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Halbarad · 07-30-2001, 08:33 PM

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Beowulf

On the topic of epic poetry, Tolkien was one of few scholars who defended the epic OE poem Beowulf as having merit. This ties in with his epic style of writing in the lay of Liethan (Luthien?). Just an obscure fact (which is a specialty of mine) :-)

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07-30-2001, 08:33 PM	#11
Halbarad Wight Join Date: May 2001 Location: Cheongju, Korea Posts: 147	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Pile o' Bones Posts: 23</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Beowulf On the topic of epic poetry, Tolkien was one of few scholars who defended the epic OE poem Beowulf as having merit. This ties in with his epic style of writing in the lay of Liethan (Luthien?). Just an obscure fact (which is a specialty of mine) :-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "A little people, but of great worth are the Shire-folk. Little do they know of our long labour for the safekeeping of their borders, and yet I grudge it not."</p> __________________ -Halbarad to Aragorn, 'The Passing of the Grey Company' Book V, Return of the King."A little people, but of great worth are the Shire-folk. Little do they know of our long labour for the safekeeping of their borders, and yet I grudge it not"