 3rd edition; Red Fox, 2012 | |
| Author | J. R. R. Tolkien |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Pauline Baynes |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Verse |
Publication date | 1974 as a poster, 1990 as a book |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Smith of Wootton Major |
| Followed by | The Father Christmas Letters |
Bilbo's Last Song (at the Grey Havens) is a poem by J. R. R. Tolkien, written as a pendant to his fantasy The Lord of the Rings. It was first published in a Dutch translation in 1973, subsequently appearing in English on posters in 1974 and as a picture-book in 1990. It was illustrated by Pauline Baynes, and set to music by Donald Swann and Stephen Oliver. The poem's copyright was owned by Tolkien's secretary, to whom he gave it in gratitude for her work for him.