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06-09-2004, 11:49 AM
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Spectre of Decay
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Which useful honorary position did Tolkien hold from 1972 until his death?
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06-09-2004, 12:13 PM
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In 1972, Tolkien received an honorary doctorate from Oxford, and was in the same year dubbed a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by the Queen of England.
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06-09-2004, 01:48 PM
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Princess of Skwerlz
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Those were great honours, to be sure, but were they useful? I think his honorary resident Fellowship in Merton College was of more practical worth to Tolkien, since it allowed him rooms in a college house, with a scout and his wife to look after him. He was also entitled to free lunches and dinners in the college.
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06-09-2004, 02:04 PM
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Spectre of Decay
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Fie on your gongs and doctorates
Estelyn's right: the honorary fellowship at Merton was the most useful of those awards, and for the reasons given.
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06-09-2004, 02:55 PM
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Princess of Skwerlz
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I don't think we've had this question on the thread yet: Name the members of the T.C.B.S.
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06-14-2004, 11:55 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
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That would be Robert Q Gilson, Christopher Wiseman, Geoffrey B Smith and JRR Tolkien himself of course.
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06-14-2004, 12:13 PM
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Cryptic Aura
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Wasn't davem also a member?
 
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