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J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973), a scholar of Old English, Middle English and Old Norse, used alliterative verse extensively in both translations and his own poetry. Most of his alliterative verse is in modern English, in a variety of styles, but he also composed Old English alliterative verses. == Middle-earth mythos == * ''The Lay of the Children of Húrin'' (c. 1918-1925), an unfinished poetic version of the story of Túrin, going as far as Túrin's sojourn in Nargothrond. It exists in two versions, both incomplete; the first being 2276 lines long, the second containing only 745 alliterating lines, corresponding to the first 435 lines of the first version. Short parts of the ''Lay'' were remodelled into self-standing alliterative poems, ''Winter Comes to Nargothrond'' (27 lines) and an untitled poem on the waters of Sirion (26 lines). All are published in ''The Lays of Beleriand'' (1985).〔Tolkien, J.R.R. ''The Lays of Beleriand'', George Allen & Unwin, 1985.〕 * ''The Flight of the Noldoli'' (146 lines), an unfinished poem (c. 1925?) describing Fëanor's speech urging the Noldor to return to Middle-earth, and another unfinished poem (37 lines) describing the aftermath of the Fall of Gondolin. Both are published in ''The Lays of Beleriand.''〔 * ''The Nameless Land'' (60 lines), a poem in the meter of ''Pearl,'' first published 1927; subsequent revisions (dropping one 12-line stanza) were given the title ''The Song of Ælfwine on Seeing the Uprising of Earendil.'' Three versions are published in ''The Lost Road and Other Writings'' (1987).〔Tolkien, J.R.R. ''The Lost Road and Other Writings'', George Allen & Unwin, 1987.〕 * Numerous short verses in ''The Lord of the Rings'' (1954-1955): ''At Théoden's Death'' (3 lines), ''Burial Song of Théoden'' (5 lines), ''Call-to-Arms of the Rohirrim'' (3 lines), ''Éomer's Song'' (4 lines), ''Lament for Théoden'' (21 lines), ''The Long List of the Ents'' (17 lines), ''Malbeth the Seer's Words'' (12 lines), ''Song of the Mounds of Mundburg'' (27 lines), ''Théoden's Battle Cry'' (5 lines). Most of these are attributed to the Rohirrim, a nation in ''The Lord of the Rings'' whose language and nomenclature are portrayed as Old English, though all of these verses are in Modern English.〔Tolkien, J.R.R. ''The Lord of the Rings'', George Allen & Unwin, 1954–1955.〕 * A verse version of the oath of Fëanor and his sons (16 lines), incorporated into the text of the ''Annals of Aman'' for the year 1495, published in ''Morgoth's Ring'' (1993). It differs considerably from the comparable verses in ''The Flight of the Noldoli.''〔Tolkien, J.R.R. ''Morgoth's Ring'', George Allen & Unwin, 1993.〕 * A poem about the Istari (16 lines) published in ''Unfinished Tales'' (1980).〔Tolkien, J.R.R. ''Unfinished Tales'', George Allen & Unwin, 1980.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Tolkien's alliterative verse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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