Bilbo's Last Song
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4.1 • 68 Ratings
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- $4.99
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Publisher Description
Bilbo’s Last Song is considered by many to be Tolkien’s epilogue to his classic work The Lord of the Rings. As Bilbo Baggins takes his final voyage to the Undying Lands, he must say goodbye to Middle-earth. Poignant and lyrical, the song is both a longing to set forth on his ultimate journey and a tender farewell to friends left behind.
Pauline Baynes’s jewel-like illustrations lushly depict both this final voyage and scenes from The Hobbit, as Bilbo remembers his first journey while he prepares for his last.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When it first appeared in 1990, PW called Bilbo's Last Song by J.R.R. Tolkien, illus. by Pauline Baynes, "a must for all fans of Tolkien's vast, epic fantasy." The poem, purportedly written by Bilbo Baggins (hero of The Hobbit) just before he takes ship from Middle-earth to the Undying Lands at the end of The Lord of the Rings, gives rise to Bayne's medieval-flavored paintings. "The effect is stirring, the mood elegiac and the imagery riveting," said PW.
Customer Reviews
Lovely
Adorable, and something any Tolkien fan will love!
Dammit, Ronald!
If the final chapter of The Lord of the Rings, The Grey Havens, left you misty, this will have you bawling your eyes out. Such a beautiful, simple poem is the perfect complement to Tolkien's narrative masterpiece. Namárië.