The Home coming of Beorhthnoth

[Stormrider]

Hilary sent me this link:

https://www.tiktok.com/@tomwayling/video/7248356265812938011

I've never heard of this Tolkien writing. It might be interesting.

[Stormrider]

The link is TikTok, I hope you can see it. Anyway, Hilary thinks the book will be released later this year.

[Andorinha]

I think, one version or another, of "The Homecoming of Beorhthoth Beorhthelm's Son" has already been published. There is one version in The Tolkien Reader, from 1966, pp 3 - 18. It has a prefatory/ explanatory introduction, and a following piece on the real life Battle of Maldon that runs this section out to 24 pages. Since Peter Grybaukas's book goes on for 185 pages, I'm assuming he has a lot more to say on the Battle of Maldon in general and Tolkien's use of it to produce a fictional interpretation of that battle's aftermath. Thanks to Hillary for the "headsup" on this new title!

Yes, Stormy, the Tiki's-Tok review worked for me!

www.amazon.com/Battle-Maldon-Together-Homecoming-Beorhtnoth/dp/0063338181/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?crid=1644FAFUR4OAG&keywords=Tolkien%3Bs+Battle+of+Maldon&qid=1687801688&sprefix=tolkien+s+battle+of+maldon%2Caps%2C202&sr=8-1-fkmr0&asin=0063338181&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1

[Stormrider]

Oh Amazon has it for pre ordering! I'll have to check my Tolkien Reader.

[Andorinha]

Just finished Lecture 21 (of 24) in Dr. Jennifer Paxton's England, From the Fall of Rome to the Norman Conquest The Great Courses. She has a short section on the Battle of Maldon as it appears in the original sources, and gives a mention of recommendation to Tolkien's "The Home coming of Beorhthnoth."

see www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/england-from-the-fall-of-rome-to-the-norman-conquest

[Stormrider]

That's an expensive course!

Which section refers to Tolkien's paper? Lecture 21 of 24 you said?

[Andorinha]

The courses are periodically on sale at vastly reduced prices. I paid $59.00 for this course on Anglo-Saxon England, and they have regular "super sales" in their brochures: "A New History of Life," advertised for $469.95, is on sale now for $59.95 "Ancient Civilizations of North America" advertised at $339.95, I just got for $49.95. I'm not sure why they have an initial price that is way, way too high, only to sell the same course a bit later at such a discount?

Yes, in Lesson 21, toward the end of the lecture, Paxton mentions Tolkien and Beorhthnoth.

[Stormrider]

Do you have a link to the place it's on sale? Hilary and Zauber might be interested! I have them on Facebook.

[Andorinha]

OK -- for me this url brings up a sale page where the prices are 39 to 89 dollars. www.thegreatcourses.com

History courses on sale right now include a 15 lecture course on Hannibal for 34.95 dollars if you get permanent online access to it, or 49.95 if you want your own hands on DVD. Each new month or so they rotate through the courses to put other titles on sale. If you do purchase a course, they send you, about every two months, a catalog that has even more on sale titles and a code to get further discounts. www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/hannibal-the-military-genius-who-almost-conquered-rome?pfm=NewReleases&pos=23

Sometimes they bundle two courses for a good price.

Hmm, now the Hannibal link says it is not a valid link, but it worked just a minute ago?

Tried it again and it once more let me see the page... See if you can access it.

[Stormrider]

Yes, both links open for me! Thanks, Andy!