Amon Hen/Issues 51-75

Amon Hen is a pivotal location in The Lord of the Rings, and in this case, the name of the Bulletin of the UK Tolkien Society.

Amon Hen 51 was published in July 1981. It contains 28 pages and was edited by Jenny Smith.

cover of issue #51, Kevin Grindley

• 2 - Contents/Editorial
• 3 - Oxonmoot
• 4 - Summermoot
• Back Issues and Badges
• 5-7 - Jubilee Feast of the Forodrim: Mary Woffinden
• 8 - Gothmog and the Black Numenoreans: Alan Bough
• 10 - An Appreciation: Brendan Conroy
• 12 - Journeys of Frodo: Helen Armstrong & Ian Smith
• 13 - Atlas of Middle-earth: Matthew Dosch
• 15 - Mallorn & Quettar
• 16 - Garner & Le Guin: Jessica Yates
• 18 - Smial Please
• 20 - Tolk Folk & Letters
• 23 - Jessica's Corner
• 25 - Helen's Heep
• 27 - Rob Inglis's LotR: Jenny Smith

Artwork: (Cover - Kevin Grindley), Johan Schimanski, Margaret Thomson, Juliette Bentley, Gordon MacLellon, Richard Aladics, Geraldine Charles, Geraint Rees, Margaret Thomson, Matthew Leys, Mark Bardsley, Ley Holloway, Philip Day, Urban Gunnarson, J. Schimanski, John Trippick, Vince Price, Philip Robson, Sarah Petley, Steve Pillinger, Ian, Steve Lines

Amon Hen 52 was published in October 1981. It contains 26 pages and was edited by Jenny Smith.

cover of issue #52, Jamie Blair

• 3 - Oxonmoot: Jeremy Morgan
• 5 - Summermoot: Marian Haas
• Tolkienmoot: Lester Simons
• 6 - Royal Wedding: Jonathan Simons
• 7 - Announcements
• 8 - Song of Celbrían: Moyo Desouza
• 9 - Tolkien: Corrupter of Youth: Jessica Yates
• 11 - The Ring: Mike Bywater
• 12 - Weber: The Music of LotR: John Ellison
• 13 - Quettar - Susan Rule
• 14 - Reviews. Tolkien and the Silmarils; Jenny Smith BBC's LotR Record: Ian Smith and Gary Cook
• 16 - Quizbooks: Haydn Rawlinson
• 17 - Letters of JRRT: Madawc Williams and Ian Smith
• 18 - The Serial
• 20 - Smial Please
• 21 - Tolk-Folk & Pen Friends
• 22 - Letters
• 24 - Jessica's Corner
• 26 - Helen's Heep

Artwork:

• (Cover - Jamie Blair), Margaret Thomson, Mark Bardsley, Steve Lines, Hilary Woodward, Ian Enticott, Colin Streeter, Gordon MacLellon, Rachel Bailey, Marion Haas, Vince Price, Philip Robson, Ley Holloway, Jamie Blair, Gordon MacLellon, Hibernia, Vince Price, Geraldine Charles, Philip Day, Jack D.

Amon Hen 53 was published in December 1981. It contains 25 pages and was edited by Jenny Smith.

cover of issue #53, Mark Bardsley

• 3-4 - Announcements
• 5 - Dungeons & Dragons
• 5-7 - Orphans and One-Parent Families in LotR
• 7 - Review
• 8-9 - Ash-Nazg Durbatuluk
• 10-11 - A Charm Against Dwarves
• 12 - The Cirth, and Then?
• 13 - Review - New Tolkien Newsletter No. 3
• 14-15 - On Similarity Among Creative Writers
• 16 - Heartland of the Shire?
• 17 - Review - J.R.R. Tolkien
• 18 - Similarity, cont.
• 20 - Smial Please
• 21 - Tolk Folk
• 21-23 - Letters
• 24-25 - Jessica's Corner
• 25 - Similarity, cont.

Artwork:

• (Cover - Mark Bardsley), Margaret Thomson, Ley Holloway, Steve Lines, Geraldine Charles, Lucy Matthews, Phil Robson, Philip Day, Gary Cook, Jamie Blair, Dave Cooper, Vince Price, Marion Haas, Hibernia

Amon Hen 54 was published in February 1982. It contains 28 pages and was edited by Jenny Smith.

