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'''Hugo Victor Dyson Dyson''' ([[1896]]-[[1975]]) was a fellow [[Inklings|Inkling]] with [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. He helped Tolkien persuade [[C.S. Lewis]] to (active) Christianity. He much preferred talk at Inklings meetings to readings and is remembered by [[Christopher Tolkien]] as "lying on the couch, and lolling and shouting and saying, 'Oh God, no more Elves'"{{fact}} during reading of ''The Lord of the Rings''. | '''Hugo Victor Dyson Dyson''' ([[1896]]-[[1975]]) was a fellow [[Inklings|Inkling]] with [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. He helped Tolkien persuade [[C.S. Lewis]] to (active) Christianity. He much preferred talk at Inklings meetings to readings and is remembered by [[Christopher Tolkien]] as "lying on the couch, and lolling and shouting and saying, 'Oh God, no more Elves'"{{fact}} during reading of ''The Lord of the Rings''. | ||
==Further reading== | |||
*"Hugo Dyson: Inkling, Teacher, Bon Vivant", by [[David Bratman]]. ''[[Mythlore]]'' 21:4 (whole no. 82) (Winter 1997): 19-34. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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| Biographical information | |
| Born | 1896 |
| Died | 1975 |
| Occupation | Scholar |
| Location | England |
Hugo Victor Dyson Dyson (1896-1975) was a fellow Inkling with J.R.R. Tolkien. He helped Tolkien persuade C.S. Lewis to (active) Christianity. He much preferred talk at Inklings meetings to readings and is remembered by Christopher Tolkien as "lying on the couch, and lolling and shouting and saying, 'Oh God, no more Elves'"[source?] during reading of The Lord of the Rings.
Further reading
- "Hugo Dyson: Inkling, Teacher, Bon Vivant", by David Bratman. Mythlore 21:4 (whole no. 82) (Winter 1997): 19-34.
