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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. hmm... Tolkien by ejaw5 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    One Beowulf cluster, to rule all clusters.

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    $cat /dev/random > Sig
  2. Wow... by wcbarksdale · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I thought only dead rappers could make new material.

  3. Imagine.... by psyconaut · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ....a beowulf cluster of those! ;)

    -psy

  4. Re:imagine... by mstyne · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    turd burgler!

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