I recieved my copy of "The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun" on Friday, and read it over the weekend (it's really just a few pages, plus commentary). Tolkien's verse is, as ever, haunting. The story, Breton in origin, is therefore Celtic and therefore melancholy.
Christopher Tolkien, in his comments, seems to think that we see the subtle origins of Galadriel in the Corrigan, or fay witch.
If it's outside of some of your price range to drop $16 for a ten page poem, I could be convinced to transcribe it and pass it along.
The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun
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Straelbora
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The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun
Vápnum sÃnum skala maðr velli á
feti ganga framar þvà at óvist er at vita
nær verðr á vegum úti geirs um þörf guma
Hávamál
feti ganga framar þvà at óvist er at vita
nær verðr á vegum úti geirs um þörf guma
Hávamál
Re: The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun
That sounds wonderful! I may indeed have to pick one uo, but if you chose to transcribe it, I certainly wouldn't argue. $16 does seem a tad steep for such a short offering.
Maerondir Perianseron, also called “Mickel,” Halfling Friend - Ranger of the Misty Mountains
Re: The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun
Count me in on that too Strealbora, the transcription would be well worth that to me.
I am Ringulf the Dwarven Woodsman, I craft leather, wood, metal, and clay,
I throw axes, seaxes, and pointy sticks, And I fire my bow through the day.
Come be my ally, lift up your mead! We'll search out our foes and the Eagles we'll feed!
I throw axes, seaxes, and pointy sticks, And I fire my bow through the day.
Come be my ally, lift up your mead! We'll search out our foes and the Eagles we'll feed!