The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun
first publication date: 1945
genre: epic poem
original language: English
main subject: Celtic mythology
follows: A Secret Vice
followed by: Beren and Lúthien
The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun is a poem of 508 lines, written by J. R. R. Tolkien in 1930 and published in Welsh Review in December 1945. Aotrou and Itroun are Breton words for "lord" and "lady". The poem is modelled on the genre of the "Breton lay" popular in Middle English literature of the 12th century, and it explores the conflict of heroic or chivalric values and Christianity, and their relation to the institution of marriage. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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