pickWhile this will never be one of my favorite tales by Tolkien, this is a very interesting look at an early Tolkien myth reworking that shows some obvious precursors for both the myth of Túrin and parts of the Lúthien and Beren stories. Although the original story and his reworking are very dark, you can see the seed that would germinate into other tales and the beginning of his story writing skills.
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Daisey I very much agree with your review! I‘m not as far as I had planned, but I hope to get through some more of the essays tonight. 3y
JazzFeathers True, eh? I found the actual story so brutal that l wandered all the time why Tolkien appreciated it so much. Now that I've read the first essay, l start to see. He liked it's diversity. The fact that this stories survived the centres remaining virtually untouched by the classic and afterward Christian European culture. 3y