Brýdleoþ

Brýdleoþ is a poem that was written by J.R.R. Tolkien "as a song for the wedding of E.V. Gordon and Ida Pickles" on July 30The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien, Vol. 2, no. 120: "Brydleoþ" of 1930. Tolkien presented the poem to E.V. Gordon and Ida Pickles in a decorated manuscript with red and black Anglo-Saxon letters.The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide, Vol. 2: Reader’s Guide, Libraries and archives, Other Libraries and Archives: University of Leeds, pgs. 515-7
==First stanza==
===Old English===
:Forþ namcúþes norþan
:nẏwan word ætẏwde,
:wuldres wóma gelóme
:wíshẏcgendes hlísa.
===Modern English===
:Forth newly from the north
:came word of a renowned one,
:a frequent sound of glory,
:the fame of a wise man.
==Etymology==
Brýdleoþ is a word in Old English meaning "Bridal Song".
==References==
Category:Old English
Category:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien