A Tolkien Day

I went to Oxford yesterday, and I had a really amazing time. Here are a few of my pictures, with some details. This is from the Oxford University Press Museum. It took 70 years to compile the entire Oxford English Dictionary. The last volume they completed was W, because they couldn't find anyone with the right expertise. The W volume was eventually done by J.R.R. Tolkien, because of his great knowledge as a linguist. This is a blow-up photocopy of a page of his work, in his own handwriting. Sorry it's a bit blurry, I was excited.

This is a letter Tolkien wrote explaining the evolution of the word "hobbit," including the other words he used to influence the language of Middle Earth.

This is a pub in Oxford called The Eagle and Child, sometimes also called The Bird and Baby. This is where Tolkien, and C.S. Lewis used to meet with their other author friends to discuss what they were working on.

I've got a load of other pictures (about 50) that I still want to post, but I haven't got time right now. Look for more later.