Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; Pearl; Sir Orfeo
The Oxford don J.R.R. Tolkien is mostly known for composing the Lord of the Rings trilogy. However, before this trilogy, he built his academic career as an acclaimed expert on Anglo-Saxon culture, language, and literature. In his work, he translates three works from the Middle English into modern idiom. The quality of the translation demonstrates the vastness of Tolkien’s literary brilliance. Beowulf and The Canterbury Tales are the two most-read works from the Old English…