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The title is Irish for "voyage"; ''Imrama'' were Celtic tales about Irish explorers who sought the Land of Promise in the Atlantic.
The title is Irish for "voyage"; ''Imrama'' were Celtic tales about Irish explorers who sought the Land of Promise in the Atlantic.


A version of the poem appeared as part of "[[The Notion Club Papers]]" within ''[[Sauron Defeated]]''; the original version was also provided among the commentaries.
A version of the poem appeared as part of "[[The Notion Club Papers]]" within ''[[Sauron Defeated]]''; the original version was also provided among the commentaries.<ref>{{SD|Imram}}</ref>
==See also==
==See also==
* [[Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien]]
* [[Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien]]
 
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Imram (The Death of Saint Brendan) is a poem written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in Time and Tide in December 1955.

The title is Irish for "voyage"; Imrama were Celtic tales about Irish explorers who sought the Land of Promise in the Atlantic.

A version of the poem appeared as part of "The Notion Club Papers" within Sauron Defeated; the original version was also provided among the commentaries.[1]

See also

References

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Sauron Defeated, "Part Two: The Notion Club Papers Part Two: Note on 'The Death of Saint Brendan' with the text of the published form 'Imram'"