Tolkien slept here

[wellinghall]

"At Oxford, Tolkien was a top student in many subjects."
http://viewfromroom15.blogspot.com/2011/03/language-and-legends-by-olivia.html

Um, no. No, he wasn't. From all I have read - which is quite a bit - Tolkien was not a "top student".

"To celebrate this moment, Uncle John and I took Pythius to Humblebee Wood, which lies about two miles from Winchcombe. This wood was walked by Tolkien just before he wrote Lord of the Rings, which intrigued me."
http://pawsunderthetable.blogspot.com/2011/03/gustav-holst-way-craven-ars.html

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[ladyofastolat.livejournal.com]

Winchcombe itself is putting about the latter story on its official website. I'll ask my Mum about it next time I talk to her. We did once almost get a cat from a nephew of Tolkien's who lived a few miles from Winchcombe in another direction, though...

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Might the true story be that the cat had walked through the wood?

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Any news ... ?

[ladyofastolat.livejournal.com]

My Mum - who knows pretty much everything there is to be known about local history - hadn't heard the story before, and the several people she asked about hadn't heard it, either. She suspects it's someone being fanciful, but will ask around some more.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Ta.