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Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
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Over Middle-Earth Sent Unto Men: On The Philological Origins Of Tolkien's Eärendel Myth, Carl F. Hostetter
Over Middle-Earth Sent Unto Men: On The Philological Origins Of Tolkien's Eärendel Myth, Carl F. Hostetter
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Goes beyond Carpenter’s well-known reference to Cynewulf’s Christ as Tolkien’s “primary inspiration” for Eärendel. Seeks out the philological roots of various aspects of Eärendel (star, messenger, mariner, eagle, herald).