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Tolkien on Dragons

FREE but must be booked
Illustration by JRR Tolkien of dragons
  • 26 Apr 2025 - 26 Apr 2025 View Dates & Times

    The expected runtime of this event is 60 minutes

  • The Woodshed
  • Talks
  • Families
  • £0 Per Person

As part of our Here Be Dragons season Professor John Holmes will be recreating JRR Tolkien's 1938 lecture on Dragons, when the celebrated author gave his thoughts on dragonlore in an illustrated talk. This is amazing opportunity to hear an original Tolkien lantern-slide lecture.

Presented by Professor John Holmes, this is an unmissable opportunity to experience an extraordinary re-run of Tolkien's lecture featuring his original slides.

Presented In partnership with the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

Ages 8+

Please note this event is free but tickets must be booked in advance.

With thanks to the Oxford Centre for Fantasy for their generous support of our Dragons event season.

  • 26 Apr 2025 - 26 Apr 2025 View Dates & Times

    The expected runtime of this event is 60 minutes

  • The Woodshed
  • Talks
  • Families
  • £0 Per Person

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