J.R.R. Tolkien’s latest posthumous release, The Fall Of Arthur, unearths one of his long lost epic poems, and is the only original piece by the fantasy legend to take place in the world of Camelot. While a previous posthumously published translation, Sir Gawain And The Green Knight, firmly cemented his contribution to Arthurian texts, The Fall Of Arthur was advertised as an event, since the poem was from Tolkien’s own imagination. For Tolkien fans worldwide, who have devoured the seemingly endless procession of posthumous books released by his son, Christopher, it was finally a chance to see what their hero could do in a world they probably already loved, and one with close ties to Tolkien’s Middle-earth.
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