2014 FantasyCon: Thursday 07.03 – SLUG Magazine

Tolkien Panel at FantasyCon 2014

Tolkien Panel at FantasyCon 2014

Image: Matt Brunk

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The 2014 FantasyCon gets off to a great start Thursday, with great attendance and special guests.

Photography by Matt Brunk

Sentinels guarding the main entrance to the convention. Photo: Matt Brunk

Hogar from the Society For Creative Anachronism explains the ins-and-outs of a modern medieval society with some fascinated con-goers. Photo: Matt Brunk

Yub Nub! Photo: Matt Brunk

Hope, one of the FantasyCon's magnificent stilt-walkers, stands watch over the con-goers. Photo: Matt Brunk

Lots of games are available at the board-gaming section of the con, including a giant chess board! Photo: Matt Brunk

One of the Belegarth warriors, McGee, poses for the camera in front of the Belegarth booth. Photo: Matt Brunk

Piles of the giggling dead during the Belegarth Medieval Combat Society demonstration in the arena. Photo: Matt Brunk

A Belegarth warrior stands watch over the battlefield as his bloodlust recharges. Photo: Matt Brunk

Vicious warfare in the arena, courtesy of the Belegarth Medieval Combat Society! Photo: Matt Brunk

Heidi with the Voodoo Pearl Mermaids leisurely lounging in front of the FantasyCon dragon fountain. Photo: Matt Brunk

One of many acts on the showman's stage, this time a balancing act! Photo: Matt Brunk

An Imperial Stormtrooper from the 501st Legion standing watch at their booth. Photo: Matt Brunk

A bounty-hunter in Mandalorian armor poses with his latest catch - place bounties on your friends for charity at the Jail and Bail booth! Photo: Matt Brunk

Superfans, scholars, journalists and crafters from all over the world at the Tolkien panel. Photo: Matt Brunk

John Callen turns the tables on a fan during the Tolkien panel - she wanted to know how he liked wearing Dwarf prosthetics, and he just happened to have a demonstration handy! Photo: Matt Brunk

John Rhys-Davies jokingly describes the relentless partying on the set of The Lord of the Rings while Sean Astin demonstrates. Photo: Matt Brunk

Sean Astin giving a round-table interview in the FantasyCon press room, touching on his love for The Goonies and The Lord of the Rings legacies, his relationship with his family, upcoming projects and more. Photo: Matt Brunk

Billy Boyd is entrancing with his accent, and fascinating with his oddball sense of humor and stories about his eclectic projects. Photo: Matt Brunk

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