Here's a rare audio of Tolkien reading from The Lord of the Rings, the passage w...

Here's a rare audio of Tolkien reading from The Lord of the Rings, the passage where Gandalf translates the secret writing on the One Ring. Tolkien is an excellent interpretive reader of his own work. What a privilege it must have been to gather in Lewis's rooms on Thursday evenings in Oxford and listen spellbound while "Tollers" shared the latest episodes of his unfolding tale!


J.R.R. Tolkien recites the Ring Verse
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This is a recording of J.R.R. Tolkien reciting the Ring Verse, from 'The Lord of the Rings: The Shadow of the Past'. "Three rings for the Elven-kings under t...