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'''The Voyage of Eärendel the Evening Star''' is a poem written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] on [[September 24|September 24th]] [[1914]].<ref>Morton, Andrew H. & Hayes, John (2008) ''[[Tolkien's Gedling|Tolkien's Gedling - 1914]]''.</ref> It was published in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part 2]]''. Tolkien was inspired by a group of Anglo-Saxon poems referred to as ''Crist'', particularly these two lines:
'''The Voyage of Eärendel the Evening Star''' is a poem written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] on [[September 24|September 24th]], [[1914]].<ref>Morton, Andrew H. & Hayes, John (2008) ''[[Tolkien's Gedling|Tolkien's Gedling - 1914]]''.</ref> It was published in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part 2]]''. Tolkien was inspired by a group of Anglo-Saxon poems referred to as ''Crist'', particularly these two lines:
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The Voyage of Eärendel the Evening Star is a poem written by J.R.R. Tolkien on September 24th, 1914.[1] It was published in The Book of Lost Tales Part 2. Tolkien was inspired by a group of Anglo-Saxon poems referred to as Crist, particularly these two lines:

éala éarendel engla beorhtast
Hail Earendel, brightest of angels

ofer middangeard monnum sended
sent over Middle-earth to men.

References

  1. Morton, Andrew H. & Hayes, John (2008) Tolkien's Gedling - 1914.