The birth of Narnia and Lord of the Rings.

[surabhi279]

Did anyone know that C.S Lewis author of The Chronicles of Narnia and Tolkien of Lord of the Rings were really good friends??

If two young professors had not met at an otherwise ordinary Oxford faculty meeting in 1926, those wondrous lands would still be unknown to us. If it hadn't been for the friendship between Tolkien and Lewis, the world would likely never have seen The Narnia Chronicles, The Lord of the Rings, and much else!!

Personally, they had both read and enjoyed such stories as they were growing up, in collections by the brothers Grimm, Andrew Lang, and others. Lewis had also heard Celtic myths

[Chris OConnor]

Thank you for this background information. Where did you learn about these authors?

[Saffron]

For years, a small number of Oxford dons and fellows, as well as some of their friends, met in a local pub on Tuesdays to drink beer, hold discussions on such matters as mythology, morality, and literature, and read aloud the things they had been writing. Perhaps more important than these meetings were the Thursday night gatherings in the rooms of CS Lewis at Magdalen college. This group, which included such intellectual giants as Lewis, JRR Tolkien, and Charles Williams, was known as "The Inklings."

http://www.amazon.com/Inklings-Tolkien- ... 492&sr=8-2

[debbieheyward]

I love these authors! I remember reading The Chronicles of Narnia in jr. high... same w/ The Hobbit! My Dad was the one who introduced me to JRR Tolkien's stuff, he's been one of my favorite authors ever since

[President Camacho]

Deb,

Have you ever seen Clerks 2?

One ring to rule them all!!!

[ayemea]

Hi,

I read about this before, but i had already forgotten about it by now. Well, if that really is, why they wrote their books, I am really glad the two of them were friends. I really love 'the lord of the rings' and also watched the films many times. I read all of the books (in german) and was so sad, when there was nothing left.
I read the chronicles of Narnia too, but I don't think they're that great. But nevermind that, if you have an other opinion. It's just what I think.

[My books]

One of the highlights of my life was going to the "Eagle and Child" tavern in Oxford, England for a beer with my parents, brother, sister and grand parents. The locals say it was one of Tolkien's, Lewis', and TS Eliot's favorite hangouts. The locals call it "the Bird and Baby", a nickname that always makes me smile.

[Steingerd]

What was it like? Do tell? Was it a very picturesque Victorian place? Older? Modern? Was it dark and full of nick nacks? Was it like a bar in Diagon Alley? I heard there's a tavern in Iowa that has the roof of a tavern brought over from England where Shakespeare used to get sausled. I've never been to it. I probably could, but it seems like a silly pilgrimage no matter how much I like chick flicks by Willie the Shakes.