pickA beautifully tragic fairy story, the language is as time-worn as a Runic engraving yet clear as a bell.
The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun | 
pickA beautifully tragic fairy story, the language is as time-worn as a Runic engraving yet clear as a bell.
My boyfriend isn‘t on Litsy so I‘m going to gush about his cute nerdiness for a second so bear with me: he doesn‘t read as much as I do, but sometimes, when he does find the mental energy to read (as he puts it), he reads to me while we lay in bed & he‘s doing it now and it‘s one of my favorite things in the world😍❤️
Challenge | Day 11
Another Tolkien. 💙
#blue on #readingresolutions by @Jess7
pick“In Britain‘s land beyond the waves
are stony hills and stony caves;
The wind blows ever over hills
And hollow caves with wailing fills.”
This short volume is a compelling glimpse into one of #Tolkien‘s lesser-known projects, inspired by the Celtic folklore of Brittany. Framed and illuminated by Verlyn Flieger‘s expert editorial work, The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun is a beautiful, insightful, and haunting read for any lover of Tolkienia!
This just came in the mail and I can't wait to dive in! Has anyone else read it yet? What did you think? // Be sure to follow me on Instagram for more Tolkien posts (@tolkienbritta on there, too!)!
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Did not even make it through the intro of this book without buying another... this is how my tbr gets out of control. But I didn't know about The Kalevala until I saw this, and I'm excited to read it. I know almost nothing about my Finnish heritage.
pickFascinating for someone interested in Tolkien's myth making and Breton culture. Less so for a casual fan. Happily, I am not a casual fan, or I wasn't before my career change anyway.
One day the Tolkien estate will run out of padding to sell to people who actually want more elves and hobbits, and though I love Tolkien's work, I hope it's soon, because this just dilutes people's interest.
Sunday morning tea & book. Curled up and cozy on a snowy day.
My partner texted as I was leaving dance class, "sorry going to be late, do you want to wait at Wordsworth?"
A) don't need to ask me twice!
B) pretty sure I'm physically incapable of waiting a half hour in a bookstore without buying something
pickIt's not everyday that a new Tolkien book arrives, so I was pretty excited. This poem (& its 2 shorter ones) is not for all, but fans of myth and Fairie will enjoy it. Set in Celtic Brittany, the poem tells the tale of a childless couple & the Lord's fateful encounter with a Corrigan, or water spirit or fairy. Reading it aloud was a pleasure. The big Middle-earth tale, The Lay of Leithian about Beren & Luthien comes out this March. Can't wait!
so-soI love Tolkien and his work is so steeped in language and myth that it is always a pleasure to read joy but this was really let down by the way it was published. It would have worked better in an anthology that could analyse the origins, influences and development in a meaningful way in the context of his other writing. The editor's determination to give a definition for every archaic word drove me nuts!
