Tolkien and the Beowulf Saga 316
jackalski sent in this story about a translation of the Beowulf epic by J.R.R. Tolkien being discovered and which is now set to be published next year. Tolkien found Beowulf inspirational.
It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. -- Jerome Klapka Jerome
FP! (Score:3, Funny)
Imagine... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Imagine... (Score:2, Funny)
Any chance there is a pending copyright violation? (Score:3, Funny)
Great... (Score:2, Funny)
Movie Studios Cook this up? (Score:3, Funny)
Wonder how many aspiring writers will be picking up on this new publication method in the coming years?
Re:Imagine... (Score:3, Funny)
It's safe to say... (Score:5, Funny)
"I started looking through, and realised I had found an entire book of material that had never seen the light of day. As I turned the page, there was Tolkien's fingerprint in a smudge of ink."
If you have Tolkien's fingerprint memorized, it's safe to say you REALLY NEED A NEW HOBBY.
I feel sorry for this guy's daughter.
Why isn't there a "-1 No. Just no." rating? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Imagine... (Score:2, Funny)
Isn't That Inefficient? (Score:3, Funny)
(duck) :)
Brin Takes Grendel's Side (Score:3, Funny)
Re:It's safe to say... (Score:3, Funny)
"If you have Tolkien's fingerprint memorized, it's safe to say you REALLY NEED A NEW HOBBIT.."
All Thy Castle Are Belong To Us (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Imagine... (Score:2, Funny)
Gives us a fisssh, precious. It owes us a fisssh, yesss. Nice juicy fisssh.
Re:sir gawain (Score:3, Funny)
So, a typical slashdot post is in Middle English?