Around the year 440 (Shippey 2022), a betrayal unfolded on the southern shores of the North Sea — a tragedy not forgotten in north-western Europe, its echoes reaching even as far as distant Bavaria. And it never will be. We are talking about the bloody battle at the citadel of King Finn — or Fin … Continue reading Tolkien Pleaded in Favour of King Finn. An Immortalized Royal Tragedy