Oxonmoot 2000 - the Party

Maggie Percival as Elwing

- the last appearance of this acclaimed costume, which has won many awards:

Best Feathers (with Earendil) at the Tolkien Centenary Conference (1992).

Best Workmanship and Best in Show at Masque II (the British Costume Convention) (1993)

Best Workmanship (Amateur) and Best in Show at CostumeCon UK 2000 (2000)

"Oven-ready" Elwing!

It's seabird flavour!

Having been accidentally shot by Bard the Bowman, there was no alternative but to render Elwing oven-ready.

Gawain and the Green Knight

Gawain, despite the good advice of his mates, has taken on the challege of a mysterious Green Knight on New Years Day. Gawain thought it was a fair deal - he hits the Green Knight three times with his axe, and the Green Knight gets to give the same in return, a year later.

Gawain reckons he's on to a good thing, and chops off the Green Knight's head. Unfortunately, Gawain is none too bright, and hadn't spotted that he was in the middle of a mythology. So when the Green Knight doesn't stay down, but gropes around and gathers up his severed head, and leaves, Gawain's a bit surprised.

This puts a slight damper on the season's festivities, but Gawain finds that there are some advantages to being a Tragic Hero Doomed to Die, one of which is that young women feel sorry for you ....

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A lady of Imloth Melui

Angela Gardner was the first timers representative

The ballet:

Maggie dances Luthien escaping from Hirilorn.