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'''Arne Zettersten''' ([[1934]]-[[2015]]) was a Swedish professor emeritus. Before retirement, Zettersten was Head of Department and Professor in English at the University of Copenhagen.<ref>"Foreword", in ''Worlds of Words. A Tribute to Arne Zettersten. Nordic Journal of English Studies.'' Special Issue, Volume 3, No. 1 (2004; editor: Cay Dollerup).</ref>


'''Arne Zettersten''' ([[1934]]-) is a Swedish professor emeritus in English at the University of Copenhagen.
In [[1965]], Zettersten presented his doctoral thesis on the [[AB language]], a medieval literary dialect first identified by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. And during the 1960s in [[Oxford]], Zettersten became a friend and colleague of Tolkien, as they both shared an interest in a certain collection of medieval manuscripts (the "[[Katherine Group]]"). Their contact continued throughout the last 13 years of Tolkien's life. Arne Zettersten died 2015, aged 81.  
 
In [[1965]], Zettersten presented his doctoral thesis on the [[AB language]], a medieval literary dialect first identified by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. And during the 1960s in [[Oxford]], Zettersten became a friend and colleague of Tolkien, as they both shared an interest in a certain collection of medieval manuscripts (the "[[Katherine Group]]"). Their contact continued throughout the last 13 years of Tolkien's life.


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
Selected bibliography of works concerned with J.R.R. Tolkien.
Selected bibliography of works concerned with J.R.R. Tolkien.
===Articles===
===Articles===
* [[1966]]: ''English Studies 47'' (Amsterdam)
** "J.R.R. Tolkien. The English Text of the Ancrene Riwle - Ancrene Wisse" (pp.290-292; [Review])
* [[2004]]: ''[[The Invented Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien]]'' [also published in ''[[The Lord of the Rings 1954-2004|The Lord of the Rings 1954-2004: Scholarship in Honor of Richard E. Blackwelder]]'' (2006)]
** "The AB Language Lives"
* [[2006]]: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment]]'', entries:
* [[2006]]: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment]]'', entries:
** "AB Language"
** "AB Language"
** "Ancrene Wisse"
** "Ancrene Wisse"
** "Katherine Group"
** "Katherine Group"
* [[2006]]: ''[[The Lord of the Rings 1954-2004|The Lord of the Rings 1954-2004: Scholarship in Honor of Richard E. Blackwelder]]''
** "The AB Language Lives"
* [[2008]]: ''[[Lembas Extra: Proceedings of the 5th Unquendor Lustrum]]''
* [[2008]]: ''[[Lembas Extra: Proceedings of the 5th Unquendor Lustrum]]''
**  "Discussing language [history] with JRR Tolkien"
**  "Discussing language history with J.R.R. Tolkien"


===Books===
===Books===
* [[2008]]: ''[[Tolkien - min vän Ronald och hans världar]]''
* [[2008]]: ''[[Tolkien - min vän Ronald och hans världar]]''
* [[2010]]: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's Double Worlds and Creative Process]]''
* [[2011]]: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's Double Worlds and Creative Process]]''


==External links==
* [http://universitypost.dk/article/obituary-arne-zettersten-1934-2015 Obituary at University of Copenhagen]
*[http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/963-Tolkien_Double_Worlds_Creative_Process.php Tolkien's Double Worlds and Creative Process by Arne Zettersten]


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Arne Zettersten
Biographical information
Born10 January, 1934
Died21 September, 2015
OccupationAcademic, author

Arne Zettersten (1934-2015) was a Swedish professor emeritus. Before retirement, Zettersten was Head of Department and Professor in English at the University of Copenhagen.[1]

In 1965, Zettersten presented his doctoral thesis on the AB language, a medieval literary dialect first identified by J.R.R. Tolkien. And during the 1960s in Oxford, Zettersten became a friend and colleague of Tolkien, as they both shared an interest in a certain collection of medieval manuscripts (the "Katherine Group"). Their contact continued throughout the last 13 years of Tolkien's life. Arne Zettersten died 2015, aged 81.

Bibliography

Selected bibliography of works concerned with J.R.R. Tolkien.

Articles

Books

External links

References

  1. "Foreword", in Worlds of Words. A Tribute to Arne Zettersten. Nordic Journal of English Studies. Special Issue, Volume 3, No. 1 (2004; editor: Cay Dollerup).