Two of our beloved bards, Lewis and Tolkien, were members of an informal professor-student literary group at Oxford in the 1930s and 40s known as The Inklings. This four-part lecture series at Hillsdale College elucidates.
January 30 - February 2, 2022
Videos:
1. Who Are the Inklings?
2. C.S. Lewis’s The Abolition of Man
3. J.R.R. Tolkien’s Scholarship
4. Themes of Lewis’s Fiction
The pub Lewis and Tolkien drank in was one of the many Oxford businesses that died during the fakedemic. Such a shame.
The Eagle and Child
Makes me want to renew my subscription to the Tolkien Society.
Hi maccabee – welcome in!
Looks like they may re-open hope so:
Hi B, If they do re-open, let’s all go for a visit and be little inklings. I just love feeling that word … inkling …inkling …inklings…
Yes you can be captain ink.
For some reason I couldn’t get any of the four to play?
If you’re still having trouble: I’ll send you where to sign up free, RB, for the lectures at the college link they sent me. Our inklings would never be complete without you!
Email: DrAliciaHill@protonmail.com
Only for an hour. Then, it’s your turn. We are rotating leadership among all of us. lol
ok sure the Inklings will rise to even greater glory than before
We could go on a field trip to Cambridge, never been there!
Just re-checked it.
It’s working now!
Thanks.
That was a good presentation the first one, said he used to have a few pints of beer before teaching his early afternoon class lol!
Cambridge is beautiful, I grew up there. King’s chapel has amazing acoustics. The Fitzwilliam museum is well worth a visit, so many treasures. Punting is much better than in Oxford, go past many colleges all the way to Grantchester for tea. Ah, memories…
Oxford has good food carts I got some good Baba ghanoush there from a cook who said he served a lot of p.h.d. students.
I’m sharing the Inkling lectures with one of my students; she’s a beginning fantasy writer and may want to be included in these field trips! 
The last time I was in it (2018) it did feel like it was in need of refurbishment. I hope they find a willing partner soon.
There does not seem to be anyone interested, its starting to look very dilapidated.
Last time I was there was late 2017 and 2018, can’t remember if I walked by that pub.
No work is happening then it is deteriorating sitting empty?
Had started process to emigrate may be a good idea to do that if I can line up work there could repair this building at least if there is any funding for that.