{"product_id":"the-lay-of-aotrou-and-itroun-paperback","title":"The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. R. R. Tolkien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVerlyn Flieger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Britain's land beyond the seas\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe wind blows ever through the trees;\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ein Britain's land beyond the waves\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eare stony shores and stony caves.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So begins \u003cem\u003eThe Lay of Aotrou and Itroun, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e an early but seminal work that grew, along with the\u003c\/em\u003e two \"Corrigan\" poems presented alongside it in this volume\u003cem\u003e, from \u003c\/em\u003ea comparatively short but intense period in Tolkien's life when he was deeply engaged with Celtic, and particularly Breton, myth and legend. \u003cbr\u003e Aotrou and Itroun are a Breton lord and lady residing \"in Britain's land beyond the seas\" during the mythic age of chivalry. Childless and desperate for an heir, Aotrou seeks out a magic potion from a corrigan, or malevolent fairy. When the potion succeeds, the corrigan returns to demand her fee, and Aotrou is forced to choose between his marriage and his life. \u003cbr\u003e Originally written in 1930 and long out of print, \u003cem\u003eThe Lay of Aotrou and Itroun \u003c\/em\u003emay be set alongside Tolkien's \u003cem\u003eThe Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fall of Arthur, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Kullervo\u003c\/em\u003e. Like these other retellings of myths and legends, it was a powerful influence on Tolkien's own legendarium.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ.R.R. TOLKIEN (1892-1973) is the creator of Middle-earth and the author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e VERLYN FLIEGER, PhD, is retired from the University of Maryland as professor emerita in the Department of English, where her specialties were the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and comparative mythology.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772392309024,"sku":"9781328557520","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ac82a4cfe5583a1917899d9c127f0cbe.webp?v=1780404635","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-lay-of-aotrou-and-itroun-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}