TOLKIEN, FR MORGAN AND THE BIRMINGHAM ORATORY

<body> <a name="top"></a> <table> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <b>Tolkien, Fr Morgan & the Birmingham Oratory</b><br> <br> Among the names connected with the Birmingham Oratory is the novelist John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, whose guardian was Father Francis Morgan of the Oratory. The inspiration for his Two Towers is believed to be twin towers visible from the Oratory and for his Elvish village of Rivendell may have been the Fathers' retreat at Rednall.<br> <br>     The page you have reached explains the connexions between J. R. R. Tolkien, Father Francis Morgan and the Oratory. However:<br> <br> <h1><b>To proceed with this website you will need a browser supporting frames.</b></h1><br> <br> <br> </td> </tr> </table><a name="bottom"></a> </body>