The Tolkien Fan's Medieval ReaderThis is an accessible rendering of the medieval stories, myths and legends that inspired Tolkien's, 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings'. |
Contents
Foreword by Verlyn Flieger | 9 |
Beowulf | 16 |
The Finnesburg Fragment | 62 |
Copyright | |
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