{"id":548,"date":"2021-04-30T19:58:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T17:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/?page_id=548"},"modified":"2025-12-20T21:40:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T20:40:24","slug":"we-are-elanor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/?page_id=548","title":{"rendered":"We are Elanor!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong style=\"color:#db8936\">Elanor<\/strong>, the<strong style=\"color:#db8936\"> Flemish Fantasy Society<\/strong> was founded in 1999. It\u2019s aim is to acquainting people with <strong style=\"color:#db8936\">the fantasy genre<\/strong> in general and the works of <strong style=\"color:#db8936\">J.R.R.Tolkien<\/strong> in particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-background\" style=\"background-color:#faf1e0\"><em>&#8216;Well, Sam,&#8217; said Frodo, &#8216;what&#8217;s wrong with the old customs? Choose a flower name like Rose. &#8230; , and what could be better?&#8217; <br>&#8216;I suppose you&#8217;re right, Mr. Frodo,&#8217; said Sam. &#8216;I&#8217;ve heard some beautiful names on my travels, but I suppose they&#8217;re a bit too grand for daily wear and tear, &#8230;&#8217; <\/em><br><em>Frodo thought for a moment. &#8216;Well, Sam, what about elanor, the sun-star, you remember the little golden flower in the grass of Lothl\u00f3rien?&#8217;<br>&#8216;You&#8217;re right again, Mr. Frodo!&#8217; said Sam delighted. &#8216;That&#8217;s what I wanted.&#8217;<br><br> J.R.R. Tolkien, The return of the king<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b5i-sUNN7Mo?si=XCeyP8jws86kpgFV\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/center>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">To achieve our goal, we organize <strong style=\"color:#db8936\">expositions and lectures<\/strong> in schools and library&#8217;s. You can find us on <strong style=\"color:#db8936\">fantasy-gatherings<\/strong> like Elftopia en Behekst Diksmuide, where we try to bring Middle-earth to life and promote the books and films. We have our own periodical: <strong style=\"color:#db8936\">Lothelanor, written by and for our members.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">For <strong style=\"color:#db8936\">our members<\/strong> we organize <strong style=\"color:#db8936\">a broad range of activities<\/strong>, everyone can find something fitting his taste. The Tolkien Birthday Toast on January 3 and the Tolkien Reading Day in March, of course but also a quiz, a games night,&#8230; The main purpose is <strong style=\"color:#db8936\">having fun<\/strong> and talking about our common hobby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Booklover or filmfan? <strong style=\"color:#db8936\">Everybody is welcome<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-5 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/gandalf_2019.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/gandalf_2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"413\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/gandalf_2019.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/?attachment_id=413\" class=\"wp-image-413\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li 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data-full-url=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/TentoonstellingDonBosco2013_3.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/?attachment_id=338\" class=\"wp-image-338\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/spelletjes_slotfeest2017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/spelletjes_slotfeest2017.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"348\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/spelletjes_slotfeest2017.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/?attachment_id=348\" class=\"wp-image-348\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nazgul_facts20xx.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nazgul_facts20xx.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"389\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nazgul_facts20xx.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/?attachment_id=389\" class=\"wp-image-389\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Namarie_2018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" src=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Namarie_2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"406\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Namarie_2018.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/?attachment_id=406\" class=\"wp-image-406\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tshirt_2019.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tshirt_2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"506\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tshirt_2019.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/?attachment_id=506\" class=\"wp-image-506\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#faf1e0\">The language of our society is <strong>Dutch<\/strong> but don\u2019t let that stop you from joining one of our activities or to contact us on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"color:#db8936\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/ElanorVZW\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/ElanorVZW\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>facebook<\/strong><\/a> or by <a style=\"color:#db8936\" href=\"mailto:info@elanor.be\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:info@elanor.be\"><strong>email<\/strong><\/a>. We love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<h2><span style=\"color:#db8936\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Next activity<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/?p=1729\">28\/03\/2026 Tolkien Reading Day<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Ter gelegenheid van Tolkien reading day organiseren we een panel gesprek. <\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<h2><span style=\"color:#db8936\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Contact us<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">email: <a href=\"mailto:info@elanor.be\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:info@elanor.be\">info@elanor.be<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<h2><span style=\"color:#db8936\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Community<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow us on  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/ElanorVZW\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><br>or on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElanorVzw\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElanorVzw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong style=\"color:#db8936\">Palantir TV<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCF18BMnpr21A9qwmaK-6oyg\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube channel<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/elanor.deliverance.be\/?page_id=267\" style=\"color:#db8936\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a9 2026 Elanor VZW<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elanor, the Flemish Fantasy Society was founded in 1999. 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