The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun: The Breton Ballad Since the publication of Verlyn Flieger's edition of The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun in 2016, there has been much renewed attention to Tolkien's five-hundred and six line poem, originally published in The Welsh Review in December 1945. Start your review of The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun Nov 18, 2016 Sean Barrs the Bookdragon rated it liked it Shelves: tolkien, 3-star-reads, poetry Tolkien was a fantastic novelist, an incredible poet and an eminent scholar; however, this is far from his finest work. The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun is 506-verse poem written by Tolkien in 1930 in the tradition of the medieval “lay”, similar to the Lay of the Children of Húrin and the Lay of Leithian. It was published in The Welsh Review in 1945 and has only since been reprinted in a billingual (Serbian and English) edition with limited print runs. ‘The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun is a poem in the tradition of the medieval "lay", also illustrated by the Lay of the Children of Húrin, and in the Lay of Leithian. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This item: The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun by J. R. R. Tolkien Hardcover £13.20 The Story of Kullervo by J. R. R. Tolkien Hardcover £13.59 Beren and Lúthien by J. R. R. Tolkien Hardcover £14.05 Customers who viewed this item also viewed Buy The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun Reprint by J R R Tolkien (ISBN: 9781328557520) from Amazon's Book Store.