Books Controversy.” 1-2. Discussion of the ACE editions with a quote from Tolkien on the copyright situation. ACE offered an honorarium to Tolkien. Describes the advantage of the Ballantine Books over the ACE editions. Plotz, Richard “The Silmarillion.” 2. The need by Tolkien to create the second edition of LR delayed the publication of The Silmarillion. The publication of the Akallabêth is possible. Mandel, Mark “The Ring-Inscription.” 2. A linguistic study of the of the Ring-Inscription. Plotz, Richard “The Journal.” 3. Requests for money for the journal but not for membership to the Society. Plotz, Richard “Tolkien Notes from All Over.” 3. Bits and pieces: Brandywine Mushrooms, Dick Tedhams names his dog Samwise and daughter Arwen Elanor, a fanzine index planned, brother of the editor thinks he is Thorin, Bob Foster is working on a Tolkien index, Friends of J.R.R. Tolkien group formed, Esquire names Tolkien one of the best 100 people in the world, quote from Tolkien asking someone to explain why the Ballantine covers look the way they do. Plotz, Richard “Articles for Future Issues.” 3. Appeal for material on Tolkien and other authors.

Yandro 154 (December 1965) Coulson, Robert S. “Rumblings.” 4-5. Editorial which questions whether LR will be eligible for a Hugo now that it was published in paperback. Dominick, Margaret “Wanted in trade.” 10. Reader wants to trade for paperback LR. Sarno, Joe. “Grumblings.” 18-19. LoC. Errata to his letter in Yandro 153. Describes meeting with Ackerman after the 1957 Worldcon where Ackerman showed 200 slides of landscapes and illustrations to be used as background to LR movie. Wollheim, Donald A. “Grumblings.” 19-20. LoC. Notes that Tolkien and his publishers never mentioned money in their complaints to ACE but that ACE did not inform them ahead of time. Writes that in a BBC interview Tolkien stated he would turn down money from ACE. Feels that the Unwins had no faith in Tolkien’s work, which accounted for the need for Tolkien to underwrite LR and, therefore, would not cover the cost to maintain its copyright. Isaac, John R. “Grumblings.” 20-21. LoC. Remembers reading in a past fanzine that Wollheim would not publish LR because it would not be economically feasible. 11 Tolkien Fandom Review: 1965

Beach, Herb. “Grumblings.” 21-22. LoC. Purchased ACE LR because it was published first and will buy the first paperback Hobbit, either ACE or Ballantine. Feels Wollheim answered critics. Boland, John. “Grumblings.” 22-23. LoC. Dislikes the look of the Ballantine editons of LR as much as ACE. Solon, Ben. “Grumblings.” 23-24. LoC. Feels Wollheim was within his rights to publish LR but doesn’t like the quality of the editions or the incorrect page references in footnotes. Feels that Tolkien was more interested in the courtesy of being infromed than the money “…anyone who takes fifteen years to write a novel is not in it for the money...”

Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965) Rolfe, Felice. “Mayhem House.” 2-4. Editorial. Readers object to articles like Halevy’s glossary. Working party where Rolfe, Meskys, Paxson and Shaw worked on Niekas, the latter challenging entries to the glossary. Meskys, Ed. “Bumbejimas: Tolkien & Such.” 5-6. Editorial. Showed Løkke and Shaw Halevy’s glossary for comment. Questions about the glossary include who is older (Bombadil/Fangorn) and wings on Balrogs. Mentions Soho coffeehouse with mural evidently depicting lecherous , The Tolkien Society [of America], Entmoot, Feemwlort, and Paxson’s Bilbo & Frodo Birthday Party. Halevy, Al. “A Glossary of Middle-Earth.” 13-19. Part five of glossary, covering beings other than men, dwarves, hobbit, and elves. Decided not to include The Adventures of Tom Bombadil. Evers, E.E. “Morgul Vale.” 34. Poem descrbing the flow of bracken water coming from the Morgul Vale. Anderson, Poul. “The Paperback Tolkien: 1. The morality of the Ace edition---.” 37. States the copyright situation was known to publishers in the past but not exploited by them. Informed his (Anderson’s) agent not to have ACE reprint or publish any of his books. Thewlis, Dave. “The Paperback Tolkien: 2. The Ballantine revised edition---.” 37-38. Review of Ballantine LR. Points to some changes in dialogue but mostly the fleshing out of the Appendices and the new introduction. Finds the Ballantine edition rushed. It has missing lines, an upside-down Ring-inscription, and childish covers. Hopes that established Tolkien fan artists could create frontispieces. Solon, Ben. “The Ivory Tower.” 47-48. Fanzine reviews, includes Entmoot 2. Evers, Earl. “Gincas.”53-54. LoC. Comments on Fry’s article in Niekas 13. Sees Tolkien’s personal philosophy as related in the history of Middle-earth as something to be avoided when evaluating pillars of English literature. Tolkien’s Eurocentric and anti-technological model are outdated and are modern failures. Tolkien’s have all but abandoned Middle-earth as the elves are meant to do, leaving Men to their own devices. Braude, Nan. “Gincas.”54-55. LoC. Takes exception to Evers LoC in this issue. Does not find traditional cultural view evil unless they are bigoted. Defends an anti-mechanical philosophy whenever machines become more important than the individual. Uses Tolkien’s Beowulf lecture to show heroism in the fate of doom. States Tolkien’s elves and gods cannot be held accountable for the transgressions of men. Elves have no alliance or allegiance to men unless it suits their common needs. Dupla, Dr. Antonio. “Laiskai.”57. LoC. Has build his own index of Tolkien ‘neologisms,’ numbering 3000. Questions the accuracy of de Maiffe’s death of Boromir illustration in Niekas 9. Ellingsworth, Dick. “Laiskai.”58. LoC. Mentions LR presented over the BBC’s “Third Programme.” Feels LR a grater book than The Human Age and the finest imaginative book since the 17th century. Evers, Pfc. Earl E. “Laiskai.”58-59. LoC. Cover of Niekas 12 inspires short prose touching on Numenor under the Sea. Offers correction for Halevy’s entry for Gríma. Thinks that should be included in the entries of men (as Smeagol would be with the hobbits). Became a Tolkien fan after reading The Hobbit but its effect is very different than planned for a child reader. Bisinieks, Dainis. “Laiskai.”59. LoC. Plans to write “secret sympathizer” on every Farmer Giles of Ham and The Hobbit given as a gift. Mebane, Banks. “Laiskai.”60. LoC. Makes corrections to the Halevy glossary and states that the glossary is simply for the enjoyment of Tolkien fans. Luc, Rick. “Laiskai.”61. LoC. Appreciates the hard work put into Halevy’s glossary. Solon, Ben. “Laiskai.”62. LoC. Would prefer an exegesis of LR rather than a glossary of Middle-earth. Did not like Reynolds’s art in Niekas 11 as it is an unrealistic view of the siege of . Distinguishes between orcs/Uruks and . Charter, George. “Laiskai.”62. LoC. Does not like LR and has no use for Halevy’s glossary. Suggests that Tolkien must have created his own glossary, which could be published. Brooks, Rick. “Laiskai.”62. LoC. Wonders if Moorcock was influenced by Tolkien and briefly compares the fighting of evil between the two. Halevy, Al. “Laiskai.”63. LoC. Provides history of his Middle-earth glossary as well as his motivation and justification to create it. Responds to corrections by Mebane, Mercer, Berman and others.

