Which Oxford society did J.R.R. Tolkien regularly attend with C.S. Lewis?

J.R.R. Tolkien regularly attended the Oxford literary group known as the Inklings with C.S. Lewis.

The Inklings were an informal discussion group associated with Oxford writers and scholars. They met mainly at The Eagle and Child pub and in rooms at Oxford colleges during the 1930s and 1940s. Members read drafts aloud, discussed literature, and offered criticism.

Tolkien and C.S. Lewis were among the group’s best-known participants. Lewis encouraged Tolkien’s work, and Tolkien in turn influenced Lewis’s literary and religious thinking. Other associated members included Charles Williams, Owen Barfield, and Hugo Dyson, though membership was informal rather than governed by a fixed official roll.

The Inklings were not a university department, political organization, or formal publishing society. Their importance came from conversation and mutual criticism. Tolkien read parts of The Lord of the Rings to fellow writers during its long composition, although the group’s meetings did not constitute an official editorial process.