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Hey all, unable to edit the page due to its semi-protected status but here is a good source for the single "citation needed" tag on this page, demonstrating that Tolkien was fellowship status at Pembroke College:
I just emancipated the memorials section from the legacy section. It seems to me that the two concepts are quite distinct and should be mentioned apart. They both are excellent sections as they stand, by the way. This should probably also be changed on a lot of other pages, but I'll try it here first to see how the discussion plays out. Smit1937 (talk) 09:03, 4 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If I may make a suggestion, there is a small bust of Tolkien in the chapel at Exeter College, Oxford, and the undercroft bar sign is written in a font which is deliberately evocative of Tolkien’s Tengwar script. While small features such as these are not normally mentioned in memorials sections, especially if the person is honoured to the same extent as Tolkien, I feel as though- Exeter being his Almer Mater- these are worthy of note. 2A00:23C4:E851:C701:3939:1849:9B84:8BFD (talk) 07:17, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The bust is pictured in the article. The font's style may indeed be somewhat Tengwaroid, but I don't see any reliable sources which make that point. If one can be found, we could add a comment or footnote to the image caption, citing the source. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:20, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Not seeing any tengwaresque quality, myself. —Tamfang (talk) 03:10, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have a suggestion with the Ancestry part of the Article. Instead of "Tolkein was English, and thought of himself as so." It should be more along the lines of "Tolkein was primarily of English Descent, he also had some Prussian German Ancestry on his Paternal side" In my opinion this would fit better when it comes to describing his Ancestry and would flow better into the information about his Paternal Ancestors. Morrison1543 (talk) 20:27, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, but it's far too convoluted for the context, and it's actually ambiguous about whether it's describing his view or later research, so best we don't go there. The existing statement reflects his views well enough. Chiswick Chap (talk) 00:06, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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