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Perrin, Steve. “Laiskai.”63-64. LoC. Fry’s article in Niekas 13 has not much to say. The noble hero is an uncommon concept outside of the medieval chivalrous ideal. Does not find parallels between LR and Norse/Arthurian legends, which are dark and deadly. Warner, Jr., Harry. “Laiskai.”64. LoC. Tolkien will not cause people to be interested in older tales. LR will blend into the background and will not be one of the century’s most influential books. Mandel, Mark. “Laiskai.”65. LoC. Uses the first five tengwar as numbers. Brooks, Jr., Cuyler Warnell. “Laiskai.”65. LoC. Finds no long, tedious passages in Tolkien. Solon, Ben. “Laiskai.”66. LoC. Does not agree with Fry that Tolkien had any underlying philosophical motive when writing LR. Finds it incredulous that LR was not influenced by World War II. The hobbits are the only creatures that have commonality with modern man. de Camp, L. Sprague. “Laiskai.”66. LoC. Happy to have all installments of Halevy’s glossary. Reiterates his statement about Tolkien’s letter but includes bereavement as a reason for Tolkien’s moroseness. Hall, Graham M. “Laiskai.”66. LoC. Does not see Tolkien as a maker as come from an oral tradition. Admires Tolkien’s craft as a writer. Coulson, Buck. “Laiskai.”66. LoC. Finds Tolkien fanzines dull. Maske, S. “Laiskai.”66. LoC. Tells of daughter who found LR frightening but (after reading it) found that all other stories are dull.

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Author index

Alderson, Dan Untitled. O 4 (January 14 1965): 1. States that he wrote an article on Tolkien’s cirth in Wibble Scribble #27. Tolkien quote in Elliott’s Runes. Anderson, Poul ““The Paperback Tolkien: 1. The morality of the Ace edition---.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 37. States the copyright situation was known to publishers in the past but not exploited by them. Informed his (Anderson’s) agent not to have ACE reprint or publish any of his books. Anthony, Piers “Laiskai.” Niekas 13 (September 15, 1965): 41-42. LoC. Finds LR inferior to Burton’s translation of The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night. Not sure he will buy the ACE LR since Tolkien is not paid. Beach, Herb “Another Round of Cards and Ale…..” Yandro 152 (October 1965): 30. LoC. Purchased ACE LR because it was published first and will buy the first paperback Hobbit, either ACE or Ballantine. “Grumblings.” Yandro 154 (December 1965): 21-22. LoC. Purchased ACE LR because it was published first and will buy the first paperback Hobbit, either ACE or Ballantine. Feels Wollheim answered critics. Bensen, Don “Another Round of Cards and Ale…..” Yandro 152 (October 1965): 29. LoC. [Begging forgiveness for an editor’s whim.] “I suggested to Ballantine that, while they were waiting for their own Tolkiens, they distribute a poster to bookstores showing JRRT looking pathetic (maybe smoking a pipe mended with tape), with a big caption: CAN’T YOU WAIT? They didn’t do it, though.” Berman, Ruth “A Round of Cards and Ale.” Yandro 151 (September 1965): 33. LoC. Feels the ACE issue was due to Houghton Mifflin’s blunders and the U.S. copyright law. “Judges’ Reports.” PASTell 17 (January 1965): 12-13. Felt that Stopa’s Lothlorien art in the art show did not raise to a winners category for the Fellowship of the Ring award. “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 71-72. LoC. Finds Reynolds orcs in Niekas 11 too skinny. Suggestion for correction for Halevy’s glossary. Notes that both Tolkien and Conan Doyle had a White Company. Bibby, George A. “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 66. LoC. Read LR seven or eight times. Finds Tolkien’s hobbits reflect the country British of World War II. Bigglestone, Clint “Tolkien Symposium.” Entmoot 2 (October 1965): 16. A list of LR questions for readers, answers to be forwarded to the author for a future article. Bisenieks, Dainis “Laiskai.” Niekas 13 (September 15, 1965): 39. LoC. Finds the glossary of interest but wishes it could include items known by Tolkien but not published. “Laiskai.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 59. LoC. Plans to write “secret dragon sympathizer” on every Farmer Giles of Ham and The Hobbit given as a gift. Boardman, John “The Nazgûl King of Angmar.” Ring Cycle (September 1965): 6. Filk song. The Witch-king’s exploits against Arvedui set to the tune of “The Bastard King of England.” “The Hereditary Pattern of Immortality in Elf-Human Crosses.” Sagana 8 (Februrary 22 1965): 1-? [incomplete]. Determination of how immortality carries through to Elf-Man progeny. Boland, John “Grumblings.” Yandro 154 (December 1965): 22-23. LoC. Dislikes the look of the Ballantine editons of LR as much as ACE. Boston, John “Skodskudgy.” Feemwlort 2 (June 1965): 20. LoC. Has not read Tolkien and has no desire to do so. Bradley, Marion Zimmer “Hell Will Freeze When…” Day*Star 26 / Allerei 11 (May 1965): 24. List includes “Walt Disney films The Hobbit…” “Kennst du das Never-Never Land.” Day*Star 26 / Allerei 11 (May 1965): 2-4. The move to California evokes a feeling of nostalgia. Discusses how this feeling unlocked the ability to write music for “Galadriel’s Lament.”

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Braude, Nan “Gincas.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 54-55. LoC. Takes exception to Evers LoC in this issue. Does not find traditional cultural view evil unless they are bigoted. Defends an anti-mechanical philosophy whenever machines become more important than the individual. Uses Tolkien’s Beowulf lecture to show heroism in the fate of doom. States Tolkien’s elves and gods cannot be held accountable for the transgressions of men. Elves have no alliance or allegiance to men unless it suits their common needs. Breen, Walter “Comment by WB.” Day*Star 26 / Allerei 11 (May 1965): 10. LoC. Reply to Leiber’s letter in the same issue. Justifies Tolkien’s representation and treatment of evil. Shows how evil taints by Frodo’s failure at Mt. Doom. “Mailing Comments: Earliest Set.” Day*Star 26 / Allerei 11 (May 1965): 11-15. APA comments on Lighthouse 12, noting that Bradley discussed homosexuality in LR in Men, Halflings, and Hero Worship. Briney, Bob “Grumblings.” Yandro 150 (August 1965): 18-19. LoC. Westercon report where the ACE paperbacks of LR were discussed, including reference to the loss of copyright in the U.S. Briney, Robert E. “A Round of Cards and Ale.” Yandro 151 (September 1965): 33. LoC. Chose to purchase the ACE LR due to price although will probably buy the Ballantine edition for the extra material. Brooks, Cuyler Warnell. See also Brooks, Jr., Cuyler Warnell; Brooks, Ned “Amon Lhaw.” Entmoot 2 (October 1965): 7-8. LoC. Comments on Entmoot 1, hobbits having higher pitched voices, Heap’s musical setting of “A Elbereth Gilthoniel,” surmises elvish music lacks emotion, Sauron is derived from the Greek for lizard, Tolkien’s art looks to be influenced by Beardsley, news of paperback The Hobbit published on August 5th, and news of the Tolkien Society of America. “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 67. LoC. Comments on Frederick’s poem and Halevy’s glossary in Niekas 11. Brooks, Jr., Cuyler Warnell. See also Brooks, Cuyler Warnell; Brooks, Ned “Skodskudgy.” Feemwlort 2 (June 1965): 23-24. LoC. Appreciates the tengwar but remarks handstencilling is cumbersome. “Skodskudgy.” Feemwlort 4 (December 1965): 15. LoC. Not impressed with the cover of Feemwlort 3 of Éowyn and the Nazgûl. “Laiskai.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 65. LoC. Finds no long, tedious passages in Tolkien. Brooks, Ned. See also Brooks, Jr., Cuyler Warnell; Brooks, Cuyler Warnell “Skod Skudgy.” Feemwlort 3 (August 1965): 30. LoC. Enjoys Shaw’s Elven dictionary. Talk of Halevy’s index. Note of Plotz’s Tolkien Society ad in The New Republic. Brooks, Rick “A Round of Cards and Ale.” Yandro 151 (September 1965): 33. LoC. Sides with Ballantine Books, considers LR the best novel, suggests that Houghton Mifflin did not offer paperback rights because that publisher would have to pay royalties (where another would not). “Amon Lhaw.” Entmoot 2 (October 1965): 8. LoC. Suggests a mathematical conversion formula to convert page numbers from hardcover to paperback editions. “Laiskai.” Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 65-66. LoC. Likes de Maifee’s Gimli drawing and Zelazny’s poem from Niekas 10. “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 69. LoC. Amazed at Halevy’s undertaking of the Middle-earth glossary. “Laiskai.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 62. LoC. Wonders if Moorcock was influenced by Tolkien and briefly compares the fighting of evil between the two. Brown, Charlie “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 70-71. LoC. Disappointed that The Silmarillion will not be published soon and hopes to see Halevy’s glossary published. Bucklin, Nate “Skodskudgy.” Feemwlort 4 (December 1965): 15-16. LoC. Would like to see research done on the Angerthas. Carey, Kris “Skodskudgy.” Feemwlort 4 (December 1965): 11-12. LoC. Appreciates the Elvish dictionary. Castoria, Phil Untitled. Voice From A Hot Water Bottle 4 (January 1965): 2. APA comments on Opo [27?]: Tolkien’s writing provides more than a story with a climax as he continues the story to a satisfying, complete ending. Caughran, Jim “Letter Litter.” Lighthouse 13 (August 1965): 34. LoC. Feels that Tolkien has no place in a discussion of science fiction.

