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J. R. R. Tolkien Memorial Bench and Trees

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J. R. R. Tolkien Memorial Bench and Trees

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J. R. R. Tolkien Memorial Bench and Trees

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Location: Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Oxford circular via Christ Church Meadows

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2. University Parks – Parson's Pleasure loop from Barton

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3. University Parks – Parson's Pleasure loop from Oxford

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January 21, 2021

In 1992, to commemorate the centenary of Tolkien’s birth, the Tolkien Society and the Mythopoeic Society organised held a special collection for the installation of a memorial bench and planting of two trees in University Parks.

The trees represent Laurelin (a false acacia) and Telperion (a silver maple) from The Silmarillion.

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July 11, 2024

In 2012, Lisa Kuppler (Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung) paid tribute to the writer J.R.R. TOLKIEN (1892 to 1973), who invented a fictional world called Middle Earth inhabited by 'hobbits', with the words: "It is this complex creation of an entire world that makes 'The Lord of the Rings' the original text of the fantasy genre." Two decades earlier - on the occasion of his 100th birthday - a bench and two trees were dedicated to him here, in Oxford's university park.
Tolkien's most popular work to date includes the volumes: "The Fellowship of the Ring" (Volume 1); "The Two Towers" (Volume 2); "The Return of the King" (Volume 3). Many people may not have read his books, but they know the film version of this great myth.

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J. R. R. Tolkien Memorial Bench and Trees

1. Oxford circular via Christ Church Meadows

2. University Parks – Parson's Pleasure loop from Barton

3. University Parks – Parson's Pleasure loop from Oxford

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