Priscilla Tolkien RIP - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

William Cloud Hicklin · 03-02-2022, 11:14 AM

The last of the Professor's children has gone to join him: his youngest, and only daughter, Priscilla. She was 92.

In childhood, Prisca owned a family of stuffed koalas named the Bingos, which may have inspired Frodo Baggins' original name. Much later, in the 1950s, she accompanied Tolkien to Italy on the only travel he ever undertook, after his Army service, farther than a ferry-ride from Britain.

In 1992 she co-edited with her brother John The Tolkien Family Album. She served for many years as Permanent Vice-President of the Tolkien Society.

Priscilla never married and is survived by no children.

Inziladun · 03-05-2022, 05:32 AM

Terrible news. The end of an era.

Pervinca Took · 03-06-2022, 02:06 PM

Priscilla was unbelievably kind to the Tolkien Society. A presence at Oxonmoot for many years, hosting a lunch reception at whatever college the event was being held at (and at the Town Hall before the TS started using colleges) and holding us spellbound with little anecdotes and memories.

Inziladun · 03-20-2022, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Pervinca Took

Priscilla was unbelievably kind to the Tolkien Society. A presence at Oxonmoot for many years, hosting a lunch reception at whatever college the event was being held at (and at the Town Hall before the TS started using colleges) and holding us spellbound with little anecdotes and memories.

I'm so sorry I was never able to make Oxenmoot. The future doesn't bode well either.

03-02-2022, 11:14 AM	#1
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,321	Priscilla Tolkien RIP The last of the Professor's children has gone to join him: his youngest, and only daughter, Priscilla. She was 92. In childhood, Prisca owned a family of stuffed koalas named the Bingos, which may have inspired Frodo Baggins' original name. Much later, in the 1950s, she accompanied Tolkien to Italy on the only travel he ever undertook, after his Army service, farther than a ferry-ride from Britain. In 1992 she co-edited with her brother John The Tolkien Family Album. She served for many years as Permanent Vice-President of the Tolkien Society. Priscilla never married and is survived by no children. __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

03-05-2022, 05:32 AM	#2
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,037	Terrible news. The end of an era. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

03-06-2022, 02:06 PM	#3
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Priscilla was unbelievably kind to the Tolkien Society. A presence at Oxonmoot for many years, hosting a lunch reception at whatever college the event was being held at (and at the Town Hall before the TS started using colleges) and holding us spellbound with little anecdotes and memories. __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always." Last edited by Pervinca Took; 03-06-2022 at 02:09 PM.