Wolvercote Cemetery

A Required Stop for Tolkien Fans - and a Beautiful, Peaceful Cemetery filled with History During my daytrip to Oxford from London, I took a short bus ride to Wolvercote Cemetery. (Tip: Wolvercote is not a required stop for the buses, so be sure to press the "stop" button when you near the cemetery entrance so that the bus driver knows you intend to get off). Most tourists visit Wolvercote to see Tolkien (author of The Lord of the Rings) and his wife's gravesite. Markers along the cemetery entrance point the way to the grave, making it easy to find amidst hundreds of others. Seeing the humble grave with the famed "Beren & Luthien" engravings in person is inspiring. Fans leave occasional tokens at the grave, such as Elvish writing or small statues and notes. It's a moving sight to witness in person. The cemetery as a whole emanates a wondrous calm. It's quiet, vast, lush, and filled with history and peace (there are tributes to Holocaust victims, for example). Trees large enough for ten people to hold hands around grow in some areas, with benches placed beneath them for relishing moments of silent contemplation. If you visit Wolvercote to see Tolkien's grave, plan to spend an hour just walking through the grounds and soaking everything in. You'll be struck with a humbling sense of being in the presence of the greats who have gone on before you.
Dec 14th, 2022

As sad as a cemetery is it has a warm and comforting feel.
Sep 19th, 2022

RIP Tolkiens (Beren and Luthien). I was sorry to hear that their grandchildren have funk into heathenry. The great Christopher Tolkien was cremated. Sad. That is a modernism.
Aug 13th, 2022

(Translated by Google) Yes.R.R Tolkien with Edith and also his daughter Priscills are buried here. (Original) Ja.R.R Tolkien mit Edith und auch seine Tochter Priscills sind hier beerdigt.
May 29th, 2022

Apr 27th, 2021