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Southwestern Oklahoma State University

1988

Celtic mythology—Influence on Ursula K. Le Guin

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Going North And West To Watch The Dragons Dance: Norse And Celtic Elements In Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea Trilogy, Christine K. Thompson Oct 1988

Going North And West To Watch The Dragons Dance: Norse And Celtic Elements In Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea Trilogy, Christine K. Thompson

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Sees the world-view of Earthsea, as well as much of the symbolism, characteristic of pre-Christian Nordic and Celtic thought. Focus on present life rather than future is a significant theme.

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