{"product_id":"lay-of-aotrou-itroun-tolkien-paperback","title":"Lay of Aotrou \u0026 Itroun (Tolkien - paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: J. R. R. Tolkien\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781328557520\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection\u003c\/strong\u003e: Science-Fiction\/Fantasy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIn Britain’s land beyond the seas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe wind blows ever through the trees;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ein Britain’s land beyond the waves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eare stony shores and stony caves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo begins \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lay of Aotrou and Itroun\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ean early but seminal work that grew, along with the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e two “Corrigan” poems presented alongside it in this volume\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e, from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea comparatively short but intense period in Tolkien’s life when he was deeply engaged with Celtic, and particularly Breton, myth and legend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAotrou and Itroun are a Breton lord and lady residing “in Britain’s land beyond the seas” during the mythic age of chivalry. Childless and desperate for an heir, Aotrou seeks out a magic potion from a corrigan, or malevolent fairy. When the potion succeeds, the corrigan returns to demand her fee, and Aotrou is forced to choose between his marriage and his life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SF\/Fantasy","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46558079451360,"sku":"Books:9781328557520n","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5911\/6768\/files\/81VU3Uq-sNL._AC_UY327_FMwebp_QL65.webp?v=1730405666","url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/lay-of-aotrou-itroun-tolkien-paperback","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}