The International Conference on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Invented Languages
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Photographer: Måns Björkman
| Waiting for the commuter train. From left to right: Olov Winstrand, Maria Rogstadius, Carolyn Noonan, Beregond (Anders Stenström). |  |
Olov Winstrand and Magnus Åberg. |  |
| Helge Fauskanger. |  |
On the train. Bill Welden and Petri Tikka talk. |  |
Photographer: Pernilla Leijonhufvud
| Thursday evening, the open Mellonath Daeron meeting at the parish building. Clockwise: Måns Björkman, Petri Tikka, Helge Fauskanger, Beregond (Anders Stenström), Olov Winstrand, Per Lindberg, Dirk Trappers. |  |
Clockwise: Carolyn Noonan, Bill Welden, Benct Philip Jonsson, Johan Winge, Christine Öberg. |  |
| Clockwise: Benct Philip Jonsson, Johan Winge, Christine Öberg, Magnus Åberg, Gustav Dahlander, Bo K Eriksson, Petri Tikka. The Mellonath Daeron coat-of-arms is seen in the background. |  |
Clockwise: Bo K Eriksson, Bjarne Dalgren, Maria Rogstadius, Måns Björkman. |  |
| Night. Beregond in the kitchen, preparing tomorrow's dinner. |  |
Photographer: Johan Winge
| At the train station. Left to right: Olov Winstrand, Magnus Åberg, Helge Fauskanger, Måns Björkman. |  |
Waiting for the bus. Left to right: Helge Fauskanger, Olov Winstrand, Pernilla Leijonhufvud, Måns Björkman, Julian Bradfield, Maria Rogstadius, Carolyn Noonan, Bjarne Dalgren. |  |
Photographer: Bjarne Dalgren
| The open Mellonath Daeron meeting. Left to right: Magnus Åberg, Gustaf Dahlander, Bo K Eriksson. |  |
Left to right: Petri Tikka, Helge Fauskanger, Beregond (Anders Stenström). |  |
| Left to right: Per Lindberg, Dirk Trappers, Carolyn Noonan. |  |
Left to right: Bill Welden, Benct Philip Jonsson, Johan Winge. |  |
| Left to right: Petri Tikka, Helge Fauskanger, Beregond (Anders Stenström), Olov Winstrand. |  |
Left to right: Christine Öberg, Magnus Åberg, Gustav Dahlander. |  |
Photographer: Måns Björkman
| Lunch at the university. Benct Philip Jonsson, Julian Bradfield, Maria Rogstadius. |  |
Pernilla Leijonhufvud and Helge Fauskanger discuss a linguistic matter. |  |
| Benct Philip Jonsson's seminar on primary world words in Elvish. Julian Bradfield and Nils-Lennart Johannesson in deep concentration. |  |
Dinner at the parish house. Benct Philip Jonsson shows his tengwar-inscribed ring. |  |
| Petri Tikka and the Qenyaqetsa. |  |
Petri Tikka talks. Bill Welden and Dirk Trappers listen attentively. |  |
| Left to right: Maria Rogstadius, Carolyn Noonan, Pernilla Leijonhufvud and Julian Bradfield. |  |
Carolyn Noonan, Pernilla Leijonhufvud, Petri Tikka and Julian Bradfield trying to make themselves understood in conversational Quenya. |  |
| A panorama view of the assembly at the parish house. |  |
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Photographer: Pernilla Leijonhufvud
| Susanne Vejdemo during her lecture "Tolklangs in the 'Real' World". |  |
Magnus Åberg presenting his "Analysis of Khuzdul". |  |
| Johan Winge's project report on an experimental Unicode font for tengwar. |  |
Benct Philip Jonsson during the seminar on primary world words in Elvish. |  |
| Petri Tikka, Helge Fauskanger, Johan Winge, Benct Philip Jonsson, Per Lindberg and Bill Welden enjoy their dinner. |  |
Beregond (Anders Stenström) reads aloud. |  |
| Olov Winstrand and Måns Björkman. |  |
Johan Winge at the piano. |  |
Photographer: Johan Winge
| At dinner. Left to right: Helge Fauskanger, Benct Philip Jonsson, Per Lindberg. |  |
"Can you see any markings on it?" |  |
| AVI movie, 48,9 MB: Twenty questions in Quenya, round 1. |  |
AVI movie, 16,6 MB: Twenty questions in Quenya, round 2. |  |
Photographer: Bjarne Dalgren
| Susanne Vejdemo giving her paper "Tolklangs in the 'Real' World". Nils-Lennart Johannesson and Julian Bradfield listen. |  |
