J.R.R. Tolkien's magical Voice﻿

J.R.R. Tolkien's magical Voice

1/22/2016

Thanks to my daughter Abby for finding this wonderful Mentalfloss article with recordings of Tolkien reading from The Lord of the Rings.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/73909/listen-jrr-tolkien-read-and-sing-excerpts-lord-rings

The fantasy writer, Diana Wynne Jones reported famously that Tolkien's lectures were inaudible, disorganized and mumbling. He suffered a laceration of his tongue while playing rugby at King Edward's School in Birmingham, one possible explanation for the mumbling. But in these recordings his speech is lovely. He rolls his r's. He projects. He is rhythmic. He chuckles at his own jokes. It is sheer magic to hear this voice.

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The recordings are not culminate, especially the ones dating from 1952. At times entryways open and closed and people seem to move around the room, and once a car horn blows, but these do nothing to divert from the enchantment in Tolkien's voice. Already I claimed one or two LPs with a few of these perusing choices, but they have scratched and worn down from many a long time of use. We are fortunate to able to claim these recordings presently in more lasting shape.

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