The Gathering of the Fellowship

Convention
Name:	The Gathering of the Fellowship
Dates:	2003 - 2006
Frequency:	Annual
Location:	Toronto, Canada
Type:
Focus:	Lord of the Rings, all works by J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis
Organization:
Founder:
Founding Date:	2003
URL:	gatheringofthefellowship.org/ (defunct);archive link Livejournal
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The Gathering of the Fellowship was an annual convention held in Toronto, Canada, and focused on the works of by J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.

Con Reports

2006

The opening ceremonies were set to start at 9am, but do to that fact that last week, this event was on the brink of being cancelled, the early goings of the day were a little unorganized. As everyone sat in the room, you could see the anticipation on everyone’s faces, and the air was electric. The first thing I remember seeing in the room was a group of people in LOTR costumes, and then as I stood up to look around a little from my set, I could see that Ted Nasmith, world-renowned Tolkien artist was sitting a few rows in front of me. We started about 10:05, an hour or so behind schedule, but once it started, everyone was mesmerized. We started things off with an Italian folk band called “Lingalad” who were accompanied by the amazing abilities of a man named “Thoth”, this guy was amazing to say the least, he sang and danced and played violin all at the same time while using his 4+ voice octaves! They acted out “The Music of the Ainur” which was narrated by Kate Robinson. This was all amazing, an I specifically remember that at the end of the performance, everyone was so in awe that no one clapped, until “Thoth” turned around and smiled, and the room erupted! When the opening ceremonies were through with, it was off to my first session.