Tinfang Warble is a poem written by J.R.R. Tolkien in 1914 and can be found in The Book of Lost Tales: Part One.[1] The original version was written at Oxford in 1914 and it was rewritten at Leeds in 1920-23. In 1927 it was published in a further altered form which can be seen below.
Poem excerpt
O the hoot! O the hoot!
How he trillups on his flute!
O the hoot of Tinfang Warble!
In the earliest version, Tinfang is called a 'leprawn', and in the Gnomish speech he is a 'fay'.
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References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, "IV. The Chaining of Melko", Tinfang Warble, p. 108