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'''Priscilla Anne Reuel Tolkien''' ([[June 18]], [[1929]]) is [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s only daughter. She is the sister to [[Christopher Tolkien]], [[Michael Tolkien]], and [[John Tolkien|Father John Tolkien]]. Priscilla worked as a social worker for much of her life.
'''Priscilla Mary Anne Reuel Tolkien''' ([[18 June|June 18]], [[1929]]) is [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s only daughter, the sister of [[Christopher Tolkien]], [[Michael Tolkien]], and [[John Tolkien]]. Before retiring she was a social worker.
 
Priscilla Tolkien is Honorary Vice-President of [[The Tolkien Society]] since [[1986]] and for many years was a host to members of the Society at [[Oxonmoot]].
 
==Bibliography==
===Books===
*[[1992]]: ''[[The Tolkien Family Album]]'' (with [[John Tolkien]])
===Articles===
*[[1976]]: [[Amon Hen 23|''Amon Hen'' 23]] (December)
**"My Father the Artist" (pp. 6-7)
*[[1976]]: ''Over 21'', December
**"Priscilla Tolkien Talks to Shirley Lowe" (p. 32)
*[[1977]]: [[Amon Hen 29|''Amon Hen'' 29]] ([?]November)
**"Talk Given at the Church House Westminster on 16.9.77 by Priscilla Tolkien" (pp. 4-6)
*[[1978]]: [[Mallorn 12|''Mallorn'' 12]]
**"The Biography"
*[[1992]]: ''A Tribute to J.R.R. Tolkien, 3 January 1892-2 September 1973: Centenary''. Ed. Rosemary Gray. Pretoria: Unisa Medieval Association.
**Foreword (pp. vii-x)
*[[1992]]: ''The Brown Book'' (December)
**"Memories of J.R.R. Tolkien in His Centenary Year" (pp. 12-14)
*[[1992]]: ''Oxford Today'' 5, no.1 (Michaelmas)
**"News from the North Pole" (pp. 8-9)
*[[1993]]: ''Angerthas'' 34 (July)
**"J.R.R. Tolkien and Edith Tolkien's Stay in Staffordshire 1916, 1917 and 1918" (pp. 4-5)
*[[2004]]: ''PN Review'' 31, no.1 (September-October)
**"Beginnings and Endings" (pp. 9-10)
*[[2012]]: ''[[The Saga of Hrolf Kraki]]''
**Foreword
*[[2015]]: tolkienestate.com
**[http://www.tolkienestate.com/en/writing/other-tales-and-poetry/leaf-by-niggle.html Leaf, by Niggle]


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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* [[Tolkien Remembered]] ([[1992]])
* [[Tolkien Remembered]] ([[1992]])


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==Reminiscence==
 
{{blockquote|Priscilla Tolkien, speaking at this year's Oxonmoot, said that the publishing of "Mr Bliss" was a pleasure for her as it brought back memories of having listened to its reading as a child|Joseph Houghton, "First Impressions of Mr Bliss" in [[Amon Hen 59]] (December 1982)}}
 
==Family Tree==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tolkiensociety.org/blog/2015/01/a-message-from-priscilla-tolkien-to-brazilian-fans/ A message from Priscilla Tolkien to Brazilian fans]
*[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/standingonmyhead/2013/10/my-conversation-with-tolkiens-daughter.html My Conversation with Tolkien's Daughter]
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9691966/JRR-Tolkiens-daughter-sues-producers-of-The-Hobbit.html JRR Tolkien's daughter sues producers of The Hobbit]
*[http://tolkienbrasil.com/artigos/colunas/eduardostark/vida-de-priscilla-tolkien-parte-1/ A vida de Priscilla Tolkien (the Life of Priscilla Tolkien) Part 1]
*[http://tolkienbrasil.com/artigos/colunas/eduardostark/vida-de-priscilla-tolkien-parte-2/ A vida de Priscilla Tolkien (the Life of Priscilla Tolkien) Part 2]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0866059/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 IMDB profile]
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Priscilla in 2005
"So please forgive me, dear Priscilla,
If I pretend you rhyme with pillow!
"
J.R.R. Tolkien, Letters from Father Christmas

Priscilla Mary Anne Reuel Tolkien (June 18, 1929) is J.R.R. Tolkien's only daughter, the sister of Christopher Tolkien, Michael Tolkien, and John Tolkien. Before retiring she was a social worker.

Priscilla Tolkien is Honorary Vice-President of The Tolkien Society since 1986 and for many years was a host to members of the Society at Oxonmoot.

