Which literary group did J.R.R. Tolkien attend with C.S. Lewis?

J.R.R. Tolkien attended the Inklings with C.S. Lewis.

The Inklings were an informal literary discussion group associated with Oxford during the 1930s and 1940s. Members and guests met to read aloud from works in progress, discuss literature and theology, and exchange criticism. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis were among the group’s best-known participants.

The Inklings were not a formal club with a strict membership list or published manifesto. Their meetings are especially associated with The Eagle and Child pub in Oxford, which members nicknamed the Bird and Baby, although they also met in college rooms. Other participants included Charles Williams and Owen Barfield. The group’s conversations helped create a supportive setting for Tolkien’s developing fiction and Lewis’s literary work.