Lewis’s first impression of Tolkien was famously underwhelming: “a smooth, pale, fluent little chap,” he wrote in his diary. “No harm in him: only needs a smack or so.” ...

Tolkien and Lewis became very good friends during this period. In The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 282, Tolkien writes, ... In Letters, He Wrote of Santa's Fantastic Adventures .

For two men who built grand worlds of myth and magic, LEWIS AND TOLKIEN is a strikingly intimate and deeply human story—not of great battles or epic journeys, but of friendship, regret, and the ...

As a teen, authors C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien opened up worlds for me that were both fantastic and faith-filled. I wouldn’t come to understand the deeper Catholic motifs in The Lord of the ...

Santa Claus attacked by bat-riding Goblins? With J.R.R. Tolkien, anything is possible. Recently my sixth grade daughter -- a huge fan of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" -- read a ...

While neither is noted for writing dystopian or futuristic fiction, both J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis wrote of the warped view of eternal life that may emerge in the future.

C.S Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien were the two most famous members of the Inklings, an informal literary club that met at Oxford in the mid-20th century (photo: Alamy).

Lewis is a hiker, whereas Chesterton (and Tolkien) are walkers G.K. Chesterton (l) and C.S. Lewis (photo: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain) Joseph Pearce Blogs October 17, 2022 ...

At the C.S. Lewis Lecture on Tuesday evening at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, the scholar Holly Ordway discussed the legendary friendship between Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, which ...

An Oxford pub that was frequented by authors CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien has been bought by a research institution building a campus in the city. The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), founded by ...