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Chambers, Johnny “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 69. LoC. Comments on Frederick’s poem and appreciates the effort put into Halevy’s glossary in Niekas 11. Charter, George “Laiskai.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 62. LoC. Does not like LR and has no use for Halevy’s glossary. Suggests that Tolkien must have created his own glossary, which could be published. Coulson, Buck. See also Coulson, Robert; Coulson Robert S. “Laiskai.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 66. LoC. Finds Tolkien fanzines dull. Coulson, Robert. See also Coulson, Buck; Coulson, Robert S. “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 73. LoC. Cannot understand why anyone would bother with a glossary of Middle-earth, finding the whole exercise unnecessary. Coulson, Robert S. See also Coulson, Buck; Coulson, Robert “A Round of Cards and Ale.” Yandro 151 (September 1965): 34. LoC. Places blame on Houghton Mifflin, which should have understood U.S. copyright laws, and ACE did Tolkien a service insomuch that he is receiving royalties from Ballantine. “Another Round of Cards and Ale…..” Yandro 152 (October 1965): 30. LoC. Owns the George Allen & Unwin editions of LR. “Rumblings.” Yandro 150 (August 1965): 4-5. Editorial which describes the Ballantine edition of The Hobbit and continues to praise it as one of the best juvenile fantasies ever written. “Rumblings.” Yandro 154 (December 1965): 4-5. Editorial which questions whether LR will be eligible for a Hugo now that it was published in paperback. “Strange Fruit.” Yandro 149 (July 1965): 20-22. Fanzine reviews. Reviews Feemwlort 2 (mentions elvish dictionary) and Mathom 3. “Strange Fruit.” Yandro 150 (August 1965): 25-30. Fanzine reviews, includes Mathom 4. “Strange Fruit.” Yandro 151 (September 1965): 13-16. Fanzine reviews, includes Entmoot 1 (fanzine of Tolkien esoterica) and Feemwlort 3 (elvish dictionary). “Strange Fruit.” Yandro 152 (October 1965): 16-18. Fanzine reviews, includes Entmoot 2. de Camp, L. Sprague “Laiskai.” Niekas 13 (September 15, 1965): 42. LoC. Wants all installments of Halevy’s glossary. Wrote to Tolkien, who “sounded weary, depressed, and averse to penpalmanaship.” “Laiskai.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 66. LoC. Happy to have all installments of Halevy’s glossary. Reiterates his statement about Tolkien’s letter but includes bereavement as a reason for Tolkien’s moroseness. Dickensheet, Dean “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 69-70. LoC. Happy about the imminent publication of LR in paperback and things Halevy’s glossary will help. Divers Hands “Epilogues.” Ring Cycle (September 1965): 3. Filk song. Additional verses to Heap’s “An Epical Historie of the War of the Ring” set to the tune of “Jesse James.” Dominick, Margaret “Wanted in trade.” Yandro 154 (December 1965): 10. Reader wants to trade for paperback LR. Dorr, James “A Round of Cards and Ale.” Yandro 151 (September 1965): 34. LoC. Would be surprised if Tolkien was upset over the loss of some royalties. Feels Ballantine will produce a better constructed paperback. Dupla, Dr. Antonio “Laiskai.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 57. LoC. Has build his own index of Tolkien ‘neologisms,’ numbering 3000. Questions the accuracy of de Maiffe’s death of Boromir illustration in Niekas 9. Ellingsworth, Dick “Laiskai.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 58. LoC. Mentions LR presented over the BBC’s “Third Programme.” Feels LR a grater book than The Human Age and the finest imaginative book since the 17th century. [Eney, Dick?] “High Fly the Nazgûl - O.” Ring Cycle (September 1965): 4-5. Filk song. LR themed to the tune of “Green Grow the Rushes, O.” Untitled. Ring Cycle (September 1965): 1. Filk song. S-A-U-R-O-N to the tune of “Mother.” Untitled. Ring Cycle (September 1965): 3. Poem or filk song about Sauron’s creation of the One Ring. Untitled. Ring Cycle (September 1965): 5. Poem. Describes Uruks and compares them to science fiction fans.

