{"id":117090,"date":"2023-10-27T10:33:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T15:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=117090"},"modified":"2023-10-27T10:33:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T15:33:14","slug":"tolkien-pub-eagle-child-to-be-resurrected-by-oracle-tech-titan-larry-ellison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2023\/10\/27\/117090-tolkien-pub-eagle-child-to-be-resurrected-by-oracle-tech-titan-larry-ellison\/","title":{"rendered":"Tolkien pub Eagle & Child to be resurrected by Oracle tech titan Larry Ellison"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Famed pub The Eagle and Child<\/a>, frequented by J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and the Inklings group, closed three years ago during the pandemic; but a new investment group plans to bring it back to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle Systems based in California, has purchased the long-empty pub from Oxford’s St. John’s College. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ellison Institute of Technology plans to renovate and reopen the famed pub, nicknamed The Bird & Baby, with a new restaurant, meeting rooms, and a new study area for students and faculty. According to Oxford Mail<\/a>, the rebirth\u00a0of the Eagle and Child will modernise the space and secure its long-term economic viability, while\u00a0also\u00a0honouring its proud\u00a0past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Serving Oxford since the 17th century, the plan is to modernize the entire area while still keeping The Eagle and Child – and most importantly the Inklings corner – intact. No date has yet been set for reopening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

TheOneRing.net staffers greendragon, K.M. Rice and Justin visited the closed pub in 2022 thanks to Amazon Studios Rings of Power “London 30” event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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