The translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication.

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J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

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"Beowulf" to staroangielski poemat pochodzacy z okolo VIII wieku, a spisany prawdopodobnie na poczatku XI w. J.R.R. Tolkien dokonal jego przekladu w 1926 roku, wielokrotnie go poprawial, choc nigdy nie bral pod uwage publikacji. Dokonal tego dopiero jego trzeci syn Christopher Tolkien, wyznaczony przez ojca na opiekuna jego spuscizny literackiej.