

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Tolkien's Middle-earth
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 11:15 am (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Penn State Altoona alumnus Carl Sell and Nick Katsiadas will offer a talk on J.R.R. Tolkien at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, in room 139 of the Hawthorn Building. The event is free and open to the public.

The pair will discuss their co-edited collection of essays, “Tolkien's Medievalism in Ruins: The Function of Relics and Ruins in Middle-earth,” and the collection's path to publication.

A graduate of Penn State Altoona’s English program, Sell is associate director for McNair and Undergraduate Research Programs at the University of Pittsburgh. He co-edited the book, co-wrote the book’s introduction, and wrote the chapter “The Blade of the King: Tolkien, Arthur, and the Remnants of Kingship.”
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/altoona/tolkiens-middle-earth/200029616338819
- **Event Categories**: nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 94

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029616338819?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=altoona-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Altoona
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 139 Hawthorn Building, Penn State Altoona
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- **long**: -78.407103972388
- **full address**: 139 Hawthorn Building, Penn State Altoona, Shelter Psu Hawthorn Lot, 3098 Broadway St, Altoona, PA 16601, United States

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- **organizer**: Penn State Altoona (https://allevents.in/org/penn-state-altoona/6803202)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 11:15 am (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 139 Hawthorn Building, Penn State Altoona, Shelter Psu Hawthorn Lot, 3098 Broadway St, Altoona, PA 16601, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Penn State Altoona
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Tolkien's Middle-earth ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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