Bibliography

Books

Articles

  • 1976: Amon Hen 23 (December)
    • "My Father the Artist" (pp. 6-7)
  • 1976: Over 21, December
    • "Priscilla Tolkien Talks to Shirley Lowe" (p. 32)
  • 1977: Amon Hen 29 ([?]November)
    • "Talk Given at the Church House Westminster on 16.9.77 by Priscilla Tolkien" (pp. 4-6)
  • 1978: Mallorn 12
    • "The Biography"
  • 1992: A Tribute to J.R.R. Tolkien, 3 January 1892-2 September 1973: Centenary. Ed. Rosemary Gray. Pretoria: Unisa Medieval Association.
    • Foreword (pp. vii-x)
  • 1992: The Brown Book (December)
    • "Memories of J.R.R. Tolkien in His Centenary Year" (pp. 12-14)
  • 1992: Oxford Today 5, no.1 (Michaelmas)
    • "News from the North Pole" (pp. 8-9)
  • 1993: Angerthas 34 (July)
    • "J.R.R. Tolkien and Edith Tolkien's Stay in Staffordshire 1916, 1917 and 1918" (pp. 4-5)
  • 2004: PN Review 31, no.1 (September-October)
    • "Beginnings and Endings" (pp. 9-10)
  • 2012: The Saga of Hrolf Kraki
    • Foreword
  • 2015: tolkienestate.com

Filmography

Reminiscence

Priscilla Tolkien, speaking at this year's Oxonmoot, said that the publishing of "Mr Bliss" was a pleasure for her as it brought back memories of having listened to its reading as a child
—Joseph Houghton, "First Impressions of Mr Bliss" in Amon Hen 59 (December 1982)

Family Tree

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Edith Bratt
 
J.R.R. Tolkien
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
John Tolkien
 
Michael Tolkien
 
Faith Faulconbridge
 
Christopher Tolkien
 
Baillie Tolkien
 
Priscilla Tolkien
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Simon Tolkien
 
 
Adam Tolkien
 
Rachel Tolkien

External links

The Tolkien Society
President: J.R.R. Tolkien · Vice-president: Priscilla Tolkien · Chair: Shaun Gunner
Topics History (Letter to Vera Chapman and the Tolkien Society) · Archives · Awards · Enyalië · Smials · Tolkien to the World · Tolkien fandom
Chairs Vera Chapman (1970) · Keith Bridges (1970-1973) · Hartley Patterson (1973-1974) · Jonathan Simons (1974-1984) · Brin Dunsire (1984-1988) · Alex Lewis (1988-1992) · Amanda Fingleson (1992-1996) · Chris Crawshaw (1996-2008) · Matthew Vernon (2008-2009) · Sally Kennett (2009-2013) · Shaun Gunner (2013-present)
Annual Events Birthday Toast (3 January) · Tolkien Reading Day (25 March) · AGM and Springmoot (April) · Seminar (July) · Oxonmoot (September)
Conferences Oxonmoot (annual, 1974-present) · J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference (1992) · Tolkien 2005: The Ring Goes Ever On (2005) · The Return of the Ring (2012) · Tolkien 2019 (2019)
Publications Journals Belladonna's Broadsheet (1969-1970) · Mallorn (1970-present) · The Tolkien Society Bulletin (1970-1971) · Andúril (1972) · Amon Hen (1972-present) · Quettar (1980-1995)
Books An Extrapolation on The Silmarillion (1975) · The Trees, the Jewels and the Rings (1977) · Tolkien in Oxford: The Tolkien Society Guide (1978) · The Tolkien Society Songbook (1985) · Tolkien and Romanticism (1988) · Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference (1995) · The Oxonmoot Songbook (1997) · The Filking Songbook (2001) · The Tolkien Society Guide to Oxford (2005) · Proceedings of the Tolkien 2005 Conference (2008) · Tolkien 2005 Souvenir Book (2009) · Proceedings of the Tolkien Society Conference 2012 (2016)
Peter Roe Books 1. Some Light on Middle-earth (1985) · 2. Leaves from the Tree (1991) · 3. The First and Second Ages (1992) · 4. Travel and Communication in Tolkien's Worlds (1996) · 5. Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees, vol. 1 (1997) · 6. Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees, vol. 2 (1998) · 7. Tolkien, the Sea and Scandinavia (1999) · 8. The Ways of Creative Mythologies (2000) · 9. Tolkien: A Mythology for England? (2000) · 10. The Best of Amon Hen, vol. 1 (2000) · 11. Digging Potatoes, Growing Trees, vol. 3 (2001) · 12. Sindarin Lexicon (2001) · 13. The Best of Amon Hen, vol. 2 (2002) · 14. Tolkien: Influenced and Influencing (2005)· 15. Freedom, Fate and Choice in Middle-earth (2012) · 16. Journeys & Destinations (2015) · 17. Death and Immortality in Middle-earth (2017) · 18. Poetry and Song in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien (2018) · 19. Tolkien the Pagan? (2019) · 20. Adapting Tolkien (2021) · 21. Twenty-first Century Receptions of Tolkien (2022) · 22. Tolkien and Diversity (2023)