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'''The Fall of Arthur''' the title of an unpublished poem by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], concerned with the legend of [[King Arthur]].
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| author=[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]
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| publisherUS=[[Houghton Mifflin|Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]]
| date=[[23 May]] [[2013]]
| format=Hardback
| pages=240<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fall-Arthur-J-R-Tolkien/dp/0007489943|articlename=The Fall of Arthur|website=AMUK|accessed=10 OCtober 2012}}</ref>
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'''''The Fall of Arthur''''' is the title of an poem by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], concerned with the legend of [[King Arthur]]. It will be published [[23 May]] [[2013]].<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/Titles/79908/the-fall-of-arthur-j-r-r-tolkien-9780007489947|articlename=The Fall of Arthur: J.R.R. Tolkien, Edited by Christopher Tolkien|website=[http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/ HarperCollins]|accessed=10-October-2012}}</ref>


According to [[Humphrey Carpenter]], the poem "''has alliteration but no rhyme [and] did not touch on the Grail but began an individual rendering of the [[Wikipedia:Le Morte d'Arthur|Morte d'Arthur]], in which the king and Gawain go to war in 'Saxon lands' but are summoned home by news of Mordred's treachery''". "The Fall of Arthur" was read by [[E.V. Gordon]] and R.W. Chambers, who both approved of the poem.<ref name=Bio>[[Humphrey Carpenter]], ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography]]'', pp. 168-8 (1977 ed.; Carpenter also published some quotes from the poem)</ref><ref>[[Verlyn Flieger]], "Arthurian Romance", in ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment]]'', pp. 34-5</ref>
According to [[Humphrey Carpenter]], who published a few brief extracts from the poem in his [[J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography|biography about Tolkien]], the poem "''has alliteration but no rhyme [and] did not touch on the Grail but began an individual rendering of the [[Wikipedia:Le Morte d'Arthur|Morte d'Arthur]], in which the king and Gawain go to war in 'Saxon lands' but are summoned home by news of Mordred's treachery''". "The Fall of Arthur" was read by [[E.V. Gordon]] and R.W. Chambers, who both approved of the poem.<ref name=Bio>[[Humphrey Carpenter]], ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography]]'' (1977 ed.), pp. 168-8</ref><ref>[[Verlyn Flieger]], "Arthurian Romance", in ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment]]'', pp. 34-5</ref>


The writing of the poem was abandoned in the mid 1930s,<ref name=Bio/> but in a 1955 letter to [[Houghton Mifflin]], his American publishers, Tolkien mentioned that he hoped to finish the "long poem".<ref>{{L|165}}</ref> Although the state of the manuscript(s) is unknown, there is a rumour that the poem has 954 lines.<ref>N.E. Brigand, [http://lingwe.blogspot.com/2011/03/lewiss-lost-aeneid.html#comments Comment to the blog post ”Lewis’s Lost Aeneid [Updated]]” (5 March 2011) at [http://lingwe.blogspot.com/ Lingwë] (accessed 8 March 2011)</ref>
The writing of the poem was abandoned in the mid 1930s,<ref name=Bio/> but in a 1955 letter to [[Houghton Mifflin]], his American publishers, Tolkien mentioned that he hoped to finish the "long poem".<ref>{{L|165}}</ref> Although the state of the manuscript(s) is unknown, there is a rumour that the poem has 954 lines.<ref>{{webcite|author=N.E. Brigand|articleurl=http://lingwe.blogspot.com/2011/03/lewiss-lost-aeneid.html#comments| articlename=Comment to the blog post <nowiki>'Lewis's Lost Aeneid [Updated]'</nowiki>|dated=5 March 2011|website=[http://lingwe.blogspot.com/ Lingwë]|accessed=8 March 2011}}</ref>


[[Carl F. Hostetter]] appears to have been working on transcribing a manuscript by Tolkien which seems to be a fragment of his ''The Fall of Arthur''.<ref>[http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/67509-tolkiens-handwriting-scans/page__p__1349111#entry1349111 Tolkien's handwriting scans] at [http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/ The Fountain Pen Network] (accessed 4 May 2011)</ref> An edition of the poem appears to be scheduled for publication in May [[2013]] by [[HarperCollins]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.amazon.fr/Fall-Arthur-Deluxe-Edi-Hb/dp/0007489897/ref=sr_1_6?s=english-books&ie=UTF8&qid=1342094217&sr=1-6|articlename=Fall of Arthur Deluxe Edi Hb|dated=|website=[http://www.amazon.fr/ Amazon.fr]|accessed=12 July 2012}}</ref>
[[Carl F. Hostetter]] mentions the transcription of a manuscript by Tolkien which seems to be a fragment of his ''The Fall of Arthur''.<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Carl F. Hostetter]]|articleurl=http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/67509-tolkiens-handwriting-scans/page__p__1349111#entry1349111|articlename=Tolkien's handwriting scans|dated=20 December 2009|website=[http://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/ The Fountain Pen Network]|accessed=4 May 2011}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*''[[The Book of Kyng Arthur]]''
*''[[The Book of Kyng Arthur]]''


==External links==
==External links==
*{{WP|Le Morte d'Arthur}}


*{{WP|Le Morte d'Arthur}}
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The Fall of Arthur
The Fall of Arthur.jpg
AuthorJ.R.R. Tolkien
EditorChristopher Tolkien
PublisherHarperCollins (UK)
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (US)
Released23 May 2013
FormatHardback
Pages240[1]
ISBN978-0-00-748994-7

The Fall of Arthur is the title of an poem by J.R.R. Tolkien, concerned with the legend of King Arthur. It will be published 23 May 2013.[2]

According to Humphrey Carpenter, who published a few brief extracts from the poem in his biography about Tolkien, the poem "has alliteration but no rhyme [and] did not touch on the Grail but began an individual rendering of the Morte d'Arthur, in which the king and Gawain go to war in 'Saxon lands' but are summoned home by news of Mordred's treachery". "The Fall of Arthur" was read by E.V. Gordon and R.W. Chambers, who both approved of the poem.[3][4]

The writing of the poem was abandoned in the mid 1930s,[3] but in a 1955 letter to Houghton Mifflin, his American publishers, Tolkien mentioned that he hoped to finish the "long poem".[5] Although the state of the manuscript(s) is unknown, there is a rumour that the poem has 954 lines.[6]

Carl F. Hostetter mentions the transcription of a manuscript by Tolkien which seems to be a fragment of his The Fall of Arthur.[7]

See also

External links

References