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Evers, E.E. See also Evers, Earl; Evers, Pfc. Earl E.; Evers, Pvt. Earl E. “A Man’s Farewell to the Elvenlords.” Feemwlort 4 (December 1965): 20. Poem written about a man’s ambivalence at the passing of the Elves from Middle-earth. “Morgul Vale.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 34. Poem descrbing the flow of bracken water coming from the Morgul Vale. Evers, Earl. See also Evers, E.E.; Evers, Pfc. Earl E.; Evers, Pvt. Earl E. “Gincas.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 53-54. LoC. Comments on Fry’s article in Niekas 13. Sees Tolkien’s personal philosophy as related in the history of Middle-earth as something to be avoided when evaluating pillars of English literature. Tolkien’s Eurocentric and anti-technological model are outdated and are modern failures. Tolkien’s gods have all but abandoned Middle-earth as the elves are meant to do, leaving Men to their own devices. Evers, Pfc. Earl E. See also Evers, E.E.; Evers, Earl; Evers, Pvt. Earl E. “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 71. LoC. Gives a grudging nod to Frederick’s poem in Niekas 11. “Laiskai.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 58-59. LoC. Cover of Niekas 12 inspires short prose touching on Numenor under the Sea. Offers correction for Halevy’s entry for Gríma. Thinks that wizards should be included in the entries of men (as Smeagol would be with the hobbits). Became a Tolkien fan after reading The Hobbit but its effect is very different than planned for a child reader. Evers, Pvt. Earl E. See also Evers, E.E.; Evers, Earl; Evers, Pfc. Earl E. “Laiskai.” Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 70. LoC. Enjoyed Zelazny’s poem and de Maiffe’s Gimli from Niekas 9. Would buy a copy of Halevy’s finished glossary. Frazier, Leroy “Amon Lhaw.” Entmoot 2 (October 1965): 4. LoC. Attempts to understand the context of “The breaking of Thangorodrim and the defeat of Morgoth.” Frederick, Carl “Dissent into the Maelstrom (Kiribi!).” Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 11. Poem displaying a humorous dislike of LR. Fry, Norman “Tolkien & British Culture.” Niekas 13 (September 15, 1965): 13-14. Wonders if Tolkien’s LR will last as an icon of English Literature. Feels Tolkien’s appeal lies in his ability to make the flavor old Northern European tales accessible to a modern Eurocentric audiences. Mentions a story in New Worlds SF by Bayley, which derives from Tolkien. Garrison, Andrew “Laiskai.” Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 68. LoC. Neofan comments about de Maiffe’s drawing of the death of Boromir and Halevy’s glossary in Niekas 9. Gaughan, Jack “Laiskai.” Niekas 13 (September 15, 1965): 38. LoC. Apologizes for the cover of the ACE TT (flying horse) due to time pressure to finish the ilustration. Glass, Bill “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 73. LoC. Does not like Reynolds’ orcs but prefers his brother’s found in I Palantir 4. “Laiskai.” Niekas 13 (September 15, 1965): 39. LoC. Quotes from APA L a hoax review of the Penguin paperback LR. Enjoyed Holmberg’s illustration and Halevy’s glossary from Niekas 12. Gold, Barry D. Untitled. Mallorn Leaf [no number] (March? 1965): 1-2. Sets the ballad of Gil-Galad to voice and lyre. Goodrich, James “Another Round of Cards and Ale…..” Yandro 152 (October 1965): 29. LoC. Thinks that Wollheim should have worked with Tolkien personally to procure paperback rights. Halevy, Al “A Glossary of Middle-Earth.” Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 13-27. Part three of a glossary covering humans (Adrahil- Fréawine) based on the first edition of LR. “A Glossary of Middle-Earth.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 15-27. Part four of a glossary, covering humans (Haleth-Wulf) based on the first edition of LR. “A Glossary of Middle-Earth.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 13-19. Part five of glossary, covering beings other than men, dwarves, hobbit, and elves. Decided not to include The Adventures of Tom Bombadil. “Laiskai.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 63. LoC. Provides history of his Middle-earth glossary as well as his motivation and justification to create it. Responds to corrections by Mebane, Mercer, Berman and others. Hall, David “A Window in Isengard.” Entmoot 1 ([June] 1965): 10. Regrets that the quality of the issue is poor and admits he could not read the tengwar he stencilled for the issue. “Critique: On the Tolkien Boom.” Grimoire 1 ([September?] 1965): 9-10. Discusses Tolkien’s copyrights, compares the ACE and Ballantine editions, and finds distain for Tree and Leaf. 17 Tolkien Fandom Review: 1965

“Editorial.” Grimoire 1 ([September?] 1965): 14-15. Mentions that Grimoire will take the place of Mathom. “The Call of Elbereth.” Grimoire 1 ([September?] 1965): 12. Poem and prayer to Elbereth to return to Middle-earth. Hall, Graham M. “Laiskai.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 66. LoC. Does not see Tolkien as a myth maker as myths come from an oral tradition. Admires Tolkien’s craft as a writer. Harness, Jack “A Four Pound Bag of Wet Mice.” Gallant Gallstone 14 (January 21 1965): 2. APA comments on CATS: describes The Silmarillion, which could be published in three volumes. Harrell, Phillip A. “Laiskai.” Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 64-65. LoC. Finds Halevy’s glossary invaluable and would like to see it published in book form. Hay, George “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 61-62. LoC. Appreciates Halevy’s scholarly glossary but prefers Pratt to Tolkien. Heap, Cindy “Laiskai.” Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 73. LoC. Suggests that “Leaf by Niggle” be nominated for the short fiction Hugo. Heap, George “An Epical Historie of the War of the Ring.” Ring Cycle (September 1965): 2. Filk song. The history of the One Ring set to the tune of “Jesse James.” Hollander, Fred “Amon Lhaw.” Entmoot 2 (October 1965): 5-6. LoC. Comments on the quality of Entmoot 1, elvish dictionaries, musical settings, and instruments used by elves, dwarves, men, and hobbits, and problems with film production of LR. “Skod Skudgy.” Feemwlort 3 (August 1965): 32-33. LoC. Sending Tolkien artwork for Shaw’s use. “Skodskudgy.” Feemwlort 4 (December 1965): 14. LoC. Finds the Elven dictionary useful. Isaac, John R. “Grumblings.” Yandro 154 (December 1965): 20-21. LoC. Remembers reading in a past fanzine that Wollheim would not publish LR because it would not be economically feasible. Jackson, Pete “Laiskai.” Niekas 13 (September 15, 1965): 40. LoC. Has started reading LR along with his father. Johnson, Barbi “This ‘n That - letters of comment.” PASTell 17 (January 1965): 22. LoC. Has not read Tolkien but will borrow the books from Andre Norton. Johnson, Seth A. “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 73-74. LoC. Feels Tolkien falls in the Gothic genre rather than Sword & Sorcery. Lazaro, Ken “Laiskai.” Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 63. LoC. Never heard of Tolkien and ashamed at the fact after seeing the Halevy glossary. Leiber, Jr., Fritz “A Letter from Fritz Leiber, Jr.” Day*Star 26 / Allerei 11 (May 1965): 9-10. LoC. Replies to Bradley’s discussion of dark and bright fantasy. Tolkien’s work falls into the bright camp but wishes he had better described the evil characters’ motivation. Lerner, Fred “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 65-66. LoC. Notes that Tolkien has borrowed from Old Icelandic, Old English and German languages and Celtic and Finnish mythology. Draws parallels between Gollum and Grendel. Levitin, Alexis “A Short - and Incomplete - Bibliography of Articles of Interest to Tolkien Fans.” Tolkien Journal 2 (Winterfilth 1965): 1. Bibliography of ten articles about Tolkien (1955-1963). Lewis, Al “Pacificon II Art Show Report.” PASTell 17 (January 1965): 8-11. Mentions that Stopa’s artwork is showing more freedom in the Tolkien art displayed at Worldcon. Linwood, Jhim “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 68. LoC. Enjoyed The Hobbit but feels intimidated at starting LR. Luc, Rick “Laiskai.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 61. LoC. Appreciates the hard work put into Halevy’s glossary. Mandel, Mark “Laiskai.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 65. LoC. Uses the first five tengwar as numbers. “The Ring-Inscription.” Tolkien Journal 2 (Winterfilth 1965): 2. A linguistic study of the Black Speech of the Ring- Inscription. 18 Tolkien Fandom Review: 1965

