Brýdleoþ
Brýdleoþ is a poem that was written by J.R.R. Tolkien "as a song for the wedding of E.V. Gordon and Ida Pickles" on 30 July of 1930. Tolkien presented the poem to E.V. Gordon and Ida Pickles in a decorated manuscript with red and black Anglo-Saxon letters.
First stanza
Old English
Forþ namcúþes norþan
nẏwan word ætẏwde,
wuldres wóma gelóme
wíshẏcgendes hlísa.
Modern English
Forth newly from the north
came word of a renowned one,
a frequent sound of glory,
the fame of a wise man.
Etymology
Brýdleoþ is a word in Old English meaning "Bridal Song".
Referencias
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