cover of issue #54, Steve Lines

• 3 - A.G.M.
• 3-4 - Oxonmoot
• 5 - Amon Hen
• 6-7 - Comparisons between the Chronicles of Narnia and the Histories of Middle-earth
• 7-10 - ..And the Mabinogion..
• 11 - Quettar/Labrys 7
• 12-13 - Once again Glorfindel
• 13 - Shelob in North London/Beowulf
• 14-15 - The Reality of Middle-earth
• 15-17 - 1982 Tolkien Calendar
• 17 - Die Unendliche Geschichte
• 18 - The Tolkien Family
• 20-21 - Smial Please
• 21-22 - Tolk Folk
• 22-25 - Letters
• 26-27 - Helen's Heep

Artwork:

• (Cover - Steve Lines), Margaret Thomson, Phil Robson, Marion Haas, Jamie Blair, Tim Clarkson, Mark Bardsley, T. Clarkson,

Amon Hen 55 was published in April 1982. It contains 28 pages and was edited by Jenny Smith.

cover of issue #55, Steve Lines

• 3-4 - Marquette letter; Announcements
• 4 - Labrys: Garner
• 5 - The Ring (2)
• 6-7 - Of the Ainur and their Relationships
• 8 - Unwin Unicorns
• 9 - The Last Unicorn
• 10 - The King of Elfland's Daughter; Heavy Metal
• 11 - The Gift of Men
• 12,14 - Khobbit
• 14-15 - Smial Please
• 15-16 - Tolk Folk
• 16-18 - Letters
• 19-21 - Jessica's Corner
• 21 - Dragonworld; Karmetari
• 22-23 - Helen's Heep

Artwork

• (Cover - Steve Lines), Blair Thornton, Marian Haas, Colin Streeter, Gary Cook, Mark Bardsley, G. Ian Smith, Christine

Amon Hen 56 was published in June 1982. It contains 28 pages and was edited by Christine Woolrich.

cover of issue #56, Bob Rankin

• 2-3 - Editorial
• 4-5 - Oxonmoot
• 5 - Summermoot
• 6 - Poem: To The Eldar
• 6-7 - Of a Chapman and a Falconer
• 7-10 - Narn I Hin Hurin
• 10 & 16 - Microphones in Middle-earth
• 12-13 - The Creation of Being
• 13-14 - Quest for Fire
• 14-16 - The One Tree
• 17-18 - Jessica's Corner
• 18-20 - The Shores of Middle-earth
• 20 - Excalibur
• 21-22 - Smial Please
• 22-23 - Tolk Folk
• 23-24 - Letters
• 25-26 - Small Press
• 26-27 - Helen's Heep

Artwork

• (Cover - Bob Rankin), Steve Lines, John Sketchley, Christine Woolrich, Ley Holloway, Hibernia, Marian Haas, Mark Bardsley, Jamie Blair, J. Sketchley, Vince Price, Dave Johnstone, Charles Evans-Gunther, Hector Breeze

Amon Hen 57 was published in August 1982. It contains 32 pages and was edited by Christine Woolrich.

cover of isse #57, Steve Lines

• 2 - Editorial
• 3- The Gregory Project - J. Simons
• 4 - The Summermoot Report - M. Towers
• 5-6 - And Still They Come - C. S. Noad
• 6- T-shirts and Greeting Cards
• 7 Rivendell Quiz 1982
• 8-11 - Reviews
• 12 - To the Grey Havens - Belladonna
• Poem 'Of Aldarion...' - M. Desouza
• 13-14 - The Fëanor Complex - C. Jeffs
• 14-17 - Rosemary Sutcliff - C. Jeffs
• 15 - Late News
• 17-18 - Entwives at War - C. Anderson
• 19 - Tolk Folk
• 19-20 - Smial Please
• 20-22 - Letters
• 23-24 - Arms of Rivendell - J. Burniston
• 24 - Poem 'Lórien' - S. E. Quayle
• 25 - Small Press
• 26-27 - Helen's Heap

Artwork:

• (Cover - S. Lines), M.L.A. Haas, J. Dyson, B. Thornton, J. Blair, R. Green, L. Holloway, D. Cooper, B. Dunsire, T. Clarkson, M. Bardsley, B. Saliman, J. Bentley, T. Coule, M. Thompson, C. Houlson, J. Burniston, W. Hammond, R. Aladics

Amon Hen 58 was published in October 1982. It contains 32 pages and was edited by Christine Woolrich.

cover of issue #58, Jeremy Gaydon

• 2 - Editorial and Contents
• 3-5 - Oxonmoot Report - M. Burniston
• 5 - T-shirts
• 6 - Opera at Oxonmoot - H. Armstrong
• - Yuletide Presents - Belladonna
• 7-9 - Reviews - Various
• 10-14 - Dragons - A. Appleyard
• 14-18 - C. S. Lewis - A. Hindle
• 18 - Back Issues and Badges
• 19-21 - Jessica's Corner
• 23 - Smial Please
• 24-25 - Tolk Folk
• 26-28 - Letters
• 29-30 - Small Press
• 30-31 - Helen's Heep
• 32 - Back Page

