“The reclusive son of JRR Tolkien has broken his silence to admit fears that fans of his father’s work may be ‘put off’ by the verse form of his latest posthumous publication. Responding via fax to a series of questions about The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún, published for the first time today, Christopher Tolkien expressed the hope that it would show a different side to the author of the much-loved classic The Lord of the Rings.”