Plans for new Tolkien center draw praise, concerns about proselytization
Fantasy novel enthusiasts want to turn the Oxford house of J. R. R. Tolkien, where he wrote The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, into a meeting place for writers, screenwriters, and filmmakers from all cultures and faith backgrounds.
In 1930, Tolkien moved into the house at 20 Northmoor Road. Project Northmoor is a charity created with the purpose of buying the house, currently for sale for roughly $6 million. The project has already raised about $1 million.