Maske, S. “Laiskai.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 66. LoC. Tells of daughter who found LR frightening but (after reading it) found that all other stories are dull. McCallum, John A. “Grumblings.” Yandro 152 (October 1965): 23. LoC. States that British editions of Tolkien can be purchased in Canada or through importers. Mebane, Banks. See also Mebane, Banks, and Greg Shaw “Another Round of Cards and Ale…..” Yandro 152 (October 1965): 29. LoC. Agrees with Wollheim, if ACE had not published the paperback editions, someone else would and that blame should be placed with Houghton Mifflin. “Barnacles Annex(!): The Corflu-bug.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 12. Poem about Meskys’s fannish activity written in the style of “Eärendil was a Mariner.” “Laiskai.” Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 61-62. LoC. Thoroughly appreciates Halevy’s glossary and provides corrections. “Laiskai.” Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 70-71. LoC. Provides corrections to Halevy’s glossary on dwarves and feels Halevy takes some liberties. Wishes to see it as a published book. “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 74. LoC. Has never found any appropriate rendering of an orc in artwork. Feels that Halevy’s glossary is less rushed but points out issues with it. “Laiskai.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 60. LoC. Makes corrections to the Halevy glossary and states that the glossary is simply for the enjoyment of Tolkien fans. Mebane, Banks, and Greg Shaw “Amon Lhaw.” Entmoot 2 (October 1965): 3-4. LoC. Comments on impressions of music set to Tolkien’s poems (hobbits: German drinking songs; elves: Schubert lieder), character names are letters of the alphabet spelled phonetically, phonetic use of tengwar, criticism of Shaw’s poem for historical accuracy. Shaw responds about Bradley’s and Johnstone’s musical settings, possible Elvish instruments, and adaptability of folksongs to Tolkien’s poems. 1 “Skod Skudgy.” Feemwlort 3 (August 1965): 33-33 /3. LoC. Shaw’s dictionary shows how Tolkien’s languages have inner consistency. Surmises that Tolkien created grammars and dictionaries. Discusses the Sindarin/Quenya words for ‘man’ (adan/atan). Shaw replies that much of Tolkien’s languages are untranslatable. Meskys, Ed “Bumbejimas: Much Ado about Nothing.” Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 1-4, 74-77. Editorial. Expects that the Reynolds’s illustration will spark controversy. “Bumbejimas: Of Tolkienish Things.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 77-78. Report on the ACE paperbacks (Wollheim was interviewed at a party). Wollheim speculated that the British publishers did not ‘register’ LR within the prescribed 18-month window and so lost copyright. Don Benson of Pyramid books asked Houghton Mifflin for years for paperback publication rights but was turned down, possibly because Houghton Mifflin knew they had no rights to sell. ACE did not plan to pay royalties. ACE plans on LR being a prestige book, published indefinitely, allowing them access to more markets (such as college bookstores). Comments on Gaughan’s covers. News of the New York Tolkien Society. “Bumbejimas: Tolkien & Such.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 5-6. Editorial. Showed Løkke and Shaw Halevy’s glossary for comment. Questions about the glossary include who is older (Bombadil/Fangorn) and wings on Balrogs. Mentions Soho coffeehouse with mural evidently depicting lecherous ents, The Tolkien Society [of America], Entmoot, Feemwlort, and Paxson’s Bilbo & Frodo Birthday Party. Norwood, Rick “Another Round of Cards and Ale…..” Yandro 152 (October 1965): 29. LoC. Will not buy the ACE editions new out of deference to Tolkien but still is thankful that ACE forced the books to be published as paperbacks. “Grumblings.” Yandro 152 (October 1965): 24. LoC. Writes about his 1938 edition of The Hobbit and compares it to the new Houghton Mifflin edition. At the 1965 Worldcon it was stated that The Silmarillion was already written but continues to be rewritten. Paschelke, Larry “Skodskudgy.” Feemwlort 4 (December 1965): 14. LoC. Has become a great admirer of Tolkien and is interested in Entmoot. Patt, Stephen “Laiskai.” Niekas 13 (September 15, 1965): 39-40. LoC. Liked Chatlan’s Gollum cover from Niekas 6. No comment on Halevy’s glossary. Pelz, Bruce “More Tolkien Blues.” Ratatosk 22 (October 24, 1965): 1. News on the ACE controversy (some paraphrased from the Chicago Daily News): Unwin states no honorarium offered; Tolkien would not take honorarium if offered and effort underway on revised edition of LR; Tolkien has completed first draft of The Silmarillion. Notice of Entmoot 2. “New from ACE.” Ratatosk 12 (May 2, 1965): 1. Review of quality and artwork of the ACE edition of FR.

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“Pro News from New York.” Ratatosk 17 (July 25, 1965): 2. News that ACE Books offered Tolkien an honorarium, and Richard Powers is to illustrate the authorized Ballantine Books edition in October. “The Tolkien Society of America.” Ratatosk 19 (September 2, 1965): 1. Meeting announcement, which includes the troubles with ACE Books and the publication of The Silmarillion. Bill Mallardi planned to publish a booklet of Tolkien’s songs and poems from The Hobbit and LR. Perrin, Steve “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 72. LoC. Originally put off of LR by Carter’s articles in Xero but finds LR more readible than Moorcock. “Laiskai.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 63-64. LoC. Fry’s article in Niekas 13 has not much to say. The noble hero is an uncommon concept outside of the medieval chivalrous ideal. Does not find parallels between LR and Norse/Arthurian legends, which are dark and deadly. Pettit, Billy H. “Laiskai.” Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 62. LoC. Surprised at the following that Tolkien has, enough for interest in a glossary. Plotz, Richard “Activities of Members.” Tolkien Journal 1 (Spring 1965): 1. Planned activities are to create a correspondence between members and a includes plea for members to read Tolkien’s books. “An Inquiry.” Tolkien Journal 1 (Spring 1965): 1. Requests information on the relationship between Lewis and Tolkien. “Articles for Future Issues.” Tolkien Journal 2 (Winterfilth 1965): 3. Appeal for material on Tolkien and other authors. “Future of the Journal.” Tolkien Journal 1 (Spring 1965): 1. Suggestions for future articles in what the editor hopes will be a quarterly journal. “The ACE Books Controversy.” Tolkien Journal 2 (Winterfilth 1965): 1-2. Discussion of the ACE editions with a quote from Tolkien on the copyright situation. ACE offered an honorarium to Tolkien. Describes the advantage of the Ballantine Books over the ACE editions. “The Aims of the Society.” Tolkien Journal 1 (Spring 1965): 1. Founder of the New York Tolkien Society lays groundwork for the Society with plans for meeting in New York. “The Journal.” Tolkien Journal 2 (Winterfilth 1965): 3. Requests for money for the journal but not for membership to the Society. “The Silmarillion.” Tolkien Journal 2 (Winterfilth 1965): 2. The need by Tolkien to create the second edition of LR delayed the publication of The Silmarillion. The publication of the Akallabêth is possible. “The Society.” Tolkien Journal 2 (Winterfilth 1965): 1. Overwhelmed at the response received by diverse members by occupation and interest. Meeting in September had 25 in attendance. Tolkien wrote to Plotz [Letter 276] and W.H. Auden is a member. Does not agree with the idea of taking pennames. “Tolkien Notes from All Over.” Tolkien Journal 2 (Winterfilth 1965): 3. Bits and pieces: Brandywine Mushrooms, Dick Tedhams names his dog Samwise and daughter Arwen Elanor, a fanzine index planned, brother of the editor thinks he is Thorin, Bob Foster is working on a Tolkien index, Friends of J.R.R. Tolkien group formed, Esquire names Tolkien one of the best 100 people in the world, quote from Tolkien asking someone to explain why the Ballantine covers look the way they do. Rein, Jr., Charles “The Arcane Blade.” Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 42-43. Column on Sword & Sorcery, describing LR as an example par excellence. Rolfe, Felice “Grumblings.” Yandro 153 (November 1965): 20. LoC. Has good things to say about Shaw and his Entmoot. Finds the tit-for- tat between Wollheim and his detractors hilarious. “Mayhem House.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 2-4. Editorial. Readers object to articles like Halevy’s glossary. Working party where Rolfe, Meskys, Paxson and Shaw worked on Niekas, the latter challenging entries to the glossary. Sarno, Joe “Another Round of Cards and Ale…..” Yandro 152 (October 1965): 30. LoC. Thinks that the contributors to the last issue’s column on the ACE/Ballantine controversy do [not] have Houghton Mifflin editions. “Grumblings.” Yandro 153 (November 1965): 21. LoC. Feels LR is the most ambitious work of fantasy and compares to Wright’s Islandia. “Grumblings.” Yandro 154 (December 1965): 18-19. LoC. Errata to his letter in Yandro 153. Describes meeting with Ackerman after the 1957 Worldcon where Ackerman showed 200 slides of landscapes and illustrations to be used as background to LR movie. Scott, George “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 67. LoC. Feels the review of Tree and Leaf from Niekas 9 was not a proper review.

