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'''Imram''' (The Death of [[Saint Brendan]]) is a poem written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and published in ''[[Time and Tide (3 December 1955)|Time and Tide]]'' on [[3 December]] [[1955]].<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 480</ref>
'''Imram''' (The Death of [[Saint Brendan]]) is a poem written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and published in ''[[Time and Tide (3 December 1955)|Time and Tide]]'' on [[3 December]] [[1955]].<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 480</ref> The title is Irish for "voyage"; ''[[Wikipedia:Immram|Immrama]]'' were Celtic tales about Irish explorers who sought the Land of Promise in the Atlantic.
 
Tolkien first composed the poem to be included in ''[[The Notion Club Papers]]'', in which [[Philip Frankley]] is the author and reads it to the [[Notion Club|Club]]. This causes amazement to [[Lowdham]], which comments the correlations of the poem with his mind exploration of the [[Atlantis]] mythos. As [[Christopher Tolkien]] comments, his fathers put a great effort in the composition of the poem before and after.<ref>{{SD|Imram}}</ref>


The title is Irish for "voyage"; ''Imrama'' were Celtic tales about Irish explorers who sought the Land of Promise in the Atlantic.


A version of the poem appeared as part of "[[The Notion Club Papers]]" within ''[[Sauron Defeated]]''; the original version was also provided among the commentaries.<ref>{{SD|Imram}}</ref>
==See also==
==See also==
* [[Index:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien|Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien]]
* [[Index:Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien|Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien]]

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Imram (The Death of Saint Brendan) is a poem written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in Time and Tide on 3 December 1955.[1] The title is Irish for "voyage"; Immrama were Celtic tales about Irish explorers who sought the Land of Promise in the Atlantic.

Tolkien first composed the poem to be included in The Notion Club Papers, in which Philip Frankley is the author and reads it to the Club. This causes amazement to Lowdham, which comments the correlations of the poem with his mind exploration of the Atlantis mythos. As Christopher Tolkien comments, his fathers put a great effort in the composition of the poem before and after.[2]


See also

References

  1. Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 480
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Sauron Defeated, "Part Two: The Notion Club Papers Part Two: Note on 'The Death of Saint Brendan' with the text of the published form 'Imram'"