Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary is a prose translation of the early medieval epic poem Beowulf from Old English to modern English. Translated by J. R. R. Tolkien from 1920 to 1926, it was edited
Front cover of the 2014 hardback edition
The monster Grendel on his lonely moors. Illustration by J. R. Skelton
Michael J. Alexander notes that although Beowulf, with its eotenas ond ylfe ond orcneas, inspired Tolkien to create ents, elves, and orcs in his Middle-earth books, the translation may not be an easy read for his fans.
Beowulf Cotton MS Vitellius A XV f. 132r
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and academic philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary
…Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary is a prose translation of the early medieval epic poem Beowulf from Old English to modern English. Translated by J. R. R. Tolkien from 1920 to 1926, it was edited by Tolkien's son Christopher and published posthumously in May 2014 by HarperCollins. In the poem, Beowulf, a hero of…
Tolkien c. 1925–1926
1892 Christmas card with a coloured photo of the Tolkien family in Bloemfontein, sent to relatives in Birmingham, England
Birmingham Oratory, where Tolkien was a parishioner and altar boy (1902–1911)
King Edward's School in Birmingham, where Tolkien was a pupil (1900–1902, 1903–1911)