The audience enjoying Susanne Vejdemo's lecture. |  |
Photographer: Måns Björkman
| The exhibition 1. |  |
The exhibition 2. |  |
| The exhibition 3. |  |
Coffee break at the University. Left to right: Ann-Sofie Gyllenhaal, Petri Tikka, Maria Rogstadius, Pernilla Leijonhufvud, Per Lindberg, Dirk Trappers. |  |
| Helge Fauskanger interprets Bingo Baggins's agony during the Dir avosaith seminar. |  |
Various thoughts and ideas are noted on the blackboard during the analysis of the text Dir avosaith... |  |
Photographer: Pernilla Leijonhufvud
| Walking in file during the rune-stone excursion: Helge Fauskanger, Carolyn Noonan, Dirk Trappers, Beregond (Anders Stenström), Johan Winge, Ann-Sofie Gyllenhaal, Julian Bradfield, Maria Rogstadius, Olov Winstrand, Bill Welden. |  |
Per Lindberg and a rune-stone. |  |
| Beregond and Bill Welden listen to Per Lindberg. |  |
More listeners. Left to right: Ann-Sofie Gyllenhaal, Dirk Trappers, Carolyn Noonan, (crouching) Helge Fauskanger and Olov Winstrand. |  |
| Julian Bradfield. |  |
Time for lunch. |  |
| Dirk Trappers, Carolyn Noonan, Per Lindberg and a pair of rune-stones. |  |
The participants of the rune-stone excursion. Left of the stone, left to right: Johan Winge, Julian Bradfield, Benct Philip Jonsson, Bill Welden. Right of the stone, left to right: Olov Winstrand, Ann-Sofie Gyllenhaal, Dirk Trappers. In front of the stone, left to right: Beregond (Anders Stenström), Helge Fauskanger, Pernilla Leijonhufvud, Carolyn Noonan, Maria Rogstadius, Per Lindberg. |  |
| Back at the University. Pernilla Leijonhufvud reads Bertrand Bellet's paper, assisted by Beregond (Anders Stenström). |  |
Helge Fauskanger talks about Tolkien's changing world at the introduction of his Dir Avosaith seminar. |  |
| Tolkien thinks. A transparent from Helge Fauskanger's Dir avosaith seminar. |  |
The blackboard during the Dir avosaith seminar. |  |
| The participants of Omentielva Minya. Top row, left to right: Per Lindberg, Petri Tikka, Bjarne Dalgren, Bill Welden, Olov Winstrand, Nils-Lennart Johannesson. Middle row: Måns Björkman, Helge Fauskanger, Carolyn Noonan, Ann-Sofie Gyllenhaal, Dirk Trappers, Benct Philip Jonsson. Bottom row: Johan Winge, Beregond (Anders Stenström), Pernilla Leijonhufvud, Julian Bradfield, Maria Rogstadius. |  |
Another shot of the participants. |  |
| AVI movie, 2,04 MB: Petri Tikka sings the refrain of his Quenya translation of "Somewhere over the rainbow". |  |
Photographer: Johan Winge
| Pic-nic by the rune-stones. |  |
Bill Welden and Per Lindberg. |  |
| Yet one more shot at the participants of Omentielva Minya. |  |
Three learned men poring over the books of lore. Bill Welden, Petri Tikka and Helge Fauskanger. |  |
Photographer: Bjarne Dalgren
| Helge Fauskanger illustrates the changing face of Middle-earth during his opening words of the Dir avosaith seminar. |  |
Attentive participants at Helge Fauskanger's seminar. Left to right: Måns Björkman, Olov Winstrand, Petri Tikka, Pernilla Leijonhuvud. |  |
| Left to right: Johan Winge, Ann-Sofie Gyllenhaal, Dirk Trappers, Carolyn Noonan, Beregond (Anders Stenström). |  |
Johan Winge, Olov Winstrand and Måns Björkman guard the snack table during the coffe break. |  |
| Dirk Trappers studies the exhibition. |  |
Two of the exhibition showcases. |  |
| Pernilla Leijonhufvud and Johan Winge prepare the the shooting of the group photos. |  |
Everybody waits... |  |
| At a rainy bus stop, bound for the parish house. |  |
Måns Björkman giving his paper "The Scripts of Aman: Sources, Developments and Relationships". In the conference room of the parish house. |  |
| The audience of the evening lectures. |  |
Beregond (Anders Stenström) reading Christopher Gilson's paper "'Namárie' and the Lexicon of Quenya". |  |