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'''''The Complaint of Mîm the Dwarf''''' is a short poem accompanied by a more extensive prose text about the [[Petty-dwarves|petty-dwarf]] [[Mîm]], written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].  
'''''The Complaint of Mîm the Dwarf''''' is a short poem accompanied by a more extensive prose text about the [[Petty-dwarves|petty-dwarf]] [[Mîm]], written by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].  
==Description==
==Description==
The poem consists of twenty-six lines of verse, and then continues with six paragraphs of prose, all of which composes one fictional work. It is a tale about the aging Mîm, lonely and bitter, and how he struggles with not being able to forgive.<ref name=Guide>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (2017), ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]'', 2nd edition, p. 261</ref>
The poem consists of twenty-six lines of verse, and then continues with six paragraphs of prose, all of which composes one fictional work. It is a tale about the aging Mîm, lonely and bitter, and how he struggles with not being able to forgive.<ref name=Guide>[[Wayne G. Hammond]] and [[Christina Scull]] (2017), ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]'', 2nd edition, p. 261</ref>
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==Publication history==
==Publication history==
The text has been published only in German in Klett-Cotta's anniversary volume ''Das erste Jahrzehnt 1977–1987: Ein Almanach'' (pp. 302-5), titled as "'''Mîms Klage'''" (translated from English by H.J. Schütz). A one-paragraph summary of the poem and prose text was included in the second edition of ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]''.<ref name=Guide/>
The original text has never been published, but a German translation was included in Klett-Cotta's anniversary volume ''Das erste Jahrzehnt 1977–1987: Ein Almanach'' (pp. 302-5), titled as "'''Mîms Klage'''" (translated from English by H.J. Schütz). A one-paragraph summary of the poem and prose text was included in the second edition of ''[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide]]''.<ref name=Guide/>
 
==See also==
*[[Unpublished material]]
 
==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=22957 Mîms Klage (The Complaint of Mîm the Dwarf)] at TokienGuide.com
*[https://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=22957 Mîms Klage (The Complaint of Mîm the Dwarf)] at TolkienGuide.com
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The Complaint of Mîm the Dwarf is a short poem accompanied by a more extensive prose text about the petty-dwarf Mîm, written by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Description

The poem consists of twenty-six lines of verse, and then continues with six paragraphs of prose, all of which composes one fictional work. It is a tale about the aging Mîm, lonely and bitter, and how he struggles with not being able to forgive.[1]

It is unknown when Tolkien wrote The Complaint of Mîm the Dwarf,[1] as well as where the manuscript is kept.

Publication history

The original text has never been published, but a German translation was included in Klett-Cotta's anniversary volume Das erste Jahrzehnt 1977–1987: Ein Almanach (pp. 302-5), titled as "Mîms Klage" (translated from English by H.J. Schütz). A one-paragraph summary of the poem and prose text was included in the second edition of The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide.[1]

See also

External links

References