Tolkien Society Seminar 2008: Roehampton

"Freedom, Fate and Choice in Middle-earth"

The 2008 Seminar took place on Saturday 28th June at Parkstead House, in the grounds of Whitelands College, Roehampton University, London. At the end of the papers there was a general discussion session at the end on the Seminar's theme of "Freedom, Fate and Choice in Middle-earth".

The day's papers were:

• "Who Forged Frodo's Fate - The Elves or Himself?"- S. Raza
• A poem, Frodo's Fate
• "Fate and Freedom in Tolkien's World: Unresolvable Paradox?" - C.E. Noad
• "Voices of a Music - Models of Free Will in Tolkien's Middle-earth" -T. Forchammer
• "The Fiat of Ilúvatar's Children during the War of the Ring"- A.M. Gazzolo
• "Freedom, Fate, and the Hubris of Evil: Tolkien's The Children of Húrin"- O.Schick

At present the papers are being collected for a forthcoming proceedings booklet in the Peter Roe series.