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Re: Beowulf

2 by Deimos
[quote=""BladeCollector""]Looks like Tolkien's translation of the classic Anglo-Saxon poem is coming to a bookstore near us

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/m ... -published[/quote]

ooooo...can't wait.
Have to pick up The Fall of Arthur too.

Thanks for the heads-up BC :)

"Eternity is an awful long time, especially towards the end."

"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing.
It also depends on what sort of person you are.” -- CSL

Re: Beowulf

4 by RosereIII
Sad, but funny at the same time...and true.
"So many vows...they make you swear and swear. Defend the king. Obey the king. Keep his secrets. Do his bidding. Your life for his. But obey your father. Love your sister. Protect the innocent. Defend the weak. Respect the gods. Obey the laws.
It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or the other.”

Re: Beowulf

5 by Deimos
[quote=""BladeCollector""]Looks like Tolkien's translation of the classic Anglo-Saxon poem is coming to a bookstore near us

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/m ... -published[/quote]


A couple of very fine reviews of Tolkien's Beowulf
(and whatever your political persuasion, do not let the type of journals that published them disuade you from reading them)

http://www.kirkcenter.org/index.php/boo ... lous-tale/

http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/ ... tml?page=1 (2 pages)

I have a birthday coming up...think I'll celebrate it reading the Professor's book. :)

"Eternity is an awful long time, especially towards the end."

"What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing.
It also depends on what sort of person you are.” -- CSL
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