April 9, 2020

tolkien’s beowulf translation out this may.

article also includes an extract from the heaney side by side the tolkien:

Time went by, the boat was
on water,
in close under the cliffs.
Men climbed eagerly up the
gangplank,
sand churned in surf, warriors
loaded
a cargo of weapons, shining
war-gear
in the vessel�s hold, then
heaved out,
away with a will in their
wood-wreathed ship.

(Heaney)


* * *

On went the hours:
on
ocean afloat
under cliff was their craft.
Now climb blithely
brave man aboard;
breakers pounding
ground the shingle.
Gleaming harness
they hove to the bosom of the
bark, armour
with cunning forged then cast
her forth
to voyage triumphant,
valiant-timbered
fleet foam twisted.

 (Tolkien)

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