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'''The Princess Ni''' is a poem written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and published in 1924 within ''[[Leeds University Verse 1914-24]]''. A revised version was printed in ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'' as [[Princess Mee]].
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'''The Princess ''' is an early poem written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].
 
The first draft of the poem was dated [[9 July]] [[1915]]. It was published in [[1924]] within ''[[Leeds University Verse 1914-24]]'' (p. 58).<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 853</ref><ref name=ab>{{AB|Comm}}</ref> The name probably refers to the [[Celtic]] feminine patronymic ''ní''.<ref name=ab/>
 
The poem was one of those Tolkien rediscovered, refurbished and revised around [[1961]] while preparing ''[[The Adventures of Tom Bombadil]]'', where it was published as ''[[Little Princess Mee]]''.<ref>{{AB|Mee}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien]]
* [[Index:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien|Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien]]


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The Princess Ní is an early poem written by J.R.R. Tolkien.

The first draft of the poem was dated 9 July 1915. It was published in 1924 within Leeds University Verse 1914-24 (p. 58).[1][2] The name probably refers to the Celtic feminine patronymic .[2]

The poem was one of those Tolkien rediscovered, refurbished and revised around 1961 while preparing The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, where it was published as Little Princess Mee.[3]

See also

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