The Battle of Maldon: together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth by Tolkien, J. R. R - 30/03/2023 00:00:01

New. <p> <strong>First ever standalone edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most important poetic dramas, that explores timely themes such as the nature of heroism and chivalry during war, and which features unpublished and never-before-seen texts and drafts.</strong> </p> <p>In 991 AD, vikings attacked an Anglo-Saxon defence-force led by their duke, Beorhtnoth, resulting in brutal fighting along the banks of the river Blackwater, near Maldon in Essex. The attack is widely considered one of the defining conflicts of tenth-century England, due to it being immortalised in the poem, <em>The Battle of Maldon</em>.</p> <p>Written shortly after the battle, the poem now survives only as a 325-line fragment, but its value to today is incalculable, not just as an heroic tale but in vividly expressing the lost language of our ancestors and celebrating ideals of loyalty and friendship.</p>… Read More

HarperCollins, 30/03/2023 00:00:01. hardcover. Acceptable. 2.3982 22.8826 14.9886. Dust jacket ripped otherwise appears unread and in very good condition.

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Original Hardcover. Publisher: HarperCollins UK | 2023 | Original Hardcover | 208 p. | This book is brand new. | Language: Engelska --- Information regarding the book: In 991 AD, vikings attacked an Anglo-Saxon defence-force led by their duke, Beorhtnoth, resulting in brutal fighting along the banks of the river Blackwater, near Maldon in Essex. The attack is widely considered one of the defining conflicts of tenth-century England, due to it being immortalised in the poem, The Battle of Maldon. Written shortly after the battle, the poem now survives only as a 325-line fragment, but its value to today is incalculable, not just as an heroic tale but in vividly expressing the lost language of our ancestors and celebrating ideals of loyalty and friendship. J.R.R. Tolkien considered The Battle of Maldon 'the last surviving fragment of ancient English heroic minstrelsy'. It would inspire him to compose, during the 1930s, his own dramatic verse-dialogue, The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth… Read More

HarperCollins, 2023. First Edition. hardcover. Like New/Very Good. 5x1x8. Tolkien's translations of The Battle of Maldon, and 'The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, Beorhthelm's Son,' as well as his ca 1930 lecture 'The Tradition of Versification in Old English,' with reference to Maldon. First thus, illustrated by Bill Sanderson, in its first printing with '1' at copyright page. Brown boards with gold spine titling, faintly bumped to spine foot, else fine. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket very good with only very minor edgewear. Pages bright, text unmarked.

Fine condition. HarperCollins, 2023. First UK edition-first printing (1). Brown hardback (gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj (small nick on the edges of the Dj cover), both in fine condition. The book is new. 202pp including Foreword, notes, appendices I to VI, bibliography. Price un-clipped.
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Book Description: First ever standalone edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien s most important poetic dramas, that explores timely themes such as the nature of heroism and chivalry during war, and which features unpublished and never-before-seen texts and drafts.In 991 AD, vikings attacked an Anglo-Saxon defence-force led by their duke, Beorhtnoth, resulting in brutal fighting along the banks of the river Blackwater, near Maldon in Essex. The attack is widely considered one of the defining conflicts of tenth-century England, due to it being immortalised in the poem, The Battle of Maldon.Written shortly after the battle, the poem now survives only as a 325-line fragment, but its value to… Read More

UK: HarperCollins. A fine UK first edition, first printing hardback - in a fine dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED, DATED 'July 10th 2023' & LOCATED 'Oxford' BY PETER GRYBAUSKAS - Pictures available upon request. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 2023.