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Shaw, Greg. See also Mebane, Banks, and Greg Shaw; Simpson, Don and Greg Shaw; Stevens, Milton F., and Greg Shaw “A Dictionary of the Elven Words from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.” Feemwlort 2 (June 1965): 31-44. List of songs, sayings, and elvish words and roots (a - lyg), including proper names with their translations, if known. “A Differing View.” Feemwlort 4 (December 1965): 20. Elegy for those Elves who have left for Eldamar. “Addendum.” Feemwlort 2 (June 1965): 16. Editorial ramblings about a party where the first paperback FR was seen and Tolkien music performed at the piano. “Amon Lhaw.” Entmoot 1 ([June] 1965): 5. LoC. Discusses Tolkien character names; feels Tolkien avoided using names of friends for his characters. “An Elven Saga.” Entmoot 1 ([June] 1965): 7-9. Poem about an elven lord who goes to defend Nargothrond. Reprinted from Wanderlust. “Bluqnerp.” Feemwlort 3 (August 1965): 37-39. Review column. Includes review of Entmoot 1. “Con-nizerings or Don’t Go Near the Edgewater or Tom Swift and His Electronic Westercon XVII.” Feemwlort 3 (August 1965): 7-19. Con report. Includes references to Tolkien inspired art in the art show and Simpson’s scheme of writing tengwar (see Entmoot 2). “Dictionary of Eldarin, part two.” Feemwlort 3 (August 1965): 43-54. List and explanation of elvish roots, words and placenames from “mae-” to “yulma-”. “Editorial.” Entmoot 1 ([June] 1965): 2. Explains plans for the new Tolkien fanzine. “Editorial.” Entmoot 2 (October 1965): 15. Discusses the fate of The Fellowship of the Ring (including a letter by Pelz) and encourages people to contibute to I Palantir. Includes plea for material, including items written with Tolkien’s alphabets. “IAWRLPCAOAWNFTFPWWDNHRTPTI.” Feemwlort 3 (August 1965): 39. Addenda. Errata on Shaw’s Elvish dictionary. “Miscellaneous Garbage.” Feemwlort 3 (August 1965): 55, 42. Final editorial comments and further discussion of future plans of the Elvish dictionary. “Oh, Pshaw!: an editorial.” Feemwlort 1 (Spring 1965): 2-3. Writes about the tengwar in the issue, his interest in Tolkien’s alphabets, and in publishing a Tolkien fanzine. States he created an Elvish dictionary. “Sindarin page.” Entmoot 1 ([June] 1965): 6. Recasting of preface to this into phonetically written Fëanorian tengwar. “The Hobbit.” Entmoot 2 (October 1965): 2. Review of the Ballantine edition of The Hobbit. Reprinted from APA L. Untitled. Entmoot 1 ([June] 1965): 5. Preface to a page written in Fëanorian tengwar, suggesting every issue have tengwar items. Untitled. Entmoot 2 (October 1965): 14. Information about the newly formed Tolkien Society of America. Untitled. Feemwlort 1 (Spring 1965): 13. Plea (in tengwar) for those interested in tengwar to write the editor. “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 76. LoC. Responds to Frederick’s poem with one of his own for people who dislike Tolkien. Shir-Cliff, Bernard “Grumblings” Yandro 149 (July 1965): 23. LoC. Ballantine Books representative explains that Tolkien’s copyrights were unprotected due to a loophole in the U.S. copyright law, Tolkien receives no royalties on the ACE editions of LR, and that Ballantine and Houghton Mifflin will be publishing an authorized, revised edition at the latter part of 1965. “Grumblings.” Yandro 150 (August 1965): 19-20. LoC. Discusses the grassroots firestorm due to the ACE editions. Tolkien’s illness had delayed the publication of the Ballantine editions of LR but The Hobbit was published. Sieger, James “Another Round of Cards and Ale…..” Yandro 152 (October 1965): 30. LoC. Says Wollheim has explained his actions in The New York Times Book Review and his offer for royalty/honorarium was not answered by Tolkien. Simpson, Don and Greg Shaw “A Proposed System for the Phonetic Representation of English Sounds with the Feanorian Letters.” Entmoot 2 (October 1965): 9-14. Explanation of the Fëanorian tengwar, how to use it phonetically for English, and proposal for new dipthongs not defined by Tolkien. Includes chart. Singleton, Peter “Laiskai.” Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 59. LoC. Finds Halevy’s glossary an academic exercise. Finished reading The Hobbit and hopes LR provides a more profound experience. “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 66. LoC. Is reading TT but finds parts of LR repetitive and unbelievable. Did not like Reynolds’s artwork in Niekas 11. Solon, Ben “Grumblings.” Yandro 154 (December 1965): 23-24. LoC. Feels Wollhem was within his rights to publish LR but doesn’t like the quality of the editions or the incorrect page references in footnotes. Feels that Tolkien was more interested in the courtesy of being infromed than the money “…anyone who takes fifteen years to write a novel is not in it for the money...”

