The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun
โ J. R. R. Tolkien
๐ Fiction
๐
2018
๐ English
โ 7 KB
โฆ LIBER โฆ
The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun
โ Scribed by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers;HarperCollinsPublishers
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 311 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0008202141
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Unavailable for more than 70 years, this early but important work is published for the first time with Tolkien's 'Corrigan' poems and other supporting material, including a prefatory note by Christopher Tolkien. Set 'In Britain's land beyond the seas' during the Age of Chivalry, The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun tells of a childless Breton Lord and Lady (the 'Aotrou' and 'Itroun' of the title) and the tragedy that befalls them when Aotrou seeks to remedy their situation with the aid of a magic potion obtained from a corrigan, or malevolent fairy. When the potion succeeds and Itroun bears twins, the corrigan returns seeking her fee, and Aotrou is forced to choose between betraying his marriage and losing his life. Coming from the darker side of J.R.R. Tolkien's imagination, The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun, together with the two shorter 'Corrigan' poems that lead up to it and which are also included, was the outcome of a comparatively short but intense period in Tolkien's life when he was...
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