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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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  2. How good could it BE? by CharterTerminal · · Score: 0, Troll

    Does Tolkein's adaptation star Christopher Lambert? Is it set to techno music? I think not!

    They've already released the perfect translation. Anything else is simply redundant.