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Looking Forwards From The Tower: The Relationship Of The Dark Ages In Northern Europe To Fantasy Literature, Patricia Reynolds
Looking Forwards From The Tower: The Relationship Of The Dark Ages In Northern Europe To Fantasy Literature, Patricia Reynolds
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Describes elements of “Dark Ages” culture in Northern Europe known through history and archaeology (e.g. runes, swords, burial mounds) and notes their use in modern fantasy novels of Tolkien and others.
Frodo And Childe Roland, Robert Higbie, Joe E. Bryan Jr.
Frodo And Childe Roland, Robert Higbie, Joe E. Bryan Jr.
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Suggests Browning’s poem as a source for Frodo’s quest in The Lord of the Rings. Sees echoes of the former in both the main plot and many details of The Lord of the Rings.