Artwork

• (Cover - Jeremy Gaydon), John Wyburn, Steve Lines, David Godfrey, Mervyn Finlay, Lyn Pope, John Sketchley, Ingo Decker, Jamie Blair, Joy Burniston, Mark Bardsley, Ley Holloway, Juliette Bentley, Tom Sherry, Ian Enticott, Kathleen Jones, Hibernia, Wayne Hammond

Amon Hen 59 was published in December 1982. It contains 28 pages and was edited by Christine Woolrich.

cover of issue #59, E. Tomkins

• 2 - Editorial - C. Woolrich
• Contents
• 3 - Posters - J. Curtis
• 4 - Quiz Report - B. Sibley
• Back Issues and Badges etc.
• 5 - New Products - C. Woolrich
• Competition - C. Davey
• 6 - Reviews - Mr. Bliss - J. Yates
• 7 - Reviews - Mr. Bliss - J. Houghton
• 8 - Reviews - B. Dunsire
• 11 - Article - G. Robinson
• 13 - Article - R. Bishop
• 14 - Corner - J. Yates
• 16 - Poem - D. Peters
• 18 - Smial Please
• 20 - Smialling - J. Curtis
• 21 - Tolk Folk
• 22 - Letters
• 24 - Important Request - C. Woolrich
• 25 - Small Press - H. Armstrong
• 27 - Helen's Heep - H. Armstrong

Art:

• (Cover - E. Tomkins), J. Bentley, L. Pope, S. Stopfel, B. Thornton, R. Green, L. Holloway, S. Lines, D. Howden, M. Finlay, S. Fletcher, D. Cooper, V. Price, S. Lines, M.L.A. Haas

Amon Hen 60 was published in February 1983 and contains 28 pages. It was edited by Christine Woolrich.

cover of issue #60, M. Allaby

• 2 - Editorial
• 3 - Oxonmoot
• 4 - New Secretary - H. Armstrong
• Notices: AGM / Working Party
• 5 - Smial Committee - M. Lightowlers
• 6 - Notices
• Quettar
• Bank Charges
• Back Issues
• 7 - Smial Quiz - Fingloriel
• 8 - Reviews Request
• 8 - Reviews
• M. Mertens
• 9 - M. Woolrich
• 10 - A. Bough
• 10 - G. Morgan
• 11 - J. R. Hinves
• 13 - Dragons
• J. Houghton
• 14 - M. Bywater
• 15 - M. Mertens
• 15 - Music - M. McClain
• 16 - Mallorn Request - J. Curtis
• 17 - Aragorn - R.C.A.M. Hawes
• 18 - Hobbits - N. Stanton
• 20 - Smial Please
• 21 - Tolk Folk
• 22 - Letters
• 23 - Small Press - H. Armstrong
• 26 - Helen's Heep - H. Armstrong

Art:

• (Cover - M. Allaby), J. Bentley, T. Sherry, S. Fletcher, M. Leys, S. Lines, L. Pope, A. Janes, A. Reiger, M. Reiger, I. Decker, J. Sketchley, M. Finlay, J. Blair, K. Jones, B. Dunsire, J. Bentley, B. Salisman, M.L.A. Haas, Hibernia

Amon Hen 61 was published in May 1983 and edited by Christine Woolrich.

cover of issue #61, J. Trippick

• 2 - Contents
• Editorial
• 3 - Announcements
• 4 - Reviews - J. Houghton
• 5 - Reviews - L. Greenleaf + J. R. Hinves
• 6 - Reviews - M. Mertens + D. Shearer
• 7 - Reviews - G. Morgan + J. Yates
• 9 - Corner - J. Yates
• 10 - Music - J. Ellison
• 11 - Poem - M. Desouza
• 12 - Smial - J. S. Ryan
• 15 - Smial Please
• 18 - Tolk Folk
• 19 - Letters
• 23 - Crossword
• 24 - Small Press - H. Armstrong
• 26 - Heep - H. Armstrong
• 27 - Stop Press - Very Important
• 28 - Back Page

Art:

• (Cover - J. Trippick),J. Bentley, S. Lines, M. Bardsley, G. Rees, T. Sherry, A. Higginson, L. Pope, R. Shankar, A. Evans, H. Neville, M. Rieger, T. Mallinson, N. Craven, R. Green, M. Rieger, V. Sutton

Amon Hen 62 was published in July 1983 and edited by Christine Woolrich. It contains 28 pages.

