King Sheave
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King Sheave | |
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Man | |
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"Gossen i båten, Scéaf" by L.B. Hansen | |
Biographical Information | |
Other names | Sceafa, Shava, Scefius |
Location | Lombardy |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
King Sheave is a character in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lost Road." He is mentioned in a scene where Ælfwine, a mariner, tells the story of King Sheave, who was found as a boy in an empty ship coming from the west. He became a king in the North and ruled for many years before sailing away at the end of his life.[1]
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References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "Part One: III. The Lost Road, (iii) The unwritten chapters"