Which organization did J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis belong to at Oxford?

J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis belonged to the Oxford literary group called The Inklings.

The Inklings was an informal discussion and reading group associated with Oxford University. It was active particularly during the 1930s and 1940s, and its members shared works in progress, discussed literature, and debated questions of faith and imagination.

Tolkien read portions of The Lord of the Rings to the group, while Lewis was an important friend and literary supporter. Other members included Charles Williams, Owen Barfield, and Warren Lewis. The group was not a formal society with a fixed membership list or official constitution.

The name originally referred to a student club connected with C.S. Lewis and later became associated with the wider circle meeting at Oxford’s Eagle and Child pub and in college rooms. The Inklings helped create a setting where Tolkien and Lewis could test ideas before publication.