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“Laiskai.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 62. LoC. Would prefer an exegesis of LR rather than a glossary of Middle-earth. Did not like Reynolds’s art in Niekas 11 as it is an unrealistic view of the siege of Gondor. Distinguishes between orcs/Uruks and goblins. “Laiskai.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 66. LoC. Does not agree with Fry that Tolkien had any underlying philosophical motive when writing LR. Finds it incredulous that LR was not influenced by World War II. The hobbits are the only creatures that have commonality with modern man. “The Ivory Tower.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 47-48. Fanzine reviews, includes Entmoot 2. Staus, Becker Untitled. Entmoot 1 ([June] 1965): 9. Thinks Tolkien’s illustrations for The Hobbit resemble Indo-China. Stevens, Milton F., and Greg Shaw 2 “Skod Skudgy.” Feemwlort 3 (August 1965): 33 /3. LoC. A new reader of LR and is surprised at the Tolkien fan scholarship. Suggests that Tolkien fans explore Anglo-Saxon literature for sources. Shaw responds that many of Tolkien’s names have Anglo-Saxon sources. Tacket, Roy “A Round of Cards and Ale.” Yandro 151 (September 1965): 34. LoC. Indifferent about ACE/Ballantine controversy. Had to order copies of LR because they were unavailable in Albuquerque. Thewlis, Dave “The Paperback Tolkien: 2. The Ballantine revised edition---.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 37-38. Review of Ballantine LR. Points to some changes in dialogue but mostly the fleshing out of the Appendices and the new introduction. Finds the Ballantine edition rushed. It has missing lines, an upside-down Ring-inscription, and childish covers. Hopes that established Tolkien fan artists could create frontispieces. Toren, James “Skodskudgy.” Feemwlort 4 (December 1965): 13. LoC. After reading The Hobbit and LR, does not understand how anyone could hate the books. Trimble, Bjo “Trimble News.” PASTell 17 (January 1965): 5. Notes the birth of “Kathryn Arwen Trimble.” [Trimble, Bjo?] “Art Show Awards - 1964.” PASTell 17 (January 1965): 6-7. Fellowship of the Ring award given at the Worldcon had honorable mentions given to Cawthorn and Stopa (Stopa was also fifth in the Popular Award voting for another Tolkien piece). Tucker, Bob “Another Round of Cards and Ale…..” Yandro 152 (October 1965): 29. LoC. Suggests reviewing the Chicago Daily News (10/9/65) letter column for pro-Ballantine views. Unknown Untitled. PASTell 17 (January 1965): 16. Photo of Joni Stopa with her Lothlorien art as it appeared at the 1964 Worldcon. Unwin, R.S. Untitled. Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 40. Explains that The Silmarillion is in an unpublishable state and years away from completion but Tolkien’s English version of “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” and “Pearl” might be published by year’s end. Van Arnam, Dave Untitled. maLAise 12 (January 18 1965): 2. Wants to join The Fellowship of the Ring and is annotating Tolkien’s books. Viggiano, Michael “Skod Skudgy.” Feemwlort 3 (August 1965): 34. LoC. Feels that all of the in-depth attention of LR will scare away potential readers. “Laiskai.” Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 65. LoC. Like de Maifee’s Gimli drawing from Niekas 10 but Halevy’s glossary puts him off reading LR. “Laiskai.” Niekas 13 (September 15, 1965): 40. LoC. Finally read LR but does not have use for Halevy’s or Shaw’s glossaries. Found ACE LR in sf/fantasy as well as literature section of a college bookstore. Heard that there was a Tolkien cult at Harvard. Walsted, Mark “Children’s Fantasy Books.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 28-35. Overview of children’s fantasy literature. Includes comparisons Garner and Kendall to Tolkien. Mentions Farmer Giles of Ham but not The Hobbit in its own right. Appreciates Baynes’s artwork in The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, Farmer Giles of Ham, and deluxe LR. Warner, Harry. See also Warner, Jr., Harry “Skod Skudgy.” Feemwlort 3 (August 1965): 27-28. LoC. Suggests that those who work on Tolkien linguistics to send their efforts to Tolkien. Wonders if Tolkien’s languages are synthetic or adapted. Thinks elvish looks Finnish.

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Warner, Jr., Harry. See also Warner, Harry “Amon Lhaw.” Entmoot 1 ([June] 1965): 3-4. LoC. Describes how Bruce Pelz had set Tolkien’s poetry to music. Muses on what type of instrumental accompaniment might be used and the type of metre of the songs. Notes that some character names are letters of the alphabet spelled phonetically. Not overly fond of Tolkien as writer. “Laiskai.” Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 69. LoC. Finds in Niekas 10 that de Maiffe’s drawing of Gimli better than most Tolkien art but finds Zelazny’s poem emotionless. Remarks that the dwarvish name Nain is also French for dwarf. “Laiskai.” Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 64. LoC. Tolkien will not cause people to be interested in older tales. LR will blend into the background and will not be one of the century’s most influential books. West, D. “Another Round of Cards and Ale…..” Yandro 152 (October 1965): 29-30. LoC. Finds Houghton Mifflin to blame about the copyright loss. An academic question in Britian as the only LR editions available are the normal and deluxe. West, R.C. “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 65. LoC. Appreciates the news from Allen & Unwin on the status of The Silmarillion. Very interested in Tolkien’s translations of “Gawain” and “Pearl.” Hopes to see Halevy’s glossary published. Westbrooke, Horace “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 75-76. LoC. Finds Halevy’s glossary kooky. White, Ted “Grumblings.” Yandro 153 (November 1965): 15-20. LoC. Responds to Wollheim’s criticism of White’s criticism of Wollheim. Brings up the topic of the ACE LR and believes that Wollheim never offered an honorarium to Tolkien or his representatives. Wollheim, Don A. “Grumblings.” Yandro 150 (August 1965): 19. LoC. Takes exception of Shir-Cliff’s comments on the ACE paperbacks of LR. Notes that the books aren’t pirated since they were not copyrighted in the U.S. and Houghton Mifflin was contacted before by publishers to issue editions in paperback. Tolkien offered royalties or an honoraium by ACE and that the additional cost of the Ballantine edition cannot be justified by stating that they pay royalties. “Grumblings.” Yandro 154 (December 1965): 19-20. LoC. Notes that Tolkien and his publishers never mentioned money in their complaints to ACE but that ACE did not inform them ahead of time. Writes that in a BBC interview Tolkien stated he would turn down money from ACE. Feels that the Unwins had no faith in Tolkien’s work, which accounted for the need for Tolkien to underwrite LR and, therefore, would not cover the cost to maintain its copyright. “The Ace Tolkiens.” Lighthouse 13 (August 1965): 16-18. Justification over the ACE editions of LR. Knew that the books carried no copyright originally (but later carried the Berne copyright, which did not apply in the U.S.). Blames Tolkien’s publisher or agent that allowed this to happen. ACE and other paperback publishers requested paperback rights from Houghton Mifflin, but were refused. ACE decided to publish them after the success of (and copyright research resulting from) publishing of the Edgar Rice Burroughs paperback editions. States that ACE will pay Tolkien and feels that Tolkien will come out better in the end with increased prestige and income. Wood, Ed “Grumblings.” Yandro 153 (November 1965): 21. LoC. Quotes Unwin’s letter to the Chicago Daily News (10/9/65), which states that ACE never offered Tolkien an honorarium. Wood, Robin “Laiskai.” Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 73. LoC. Notes that Halevy’s glossary highlights the vast number of names invented by Tolkien. Wright, James “Amon Lhaw.” Entmoot 1 ([June] 1965): 4. LoC. Feels the sound of Tolkien names are appropriate to his characters. Believes that LR will never be filmed or appear in paperback. Comments on The Adventures of Tom Bombadil.

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Artist index

Cawthorn, Jim “Eowyn and the Nazgûl.” Amra v. 2:36 (September 1965): 20. Éowyn, Lord of the Nazgûl, Nazgûl’s flying beast, Snowmane, Théoden Gaughan, Jack “Treebeard.” Lighthouse 13 (August 1965): 16. Treebeard Holmberg, John-Henry Untitled. Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 19-20. , Minas Morgul, Paxton, Diana L. Untitled. Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 11. Hobbits Untitled. Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 13. II, Palantír, The Eye Untitled. Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 17-18. Éowyn, Lord of the Nazgûl, Nazgûl’s flying beast, Snowmane, Théoden Untitled. Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 34. Morgul Vale Pelz, Dian “‘Just a minute, I’ll see if he’s in his office’.” Ratatosk 22 (October 24, 1965): 1. Lord of the Nazgûl Reynolds, Bill “Grond.” Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 19-20. Grond, Orcs “Smaug.” Feemwlort 1 (Spring 1965): cover. Smaug Untitled. Feemwlort 2 (June 1965): cover. Frodo Baggins, Gollum, The Ring Untitled. Feemwlort 3 (August 1965): cover. Éowyn, Lord of the Nazgûl, Nazgûl’s flying beast Untitled. Entmoot 2 (October 1965): cover. Frodo Baggins, Gollum Untitled. Entmoot 2 (October 1965): cover. The Eye Untitled. Entmoot 2 (October 1965): 2. Gollum Untitled. Entmoot 2 (October 1965): 15. The Eye Staus, Becker “Gollum in the Lake.” Entmoot 1 ([June] 1965): cover. Gollum

