The society J.R.R. Tolkien joined with C.S. Lewis at Oxford was called the Inklings. It was an informal literary discussion group rather than a formal organization with a fixed membership list.
The Inklings met mainly at Oxford’s University College and at the Eagle and Child pub, which members nicknamed the Bird and Baby. They read drafts aloud, discussed literature, and offered criticism. Tolkien read portions of The Lord of the Rings to the group during its development.
C.S. Lewis was one of the group’s central figures, and other participants included Charles Williams, Owen Barfield, and Warren Lewis. The Inklings did not publish a shared manifesto or operate like a political movement. Their importance comes from the sustained friendship and creative exchange among writers, scholars, and readers in Oxford during the mid-twentieth century.