cover of issue #62, Geraint Rees

• 2 - Editorial and Contents
• 3-4 - Announcements
• 5 - Review: Phil Day
• Review: Stephen Webb
• 6 - Review: Dodie Browne
• Review: Nick Wells
• 7 - Review: Jessica Yates
• 9 - Review: Gwynneth Morgan
• Review: Mick and Emm Henry
• 10 - Review: Jessica Yates
• 11 - Poem: Stanley Matthews
• Poem: Nick Stanton
• 12 - Article: Steve Lines
• 13 - Article: Steve Lines
• 14 - Article: Valerie Sleith
• 15 - Article: Valerie Sleith
• 16 - Article: Anders Blixt
• 17 - Article: J. P. Stevenson
• 18-19 - Smial Please
• 20 - Tolk Folk
• 21-23 - Letters
• 25-26 - Anne's Allsorts
• 27 - Small Press

Artwork

• (Cover: Geraint Rees), Michaela Rieger, Juliette Bentley, Walter Clarke, Steve Lines, Margaret Thomson, Margaret Thomson, Lyn Pope, Howard Bates, Nick Craven, Michaela Rieger, Steve Lines, Ann Higginson, Ted Nasmith, Tom Sherry, Mervyn, Tara Mallinson, Marion Haas, Howard Bates, Geraint Rees, Susanne Stopfel

Amon Hen 63 was published in August 1983 and edited by Christine Woolrich.

cover of issue #63, Bernard Saliman

• 2 - Editorial
• 3 - Announcements
• 4 - Future Publications
• 5 - Review: Brin Dunsire
• Review: David Bell
• 6-7 - Review: Jessica Yates
• 9 - Names in Julian May: Janet P. Reedman
• 10-13 - Wetwang: John S. Ryan
• 16-17 - Valhalla Revamped: Belladonna Took
• 18-19 - Smial List
• 20 - Smial Please
• 22 - Tolk Folk
• 23-24 - Letters
• 25 - Small Press
• 26-27 - Anne's Allsorts
• 28 - Back Page
• Poem: Ron Webster

Artwork:

• (Cover - Bernard Saliman), Steve Lines, Julian Bradfield, John Sketchley, Walter Clarke, Tom Sherry, Tara Mallinson, Howard Bates, Bernard Saliman, Nick Green, Howard Bates, Blair Thornton, Geraint Rees, Ted Nasmith

Amon Hen 64 was published in October 1983 and was edited by Colin Davey. It contains 28 pages.

• 2 - Editorial
• 3 - Announcements
• 4 - 'Vingilot' - Morwen
• 5 - Review - Brin Dunsire
• 9 - 'Frodo Lives' - Kathleen Jones
• 11 - Oxonmoot Report - Nigel Golightly
• 14 - Summermoot Report - Martin Smith
• 16 - 'There and Back Again' - Anne Haward
• 18 - Jessica's Corner - Jessica Yates
• 20 - Smial Please
• 21 - Tolk Folk
• 22 - Letters
• 23 - Smials Discussion - Anne Haward
• 24 - Crossword - Ravi Shankar
• 25 - Small Press - Helen Armstrong
• 27 - Anne's Allsorts - Anne Haward

Artwork:

• (Cover - Matthew Leys), Juliette Bentley, Walter Clarke, Tom Sherry, Richard Green, Jon Claridge, Ted Nasmith, Bernard Saliman, Lyn Pope, Margaret Thomson, Steve Lines, Mervyn Finlay, V. Sutton

Amon Hen 65 was published in December 1983. It was edited by Colin Davey. It contains 26 pages.

cover of issue #65, Steve Lines

• 2 - Editorial
• 3 - Announcements
• 5-6 - Reviews: Jenny Curtis/Dodie Browne/Neil Morris
• 7 - "Woses: Wild Men or 'Remnants of an Older Time'": J. S. Ryan
• 13-14 - Announcements
• 15 - "Origin of the Arkenstone": Gwyneth Morgan
• 16 - "Gildor Inglorion": Jeff Stevenson
• 17 - "Elder Days" - Irene Garnett
• 18 - Smial Please / Tolk Folk
• 20 - Letters
• 22 - Jessica's Corner: Jessica Yates
• 23 - Riddles: Ravi Shankar
• 24 - Small Press: Helen Armstrong
• 26 - Anne's Allsorts: Anne Haward

Artwork:

• (Cover - Steve Lines), Walter Clarke, Sara Petley, John Sketchley, Margaret Thomson, Vince Price, Colin Davey, Mervyn Finlay, Jamie Blair, Ley Holloway, Tim Clarkson, Tom Sherry, Marie Jolliff, Elizabeth Tomkins