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Art index by subject

Aragorn II Paxton, Diana L. Untitled. Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 13. Baggins, Frodo Holmberg, John-Henry. Untitled. Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 19-20. Reynolds, Bill. Untitled. Feemwlort 2 (June 1965): cover. Reynolds, Bill. Untitled. Entmoot 2 (October 1965): cover. Éowyn Cawthorn, Jim. “Eowyn and the Nazgûl.” Amra v. 2:36 (September 1965): 20. Paxton, Diana L. Untitled. Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 17-18. Reynolds, Bill. Untitled. Feemwlort 3 (August 1965): cover. The Eye Paxton, Diana L. Untitled. Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 13. Reynolds, Bill. Untitled. Entmoot 2 (October 1965): cover. Reynolds, Bill. Untitled. Entmoot 2 (October 1965): 15. Gamgee, Samwise Holmberg, John-Henry. Untitled. Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 19-20. Gollum Reynolds, Bill. Untitled. Feemwlort 2 (June 1965): cover. Reynolds, Bill. Untitled. Entmoot 2 (October 1965): cover. Reynolds, Bill. Untitled. Entmoot 2 (October 1965): 2. Staus, Becker. “Gollum in the Lake.” Entmoot 1 ([June] 1965): cover. Grond Reynolds, Bill. “Grond.” Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 19-20. Hobbits Paxson, Diana L. Untitled. Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 11. Lord of the Nazgûl Cawthorn, Jim. “Eowyn and the Nazgûl.” Amra v. 2:36 (September 1965): 20. Paxton, Diana L. Untitled. Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 17-18. Pelz, Dian. “‘Just a minute, I’ll see if he’s in his office’.” Ratatosk 22 (October 24, 1965): 1. Reynolds, Bill. Untitled. Feemwlort 3 (August 1965): cover. Minas Morgul Holmberg, John-Henry. Untitled. Niekas 12 (June 15, 1965): 19-20. Morgul Vale Paxton, Diana L. Untitled. Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 34. Nazgûl’s flying beast Cawthorn, Jim. “Eowyn and the Nazgûl.” Amra v. 2:36 (September 1965): 20. Paxton, Diana L. Untitled. Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 17-18. Reynolds, Bill. Untitled. Feemwlort 3 (August 1965): cover. Orcs Reynolds, Bill. “Grond.” Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 19-20. Palantír Paxton, Diana. L. Untitled. Niekas 11 (March 15, 1965): 13. The Ring Reynolds, Bill. Untitled. Feemwlort 2 (June 1965): cover. Smaug Reynolds, Bill. “Smaug.” Feemwlort 1 (Spring 1965): cover. Snowmane Cawthorn, Jim. “Eowyn and the Nazgûl.” Amra v. 2:36 (September 1965): 20. Paxton, Diana L. Untitled. Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 17-18. Théoden Cawthorn, Jim. “Eowyn and the Nazgûl.” Amra v. 2:36 (September 1965): 20. Paxton, Diana L. Untitled. Niekas 14 (December 10, 1965): 17-18.

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Treebeard Gaughan, Jack “Treebeard.” Lighthouse 13 (August 1965): 16.

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ADDENDA (1956-1964)

A Few Comments about the Fanzines Covered

Calmatéma. Published in Berkeley, California, by Karen Anderson for The Cult. Science Fiction Parade. Published in Bell Gardens, California, by Len J. Moffatt; independent. The Twilight . Published in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by Bernie Morris for the MIT Science Fiction Society.

Fanzines

X 1956 W

Science Fiction Parade 3 (November-December 1956) Sinclare, Anna. “Reply to a Heckler.” 5. Tolkien can be classified as science fiction because his intelligent beings have the ability to move to different vistas and because unlimited reality exists in his stories.

X 1959 W

Calmatéma 1 ([1959]) Anderson, Karen “The Tengwar.” 3. Explanation of tengwar, including use as an orthographic system (rather than an alphabet) and how the tehtar differ between Quenya and Sindarin.

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The Twilight Zine 9 (January 30, 1963) Morris, Bernie. “On a Wind-Rocked Tree: Lord of the Rings and the Epic.” 14-22. Finds parallels between characters and themes in Tolkien’s world and Norse mythology. Gives examples of /Odin, /Loki, evil inherent in the One Ring/Alberich’s ring, Narsil/Gram, Aragorn as epic hero, Gollum/Andvari (Alberich), and cyclical ages. Also, draws similarities between the Elves and Tuatha De Danann, and hobbits and the English middle-class. Sources cited include the Volsunga Saga, Wagner’s Ring Cycle, and The Elder Edda.

Author index

Anderson, Karen “The Tengwar.” Calmatéma 1 ([1959]) 3. Explanation of tengwar, including use as an orthographic system (rather than an alphabet) and how the tehtar differ between Quenya and Sindarin.

Morris, Bernie “On a Wind-Rocked Tree: Lord of the Rings and the Epic.” The Twilight Zine 9 (January 30, 1963) 14-22. Finds parallels between characters and themes in Tolkien’s world and Norse mythology. Gives examples of Gandalf/Odin, Saruman/Loki, evil inherent in the One Ring/Alberich’s ring, Narsil/Gram, Aragorn as epic hero, Gollum/Andvari (Alberich), and cyclical ages. Also, draws similarities between the Elves and Tuatha De Danann, and hobbits and the English middle-class. Sources cited include the Volsunga Saga, Wagner’s Ring Cycle, and The Elder Edda.

Sinclare, Anna “Reply to a Heckler.” Science Fiction Parade 3 (November-December 1956): 5. Tolkien can be classified as science fiction because his intelligent beings have the ability to move to different vistas and because unlimited reality exists in his stories. . 27 Tolkien Fandom Review: 1965

Ephemera

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The Fellowship of the Ring Flyer. Probably written and published by Ted Johnstone for The Fellowship of the Ring.

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The Fellowship of the Ring Membership Card. Designed by Jack Harness for The Fellowship of the Ring.

Errata

Tolkien Fandom Review from its beginnings to 1964 Pages 7 and 18, Niekas 5 publication date should be June 15, 1963 (not 1961). Thanks to Jeremy Edmonds.

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Glossary

APA (Amateur Press Association): A group of people who publish fanzines, and instead of mailing them individually, sends them to an Official Editor, who distributes them to members in identical bundles. APA L: Weekly APA, which was started by fans from the Los Angeles area The Cult: North American APA, which only allowed 13 members FAPA: Fantasy Amateur Press Association N’APA: Neffer Amateur Press Association, a part of the National Federation (NFFF or N3F) OMPA: Offtrail Magazine Publishers’ Association SAPS: Spectator Amateur Press Society Filk song: Fannish folk song, often a parody of a mundane folk song. LoC: Letter of comment, on an issue of a fanzine, sometimes in lieu of subscription or trade. S&S (Sword & Sorcery): genre of fiction; a story would be S&S. Worldcon (World Science Fiction Convention): annual sf convention held over Labor Day weekend. 1957: 15th in London, England, “Loncon” 1958: 16th in South Gate, California “Solacon” 1959: 17th in Detroit “Detention” 1960: 18th in “Pittcon” 1961: 19th in Seattle “Seacon” 1962: 20th in Chicago “Chicon III” 1963: 21st in Washington, D.C. “Discon” 1964: 22nd in Oakland “Pacificon II” 1965: 23rd in London, England, “Loncon II”

Bibliography

All fanzines referenced above. Personal correspondence with Dick Plotz. http://fanac.org/Fannish_Reference_Works/FandBook/FandBook.html

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