Recs from last weekend

the_marquis gave me a copy of an article from a German magazine, written by a journalist who was at the Tolkien Weekend earlier in the year. It mainly features Zainab's teaching of Elvish, with a very nice picture of a certain bouncy elf. :-)

When playing Tolkien 20 questions, I remembered something I have been meaning to rec for a while. I was waiting until it was finished, but actually that's not really necessary, as each chapter stands on its own.

Do you remember Dora Baggins, who was Frodo's aunt and "had written reams of good advice for more than half a century"? Dreamflower has written "Miss Dora Baggins' Book of Manners, Or The Shire Hobbit's Guide to Proper Behavior for Every Occasion". It combines world-building, creating a more detailed Shire society, with a wise and gently amusing take on proper manners for any number of situations. Even if you don't usually read fanfic, this is well worth the time of any Tolkien fan.

( For a taste, see under the cut... )