Tolkien's poetry is great. Underrated, IMO. There have been some decent musical adaptations of this one - you're probably already familiar with the acapella version from the Hobbit movies (really the only good thing to come from those films), but there's also an interesting melodic black metal version of this by Summoning called In Hollow Halls Beneath the Fells. Worth a listen if you're into that sort of thing!
Yes, Tolkien had an amazing poetic hand. My favorite scene in the Silmarillion was a rap battle between Sauron and an elf, and the lyrics had this amazing rhythmic flow.
Love the youtubes who've put this to music. A choir in Denmark is particularly excellent!
But I've always been more partial to the Song of Durin.
Thank you for sharing!
Tolkien's poetry is great. Underrated, IMO. There have been some decent musical adaptations of this one - you're probably already familiar with the acapella version from the Hobbit movies (really the only good thing to come from those films), but there's also an interesting melodic black metal version of this by Summoning called In Hollow Halls Beneath the Fells. Worth a listen if you're into that sort of thing!
Yes, Tolkien had an amazing poetic hand. My favorite scene in the Silmarillion was a rap battle between Sauron and an elf, and the lyrics had this amazing rhythmic flow.