Gathering at Carlisle train station. Left to right: Hedwig Valkiers, Dirk Trappers, Helios De Rosario Martínez, Johan Winge, Valeria Barouch.

Johan Winge, Susan Edwards (Tuilinde), Valeria Barouch.

On the train towards Whitehaven. Johan Winge at work with name cards for the conference. Next to him Beregond, Anders Stenström.

Helios De Rosario Martínez, Dirk Trappers, Valeria Barouch.

Susan Edwards, Hedwig Valkiers, Dirk Trappers and Valeria Barouch.

Beregond, Anders Stenström.

A welcoming drink in the dining hall at Whitehaven. Left to right: Valeria Barouch, Julian Bradfield, Michael Everson, Beregond.

Guests and staff gather at the dining hall in Whitehaven.

Gathering in Carlisle. Left to Right: Hedwig Valkiers, Dirk Trappers, Helios De Rosario Martínez, Johan Winge, Tuilinde (Susan Edwards).

Måns Björkman.

Tuilinde (Susan Edwards) and Hedwig Valkiers.

Måns Björkman and Helios De Rosario Martínez.

Dirk Trappers.

St James’ Church, across to our venue.

Welcome to Whitehaven!

Julian Bradfield, Richard Last and Tuilinde.

Petri Tikka inaugurating Omentielva Nelya with a song in Quenya.

Participants at the Mellonath Daeron meeting. Left to right: Beregond, Lúthien Athariel, James Last.

The White Tree.

Left to right: Julian Bradfield, Michael Everson, Harm Schelhaas, Johan Winge.

Dirk Trappers and Måns Björkman.

Johan Winge, Beregond and Helios De Rosario Martínez.

Tolkien watches over the proceedings.

Beregond in the kitchen, preparing the breakfast.

Helios De Rosario Martínez presenting “A Methodological Study of Elvish Writing Systems”.

Michael Everson leading the seminar “Towards an Encoding of Tengwar and Cirth in the Universal Character Set”

Harm Schelhaas, Michael Everson, Johan Winge and Helios De Rosario Martínez in conversation.

Lunch is served #1.

Lunch is served #2.

St James Pre-School, the venue of the conference.

A view of Whitehaven from the field behind the conference building.

Mick Ennis and members of the Tolkien Reading Fellowship presenting “An Elvish Learning Curve”.

Petri Tikka talking about “God’s Names in Elvish”.

Concentration as we analyse obscure names in Elvish.

An afternoon walk through Whitehaven. Left to right: Lúthien Athariel (M.J. Dulk), Hedwig Valkiers, Valeria Barouch, Helios De Rosario Martínez, Johan Winge, Harm Schelhaas and Beregond (Anders Stenström).

On the northern pier. Helios De Rosario Martínez takes a photo of Harm Schelhaas and Beregond.

Helios De Rosario Martínez, Harm Schelhaas, Beregond and Johan Winge.

In the harbour.

Julian Bradfield contemplating the tide.

On the southern pier. Julian Bradfield and Helios De Rosario Martínez talking.

The Bead & Breakfast where many of us spent the nights.

Our Bed & Breakfast.

An afternoon walk through Whitehaven. Left to right: Lúthien Athariel (M.J. Dulk), Måns Björkman, Helios De Rosario Martínez, Hedwig Valkiers, Dirk Trappers.

Walking through Whitehaven #1.

Walking through Whitehaven #2.

Walking through Whitehaven #3.

Walk through Whitehaven #4.

On the northern pier. Left to right: Måns Björkman, Helios De Rosario Martínez, Harm Schelhaas, Beregond.

In solemn troop along the southern pier.

Members of the Tolkien Reading Fellowship reading a poem.

The Tolkien Reading Fellowship on “An Elvish Learning Curve”.

A view of Whitehaven.

Whitehaven harbour #1.

Whitehaven harbour #2.

Whitehaven harbour #3.

Windmills in the distance.

Måns Björkman, Harm Schelhaas and Beregond on the southern pier.

Beregond and Harm Schelhaas on the pier.

Beregond leading the discussion about obscure names in Elvish.

Petri Tikka leading a session of practical Elvish.

Waiting for the first seminar to begin.

Helios De Rosario Martínez on “A Methodological Study of Elvish Writing Systems”.

Måns Björkman listening to a lecture.

Dinner is served!

Beregond leading the discussion about “Forces of Language Change in Elvish”, using outline notes sent by Benct Philip Jonsson.

Valeria Barouch giving her lecture “Arvernien, or, On the Winding of Rivers”.

Tuilinde leading the discussion about Elven poesy.

The conference room.

Beregond giving a lively reading in the Elvish Poets’ Circle.

Tuilinde reading one of her poems in Quenya.

Michael Everson discussing the new Irish translation of The Hobbit.

A birthday cake, decorated by Lúthien Athariel, for Måns Björkman, Elros (to be eaten after 00:00, CET).

The side of the birthday cake is decorated too.

Fireworks over Whitehaven #1.

Fireworks over Whitehaven #2.

Fireworks over Whitehaven #3.

Fireworks over Whitehaven #4.

Bell tolling at St James’ Church, here demonstrated by James Last.

Beregond learning the noble art of bell tolling.

Richard Last and Tuilinde preparing the festive dinner.

Helios De Rosario Martínez and Hedwig Valkiers.

James Last beside the White Tree.

Flowers outside St James’ Church.

Bell tolling #1.

Bell tolling #2.

The bells are up there somewhere.

Beregond tolling the bell #1.

Beregond tolling the bell #2.

The birthday candles are blown.

Måns Björkman slaying the birhday cake.

Beregond reading Helge Fauskanger’s paper “Challenges in the Exegesis of Tolkien’s Linguistic Material”.

Måns Björkman holding his lecture “Verb Classes in Late Quenya”.

Tuilinde during the discussion about Elven poesy.

Saturday night festive dinner.

Tuilinde in the Elvish Poets’ Circle.

Michael Everson describing work on the new Irish translation of The Hobbit.

[On YouTube] A video about Omentielva and Whitehaven in general, and the bell tolling in particular.

Saying “namárie” to Petri Tikka, Tuilinde, and Lúthien Athariel.

On the bus back to Carlisle.

Farewell to Whitehaven.

In Carlisle, waiting for our respective trains. Left to right: Måns Björkman, Beregond, Michael Everson, Helios De Rosario Martínez.

The participants of Omentielva Nelya. Top row, left to right: Måns Björkman, Tuilinde (Susan Edwards), Helios De Rosario Martínez, Harm Schelhaas, Julian Bradfield, Michael Everson, Johan Winge. Bottom row: Petri Tikka, Hedwig Valkiers, Dirk Trappers, Beregond (Anders Stenström), Valeria Barouch, Lúthien Athariel (M.J. Dulk).