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What pub did the Inklings meet at?

What pub did the Inklings meet at?

The Eagle and Child pub
The Eagle and Child pub, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. In the mid-20th century it served as the meeting place of the Inklings literary group, which included C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.

What pub did C.S. Lewis and Tolkien go to?

The Eagle and Child
A pub made famous as a meeting place for fantasy authors CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien is to be made into a hotel. The Eagle and Child in St Giles’, Oxford, has a plaque inside commemorating the writers’ get-togethers. Known as The Inklings, they would regularly meet up with other academics at the Grade II listed pub.

Was Dorothy Sayers a member of the Inklings?

Sayers (1893-1957) Not an Inkling, but a friend of Lewis and Williams and often read in the Mythopoeic Society.

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Did Tolkien base Treebeard on C.S. Lewis?

Lewis based the professor from Chronicles of Narnia on Tolkien, and Tolkien based Treebeard on C.S. Lewis.

What was JRR Tolkien’s favorite drink?

Truman Capote called screwdrivers his “orange drink,” J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis would often grab beers together at a local pub and talk about their books, and Jane Austen would write letters to her sister about the luxury of drinking a fine French wine.

Which pub did Tolkien write Lord of the Rings?

The Eagle and Child, nicknamed The Bird and Baby, is a pub in St Giles’ Street, Oxford, England, owned by St. John’s College, Oxford and operated by Mitchells & Butlers as a Nicholson’s pub. The pub had been part of an endowment belonging to University College since the 17th century.

What kind of beer did hobbits drink?

Forget about finding it in the US, but under the assumption that hobbits at least like beer in that style—golden/blonde ale—some other Halfling-appropriate choices might be Leffe Blonde Ale, Goose Island Honkers Ale or Deschutes River Ale. As for a strong red wine, quite mature, how about Rioja?

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Did Tolkien drink beer?

Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien (along with the other “Inklings”) frequented pubs to read, discuss their writings, and down several pints. I wonder what their favorite beers were? Nothing wrong with a question like that.