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Topic: Recordings of and from the Tolkien's

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azaghal
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Date: Sep 22, 2012
Recordings of and from the Tolkien's
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I found a recording of JRR Tolkien himself speaking the poem/song Namarie that Galadriel sang.

 

 

Christopher Tolkien about his father and the writing of the Silmarillion.

 



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King Azaghal was I, Lord of Belegost.

Fought the father of dragons at great cost,

During the Battle of Unnumbered Tears,

Nearly killed the Great Worm of our fears,

I Stabbed my knife into Dread Glaurung,

Could be worse, I could be dragon dung.

 
ArwenLegolas
Tom Bombadil
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Thanks azaghal for sharing that with us.

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Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo!
Ring a dong! hop along! fal lal the willow!
Tom Bom, Jolly Tom, Tom Bombadillo!
Glorfindel
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Never knew half this stuff existed.

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Utúlie'n  aurë!  Aiya  Eldalië  ar  Atanatári,  utúlie'n  aurë! 
Auta  i  lómë! 
Aurë entuluva!
ArwenLegolas
Tom Bombadil
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Really, I have listened to Tolkien reciting the Namarie when I first became a Tolkien Addict

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Hey dol! merry dol! ring a dong dillo!
Ring a dong! hop along! fal lal the willow!
Tom Bom, Jolly Tom, Tom Bombadillo!
azaghal
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Date: Sep 25, 2012
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JRR Tolkien recites "The Hoard"

 



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King Azaghal was I, Lord of Belegost.

Fought the father of dragons at great cost,

During the Battle of Unnumbered Tears,

Nearly killed the Great Worm of our fears,

I Stabbed my knife into Dread Glaurung,

Could be worse, I could be dragon dung.

 
azaghal
Being lies with Eru - Rank 1
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Date: Sep 25, 2012
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Interview of JRR Tolkien on the radio, (obviously audio only smile ) 10 minutes:

 



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King Azaghal was I, Lord of Belegost.

Fought the father of dragons at great cost,

During the Battle of Unnumbered Tears,

Nearly killed the Great Worm of our fears,

I Stabbed my knife into Dread Glaurung,

Could be worse, I could be dragon dung.

 
 
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