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'''Thomas Patrick Dunning''' (? — [[1973]]) was a scholar of [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] at [[Wikipedia:University College Dublin|University College Dublin]], and a priest and member of the [[Wikipedia:Congregation of the Mission|Congregatio Missionis]]. Dunning was a former student of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]; the latter started supervising Dunning's thesis on [[17 October]] [[1952]].<ref>{{CG|C}}, ''passim''</ref><ref name=Lambe>{{webcite|author=[[Carl F. Hostetter]]|articleurl=http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lambengolmor/message/1134|articlename=Re: Quenya inscription: "Sí man i·yulmar men enquantuva?"|dated=13 May 2013|website=Lambe|accessed=18 May 2013}}</ref>
'''Thomas Patrick Dunning''' ([[1913]] - [[1973]]) was a scholar of [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] at [[Wikipedia:University College Dublin|University College Dublin]], and a former student of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].


Tolkien inscribed a [[Quenya]] sentence — a variation on a phrase occuring in [[Galadriel's Lament]] — in Dunning's copy of ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'': "''Sí man i·yulmar men enquantuva?''".<ref name=Lambe/>
==History==
Dunning grew up in Tipperary, Ireland. He was educated at Castleknock College before earning a masters and, in 1939, a doctorate from University College, Dublin. He was also ordained a priest in 1939 in the [[wikipedia:Congregation of the Mission|Congregatio Missionis]]. He was elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy in 1954.<ref>"Father Dunning to Speak" in University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's ''The Daily Tar Heel'', Tuesday, April 4, 1967, page 6.</ref>
 
In October [[1953]] the Applications Committee at [[Merton College]] appointed Tolkien to be Dunning's supervisor for his thesis on early English homiletic literature. Tolkien served in that capacity until early December of 1953 when he was replaced by [[J.A.W. Bennett]], a fellow professor at the college and also a fellow member of [[The Inklings]].<ref>{{CG|C}}, pp. 390, 418.</ref><ref name=Lambe>{{webcite|author=[[Carl F. Hostetter]]|articleurl=http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/lambengolmor/message/1134|articlename=Re: Quenya inscription: "Sí man i·yulmar men enquantuva?"|dated=13 May 2013|website=Lambe|accessed=18 May 2013}}</ref>
 
On 30 May 2013, Bloomsbury House in London auctioned off a first edition, autographed, three-volume set of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' with ink ownership inscriptions identifying it as belonging to "T. P. Dunning". Tolkien had inscribed a [[Quenya]] sentence — a variation on a phrase occuring in [[Galadriel's Lament]] — in ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'': "''Sí man i·yulmar men enquantuva?''".<ref name=Lambe/> This phrase translates, "Now who shall fill my cup for me?" In the ''[[The Two Towers]]'', Tolkien had inscribed, "Come back to me and say my land is fair" which is a variation of a line from The Ent and Ent-wife Song in "[[Treebeard]]". In the ''[[The Return of the King]], ''Tolkien inscribed, "Sing, be glad all ye children of the West / for your King shall come again" which is a variation of two lines from The Eagle's Song in "[[The Steward and the King]]". According to the auctioneers, these autographed quotations "appear to relate to Dunning's departure for Ireland (a country for which Tolkien's love is well documented) and give an indication of the close friendship between both men." The three-volume set sold for a price of £36,000 (£44,640 with associated fees).<ref>{{webcite|author=Bloomsbury Auctions|articleurl=http://www.bloomsburyauctions.com/cms/pages/lot/36055/390|articlename=Lot No. 390, Important Books & Manuscripts - 30th Anniversary Sale|website=Bloomsbury Auction House, London|accessed=24 Dec 2015}}</ref>  


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*[[1937]]: ''Piers Plowman: An Interpretation of the A-Text'' (Dublin: Talbot Press; also London: Longmans)
*[[1969]]: ''[[The Wanderer]]'' (co-editor with [[Alan Bliss|A.J. Bliss]])
*[[1969]]: ''[[The Wanderer]]'' (co-editor with [[Alan Bliss|A.J. Bliss]])
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Revision as of 10:28, 26 December 2015

Thomas Patrick Dunning (1913 - 1973) was a scholar of Anglo-Saxon at University College Dublin, and a former student of J.R.R. Tolkien.

History

Dunning grew up in Tipperary, Ireland. He was educated at Castleknock College before earning a masters and, in 1939, a doctorate from University College, Dublin. He was also ordained a priest in 1939 in the Congregatio Missionis. He was elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy in 1954.[1]

In October 1953 the Applications Committee at Merton College appointed Tolkien to be Dunning's supervisor for his thesis on early English homiletic literature. Tolkien served in that capacity until early December of 1953 when he was replaced by J.A.W. Bennett, a fellow professor at the college and also a fellow member of The Inklings.[2][3]

On 30 May 2013, Bloomsbury House in London auctioned off a first edition, autographed, three-volume set of The Lord of the Rings with ink ownership inscriptions identifying it as belonging to "T. P. Dunning". Tolkien had inscribed a Quenya sentence — a variation on a phrase occuring in Galadriel's Lament — in The Fellowship of the Ring: "Sí man i·yulmar men enquantuva?".[3] This phrase translates, "Now who shall fill my cup for me?" In the The Two Towers, Tolkien had inscribed, "Come back to me and say my land is fair" which is a variation of a line from The Ent and Ent-wife Song in "Treebeard". In the The Return of the King, Tolkien inscribed, "Sing, be glad all ye children of the West / for your King shall come again" which is a variation of two lines from The Eagle's Song in "The Steward and the King". According to the auctioneers, these autographed quotations "appear to relate to Dunning's departure for Ireland (a country for which Tolkien's love is well documented) and give an indication of the close friendship between both men." The three-volume set sold for a price of £36,000 (£44,640 with associated fees).[4]

Bibliography, selected

Books

Articles

See also

References

  1. "Father Dunning to Speak" in University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's The Daily Tar Heel, Tuesday, April 4, 1967, page 6.
  2. Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, pp. 390, 418.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Carl F. Hostetter, "Re: Quenya inscription: "Sí man i·yulmar men enquantuva?"" dated 13 May 2013, Lambengolmor mailing list (accessed 18 May 2013)
  4. Bloomsbury Auctions, "Lot No. 390, Important Books & Manuscripts - 30th Anniversary Sale", Bloomsbury Auction House, London (accessed 24 December 2015)