Cambridge is a town in England, known for its University of Cambridge.
Tolkien and Cambridge
J.R.R. Tolkien is known to have visited Cambridge at least once in his youth, for a King Edward's School 1st XV football match against the Leys School on 1 November 1910.[1]
As a fellow of Merton College he visited the college's estates in Cambridge in September 1947. These included Merton Hall and Pythagoras Hall.[2]
He later visited Corpus Christi College in Cambridge on a number of occasions to view the manuscript of Ancrene Wisse: September 1948, 11–18 August 1952 (see also a photograph of Tolkien at the Garden House Hotel during this period, “The Laughing Philosopher” Tolkien Estate website), October–November 1952, December 1956, 7 May 1957.[3]
Between the 8 and 15 May 1954, Tolkien was in Cambridge as an elector for the chair of Medieval and Renaissance English, a post designed for C.S. Lewis. Although Lewis was initially reluctant to take the post, he eventually accepted.[4]
Tolkien is recorded as having dined formally a couple of times ad eundem in Cambridge, 22 May 1954, 9 July 1960 and 23 July 1966;[5] less formally, he dined or stayed with individuals in Cambridge: he dined with Hugh Brogan on 20 March 1949 (where he fell down the stairs);[6] at a house with no radio 30 October 1955 (so he missed a discussion of his works);[7] staying in Cambridge at the end of July 1960;[8] and with Glyn Daniel in August 1973[9]
In mid-May 1961, one of Tolkien's visits to Cambridge included a Sunday spent with a fan club at Queen's College.[10]
See also
External links
- Cambridge at Wikipedia
- University of Cambridge at Wikipedia
- Tolkien and Cambridge by Simon Cook
References
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: II. Reader's Guide, pp. 144-5
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 322
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, pp. 340, 387, 391, 498, 505
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, pp. 430-2
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 432, 560, 669
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 347
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 478
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 560
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 774
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 575