Which group did J.R.R. Tolkien regularly meet with C.S. Lewis at Oxford?

J.R.R. Tolkien regularly met with C.S. Lewis in the Oxford literary group called the Inklings.

The Inklings were an informal discussion and reading circle made up mainly of writers and scholars associated with the University of Oxford. Members read works in progress aloud, discussed literature, and exchanged criticism in social settings including The Eagle and Child pub, known to members as the Bird and Baby.

Tolkien and Lewis became close friends, and Lewis encouraged Tolkien’s writing while Tolkien helped influence Lewis’s return to Christianity. Other participants included Charles Williams and Owen Barfield, although the group’s membership and attendance changed over time.

The Inklings were not a formal society with a fixed membership list or published manifesto. Their importance comes from the sustained conversations and mutual criticism that supported several major works of twentieth-century fantasy and Christian literature.