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Tolkien and the Beowulf Saga

Posted by michael on from the everything-old-is-new-again dept.

jackalski sent in this story about a translation of the Beowulf epic by J.R.R. Tolkien being discovered and which is now set to be published next year. Tolkien found Beowulf inspirational.

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  1. It's safe to say... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I started looking through, and realised I had found an entire book of material that had never seen the light of day. As I turned the page, there was Tolkien's fingerprint in a smudge of ink."

    If you have Tolkien's fingerprint memorized, it's safe to say you REALLY NEED A NEW HOBBY.

    I feel sorry for this guy's daughter.