Search Special Collections
Results
Total number of records: 13
Count of People and organisations
I Sat Upon a Bench
Tolkien, J R R (1892-1973)
c.1924
Song written in pen and ink with '(28).' written on the top right hand corner. A drinking song, sung to the nineteenth-century tune 'The Carrion Crow'. It was published in 'Songs for the Philologist...
Ruddoc Hana
c.1924
Song written in pen and ink. A rendering of the nursery rhyme 'Who Killed Cock Robin'. It was published in 'Songs for the Philologists' (1936).
Natura Apis
Tolkien, J R R (1892-1973)
c.1924
Song written in pen and ink. There are notes in pencil on the verso and an alternative final verse. The song was inspired by the writings of Richard Rolle of Hampole, a hermit. It was sung to the t...
All Hail!
Tolkien, J R R (1892-1973)
1920s
Song written in pen and ink. 'O Dear What Can the Matter Be' is written in the top right hand corner in pencil. The song was sung to this tune and is a squib on the Last Judgement.
Brýdleop
Tolkien, J R R (1892-1973)
1930
Tolkien's bridal song written in Old English for the wedding of Eric V. Gordon and Ida L. Pickles in 1930. Note in biro on the front cover reads 'Tolkien's Bridal Song written for our wedding'. The ...
The Root of the Boot
Tolkien, J R R (1892-1973)
c.1924
Song written in pen and ink. Written in pencil in the top right hand corner '(The Fox Went Out)', this is the tune to which 'The Root of the Boot' was sung. It was published in 'Songs for the Philol...
Ides Ǽlfscýne
Tolkien, J R R (1892-1973)
c.1924
Poem written in pen and ink. It is an original composition published in 'Songs for the Philologists' (1936).
Syx Mynet and Lá Húru
Tolkien, J R R (1892-1973)
c.1924
Songs written in pen and ink. 'Syx Mynet' is a translation of the nursery rhyme 'I Love Sixpence'. 'Lá Húru' is an original composition and sung to the tune of 'Are You the O'Reilly Who Keeps This...
Tolkien Works
1929-1969
Comprises songs and poems composed by J. R. R. Tolkien. Some of these works were published in 'Songs for the Philologists' (1936) a collection of poems by J. R. R. Tolkien and E. V. Gordon. The orig...
Ofer Wídne Gársecg
Tolkien, J R R (1892-1973)
c.1924
Song written in pen and ink with autograph notes on the verso in pencil. According to Tolkien's notes the verses were meant to go to same tune as 'Twas in the broad Atlantic' and the chorus to 'Rule ...
Letter from J. R. R. Tolkien to E. V. Gordon
Tolkien, J R R (1892-1973)
2 Jan 1929
Autograph letter signed 'J R R T' written in pencil. After referring to Gordon's negotiations to start the University of Leeds' Icelandic Collection, Tolkien writes that he encloses some more songs.