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Tolkien looked highly upon Beowulf, and derived many ideas and translations from the myth. In [[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]] #25 the Professor states, "Beowulf is among my most valued sources ..." | Tolkien looked highly upon Beowulf, and derived many ideas and translations from the myth. In [[The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien]] #25 the Professor states, "Beowulf is among my most valued sources ..." | ||
==See also== | |||
*''[[Finn and Hengest]]'' | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 20:36, 26 May 2010
Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon epic translated, among others, by J.R.R. Tolkien himself.
Tolkien looked highly upon Beowulf, and derived many ideas and translations from the myth. In The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien #25 the Professor states, "Beowulf is among my most valued sources ..."
See also
External Links
- Tolkien and Beowulf - Michael Kennedy details some of the similarities between the two.
