Tolkien's translation of the Beowulf Saga - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

01-02-2003, 08:37 AM

On Slashdot I read that a new Tolkien book is discovered:

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A YELLOWING manuscript by J.R.R.Tolkien discovered in an Oxford library could become one of the publishing sensations of 2003.

The 2000 handwritten pages include Tolkien's translation and appraisal of Beowulf, the epic 8th century Anglo-Saxon poem of bravery, friendship and monster-slaying that is thought to have inspired The Lord of the Rings.

Bêthberry · 01-02-2003, 09:20 AM

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.

01-02-2003, 09:20 AM	#2
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 5,997	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. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.