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Portrait of a Viking

Archive File: MS 1952/2/3

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Type of record: Archive

Title: Portrait of a Viking

Level: File

Classmark: MS 1952/2/3

Creator(s): Tolkien, J R R (1892-1973)()

Date(s): 1920s

Language: Old English

Size and medium: manuscript papers; 3 leaves

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/378415

Collection group(s): English Literature

Description

Prose piece written in pen and ink. The first leaf is an earlier draft of the finished work. The first line reads 'Ǽƌelstan cyning for ƥa ham mid micle siɠe'.

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Material in this collection is in copyright. No photocopies, digital images or other reproductions of any Tolkien-authored items in the collection may be made in any circumstances without the permission in writing of the Tolkien Estate as copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain the copyright holder's permission to reproduce for any purpose. Guidance is available on tracing copyright status and ownership.

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