What was the name of J.R.R. Tolkien’s wartime friends’ literary group?

J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary group was called the Inklings.

The Inklings were an informal discussion group associated with Oxford, active mainly from the 1930s through the early 1950s. Members met to read and discuss works in progress, including fiction, poetry, and religious writing. C. S. Lewis was one of Tolkien’s closest fellow members, and their friendship strongly influenced both men’s literary lives.

The group met in rooms at Magdalen College and at the Eagle and Child pub, known to members as the Bird and Baby. Tolkien read parts of The Lord of the Rings to the group while he was writing it. The Inklings were not a formal society with a fixed membership list, so descriptions of membership can vary, but Tolkien and Lewis are its best-known figures.