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Farmer Giles of Ham
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Farmer Giles of Ham is a comic medieval fable written by J. R. R. Tolkien in 1937 and published in 1949. The story describes the encounters between Farmer Giles and a wily dragon named Chrysophylax, a
First edition cover
First edition cover
A blunderbuss
A blunderbuss
Chrysophylax was brought back to the city, tamed, as in the story of Saint George and the Dragon. 15th-century Georgian icon.
Chrysophylax was brought back to the city, tamed, as in the story of Saint George and the Dragon. 15th-century Georgian icon.
The Tolkien Reader
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The Tolkien Reader is an anthology of works by J. R. R. Tolkien. It includes a variety of short stories, poems, a play and some non-fiction. It compiles material previously published as three separate
Farmer Giles of Ham
…Farmer Giles of Ham was originally illustrated by Pauline Baynes. The story has appeared with other works by Tolkien in omnibus editions, including The Tolkien Reader and Tales from the Perilous Realm. Tolkien dedicated Farmer Giles of Ham to Cyril Hackett Wilkinson (1888–1960), a don (lecturer) he knew at Oxford…
Cover of the first edition
Cover of the first edition
The English earl Beorhtnoth, who fought in the Battle of Maldon. He is the titular character of Tolkien's essay and play "The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth
The English earl Beorhtnoth, who fought in the Battle of Maldon. He is the titular character of Tolkien's essay and play "The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son."