Tolkien Etchings

8 5/8″ x 11 1/4″

Though this etching, “Beowulf and Grendel”, also dating from the mid 197s, is obviously not part of my current series based on the writing of J.R.R.Tolkien, it is strongly related. Beowulf’s long hall filled with his warriors, though it is more primitive, put me in mind of Meduseld. I can remember, looking at it now, that I was thinking of this connection when I was drawing it, especially with regard to the tapestries on the walls. And in general, of course, there is the mythological relationship. Tolkien being a student of, and creating his own mythology, and Beowulf being one of the most famous ancient tales in existence.