j.r.r. tolkien does it again
known best for the lord of the rings series, j.r.r. tolkien has probably published just about as many books posthumously as while he was alive. his last one, published in 2007 36 years after his death, the children of hurin, is listed as one of the best books of 2007 on amazon.com
the new book just released today, consist of two narrative poems written in a traditional norse meter which makes use of alliterations and kennings (referencing one item but suggesting another).
here’s an excerpt from the the legend of sigurd and gudrun
There wrought Regin
by the red embers
rune-written iron,
rare, enchanted;
of gold things gleaming,
of grey silver,
there Fáfnir lay
by the fire dreaming.
not my cup of tea but if you love it, you can pick it up at amazon.
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