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Tolkien and Beowulf

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Fantasy Literature
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A talk by Dr Laura Varnam on Tolkien's long engagement with the Old English poem 'Beowulf' as part of the Tolkien 50th Commemoration seminar series.

A talk by Dr Laura Varnam, University College, Oxford, on Tolkien's long engagement with the Old English poem 'Beowulf'. Part of the series to mark the 50th anniversary of Tolkien's death organised and hosted by Exeter College and the Faculty of English.

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Fantasy Literature
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Laura Varnam
Keywords
tolkien
J r r Tolkien
beowulf
old english
fantasy literature
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 11/12/2023
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