Tolkien's Creation Myth in "The Silmarillion"--Northern or Not?.

Gough, John

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ERIC Number: EJ583557

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Publication Date: 1999

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Tolkien's Creation Myth in "The Silmarillion"--Northern or Not?

Gough, John

Children's Literature in Education, v30 n1 p1-8 Mar 1999

Notes that J.R.R. Tolkien's work is commonly supposed to be greatly influenced by Norse mythology and legend. Compares Tolkien's account of the creation of Middle Earth to the Norse myth of Yggdrasil. Concludes that Tolkien took qualities of language, a code of bravery and honor, and many incidental Norse details and absorbed them into a very different world. (RS)

Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Folk Culture, Language Usage, Legends, Literary Criticism, Mythology, Novels

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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