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"In Britain's land beyond the seas, the wind blows ever through the trees, in Britain's land beyond the waves, are stony shores and stony caves"

- J.R.R Tolkien

Well, this afternoon I purchased Professor Tolkien's re-telling of The Lay of Aotrou & Itroun which was published in the latter part of last year and edited by Doctor Verlyn Flieger. Tolkien's version of this popular Medieval Lay was originally written in 1930 and was later published in the Welsh Review Gazette in 1945, with the tale itself following Aotrou and Itroun (the Breton words for Lord and Lady respectively) who cannot together conceive a child and therefore inlist the help of a malevolent fairy known as a Corrigan. Ultimately, Itroun bears twins and the Corrigan returns to receive her fee, leaving Aotrou to choose between betraying his marriage and losing his life. I chose to purchase this work due to the fact that I identify myself as Celtic in heritage and Culture, having also a fascination with the Mythology of such peoples, something which Professor Tolkien only briefly explored in the 1930's. This work may not appeal to all, though I would certainly recommend it to those who have interests likewise to my own. Additionally, I bought for myself a copy of George Orwell's Animal Farm (previously mentioned) so as that I could once again read it.