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01-02-2003, 08:37 AM | #1 | |
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Tolkien's translation of the Beowulf Saga
On Slashdot I read that a new Tolkien book is discovered:
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01-02-2003, 09:20 AM | #2 |
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Yes, apparently there are several crossovers in Tolkien's handwriting. Quite often he slipped and called Beowulf Frodo. Grendel is translated throughout as Grima but that, too, is eventually crossed out.
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