The Fall of Arthur, J.r.r. Tolkien.

[Sir Nate]

beowulf was a poem.
maybe Tolkien sorta had that in mind when writing this.

[Sir William]

Nice Tolkien library!

I have both the Silmarillion and the Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun, but haven't gotten around to reading either of them yet. Frankly, the Silmarillion looks kind of intimidating; I've heard it can be a tough read like Sir William said. Legend looks really good though.

The Silmarillion reads much like the Bible does- and I've read that extensively in my youth so I haven't retained all that I've read, but the overall tone I still carry with me.  Not to mention the layout.  Still, if you can get through it, the Sil is incredibly in-depth...I'd even venture to say that the reference books that are largely put together by his son got their start from the texts that ultimately became the Sil.

And I did not actually read Beowulf, not in its original form...I read an Anglicized version that was more story than poem (I don't like rhymes, the use of different meters et al, never have) which made it more palatable for me.

[Sir Douglas]

You don't like to rhyme?
Is it really that bad?
It should be a crime,
To see rhymes and feel sad!

Sorry, couldn't help myself. I'm not big on poetry, either....in case my lousy poem didn't make that obvious. That might be why I haven't read Sigurd and Gudrun yet. That, or I'm just really lazy when it comes to reading.

[Sir Wolf]

haahha i read beowulf. a couple of different versions. once had the original on the left page and the actual translation on the right page. that was hard. ehehe