I loved this exploration, Peter; thanks so much for sharing it. Tolkien nut that I am, there was a lot here I wasn’t aware of. I love Deor—it’s one of my favorite Old English poems. That’s an interesting and entirely plausible proposition about the poet’s grandson.
It’s staggering to think what we’ve lost of that other world, but I think we’re beginning to see that modernity never replaced it; it was just built on top. The roots and the bedrock remain.
Isn't it fascinating!? It's quite an obscure early draft of Tolkien's which I haven't read about anywhere other than 'The Book of Lost Tales'; such a wonderful interweaving of mythology, history and fantasy.
Staggering indeed; 'deep roots are not reached by the frost'. It glimmers still, in the cracks of modernity.
Thanks for reading! Michael Ward talks a bit more about the agreement between Tolkien and Lewis to write tales of time travel and space travel in his book 'Planet Narnia', and how that agreement may have also affected 'The Chronicles of Narnia'; it's worth a read if you haven't checked it out already!
I loved this exploration, Peter; thanks so much for sharing it. Tolkien nut that I am, there was a lot here I wasn’t aware of. I love Deor—it’s one of my favorite Old English poems. That’s an interesting and entirely plausible proposition about the poet’s grandson.
It’s staggering to think what we’ve lost of that other world, but I think we’re beginning to see that modernity never replaced it; it was just built on top. The roots and the bedrock remain.
Isn't it fascinating!? It's quite an obscure early draft of Tolkien's which I haven't read about anywhere other than 'The Book of Lost Tales'; such a wonderful interweaving of mythology, history and fantasy.
Staggering indeed; 'deep roots are not reached by the frost'. It glimmers still, in the cracks of modernity.
Very interesting! A lot of information I never read before! Thank you!
Thanks for reading! Michael Ward talks a bit more about the agreement between Tolkien and Lewis to write tales of time travel and space travel in his book 'Planet Narnia', and how that agreement may have also affected 'The Chronicles of Narnia'; it's worth a read if you haven't checked it out already!