Trotter Is that Christopher with his Bodley medal in the photo behind Baillie? At first glance, for an instant, it looked like someone was teaching him how to use a smart phone or tablet, but of course that was something I suspect would never have happened.

Thank you all for the pictures. I wish I could attend in person. It's nice to see Baillie and Catherine McIlwaine again, this time in Oxford. Hope we can have the videos on YT.

DMRoberts wrote:

@Trotter Is that Christopher with his Bodley medal in the photo behind Baillie? At first glance, for an instant, it looked like someone was teaching him how to use a smart phone or tablet, but of course that was something I suspect would never have happened.

Yes it is, it is Richard Ovenden^{https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/people/richard-ovenden[1]} presenting the medal to him. Ballie said that being given the medal meant a huge amount to him, and I'm very grateful to the Bodleian for awarding it to Christopher Tolkien.

Baillie said that Christopher hated computers and needed help with them, so a smart phone would have been a definite no 😄

Oh, I totally get that. If I were in his position, I'd go without a computer, too.

If you read French, Baillie Tolkien writes about that and others things in her foreword to this new ebook in honor of Christopher Tolkien that is published today.

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Les Mondes de Christopher Tolkien : Hommage pour son centenaire (French Edition)

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On what would have been Christopher Tolkien's 100th birthday, just a brief thanks to him for his long and dedicated work on his father's papers.

I am personally thankful for his work on The History of Middle-earth, especially 'You and Me and the Cottage of Lost Play' which has brought me much joy, and solace during tough times.

Happy birthday Christopher.