THE BATTLE OF MALDON: together with The Homecoming of Beorht Hardcover

"The Battle of Maldon: together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth" by J.R.R. Tolkien is the first standalone edition of one of Tolkien's most significant poetic dramas, offering a profound exploration of heroism and chivalry in warfare. This volume presents Tolkien's prose translation of the Old English heroic poem "The Battle of Maldon," which recounts the Anglo-Saxon defense against a Viking raid in 991 AD. Crucially, it also includes Tolkien's own dramatic verse-dialogue, "The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son," which imagines the aftermath of the battle and features previously unpublished texts and drafts, providing invaluable insight into Tolkien's academic and creative processes. The book, edited by leading Tolkien scholar Peter Grybauskas, illuminates how this ancient poem profoundly influenced Tolkien's own fiction, particularly The Lord of the Rings.