Abstract
On May 4, 1941, a military plane crashed near Tolkien's home. This article ties together his family's experience, the impact it had on the Oxford community, and a Nobel Prize, whose winner Tolkien later shared air raid warden duty with.
Recommended Citation
Larsen, Kristine
(2025)
"A Plane, a Plaque, and a Prize: J.R.R. Tolkien and Peter Medawar,"
Journal of Tolkien Research: Vol. 22:
Iss.
2, Article 11.
Available at:
https://scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftolkienresearch/vol22/iss2/11