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New Tolkien Book Found

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A new, previously unpublished book by Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien was discovered by accident in a box at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, England, the News.com.au Web site reported. The yellowing 2,000-page handwritten manuscript contains Tolkien's translation and appraisal of the epic Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf, which is thought to have inspired The Lord of the Rings, the news site reported.

Michael Drout, an assistant professor of English at Wheaton College in Norton, Mass., found the Tolkien material by accident in a box of papers while researching Anglo-Saxon scholarship at the Bodleian, the news site reported. Tolkien's translation of Beowulf and his line-by-line interpretation of its meaning will be published next summer.

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  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    That would make for a very long, hard and interesting read.

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  • KeyanKeyan Ranger
    Well...if it's 2,000 handwritten pages, it would be considerably smaller printed. Beowulf isn't that long - around 120 pages IIRC.

    I question as to how much beowulf inspired the lord of the rings, that sounds more like marketing gobblygook to me. More of the material he used is nordic and other fantasy tales...I suppose there are a few things he could have used, but those elements are also found elsewhere (dragons, heros, etc).
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    120 pages is still long when it's something like Beowulf.

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  • Mr_BungleMr_Bungle Ranger
    This is all good news - Beowulf is a remarkable piece in itself, and any subsequent appraisal from Tolkien would be very interesting indeed.
  • Entil'ZhaEntil'Zha I see famous people
    [quote]Originally posted by Mr_Bungle:
    [b]This is all good news - Beowulf is a remarkable piece in itself, and any subsequent appraisal from Tolkien would be very interesting indeed.[/b][/quote]

    Its been since highschool since i've read it, If there was a tolkien translation and appraisal available, I'd sure read it in a heartbeat!
  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    Any Tolkien is good to me.
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