More Tolkienian stuff

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A vid to the BBC Radio Play (best adaptation of LotR ever), with the estimable Bill Nighy as Sam, singing "Gil-Galad was an Evlven King" (back in the days when he was still known as William Nighy!)

And, for the purposes of comparison, Tolkien himself reading it. He doesn't read terribly well, but he has a pleasant voice, and rolls his rs beautifully...

And him reading "We must away, ere break of day" (I had heard the theory that Mordor should really pronounced 'Morrdorr' - but Tolkien doesn't seem to consciously pronounce it differently from any phonologically similar words. He seems to just naturally have a slight burr).