After having completed my Master’s thesis and receiving my degree from Signum University, I have chosen to share what exactly…
The Curse Tradition in the Sigurd Legend: Speech-Acts and Fate in Tolkien’s Work, Part the Last
Years before J.R.R. Tolkien had considered penning his “New Lays” he was writing a mythology of his own, one in…
The Curse Tradition in the Sigurd Legend: Speech-Acts and Fate in Tolkien’s Work, Part II
Concerning J.R.R. Tolkien’s role in the continuation of this tradition, his Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún pulls from sources in…
The Curse Tradition in the Sigurd Legend: Speech-Acts and Fate in Tolkien’s Work, Part I
Curses are formidable entities that hold powerful consequences against those who are unfortunate enough of being one of its subjects.…
The Spirit of the Nameless North: Dwarves, Trolls, and their Development in Tolkien’s Legendarium, Part the Last
What started as a tale that Tolkien Invented for his children birthed The Hobbit, the prelude to The Lord of…
The Spirit of the Nameless North: Dwarves, Trolls, and their Development in Tolkien’s Legendarium, Part II
The introduction of the Dwarves into Tolkien’s legendarium is found in The Book of Lost Tales I (BLTI), as Christopher…
The Spirit of the Nameless North: Dwarves, Trolls, and their Development in Tolkien’s Legendarium, Part I
As in the trees that he loved so dearly, J.R.R Tolkien was a man deeply rooted, albeit not in the…
J.R.R. Tolkien and the Fan Fiction Tradition
The tradition of collecting the legends of Kullervo, Sigurd, and Arthur throughout history have resulted in many retellings, whether in…
Tolkien’s Sigurd and Gudrun and His Sources, Part III
In the next part of Tolkien’s Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun, “Foedder Sigurdr,” the birth of Sigurd, Sigmund marries Sigrlinn,…
Tolkien’s Sigurd and Gudrun and His Sources, Part II
The next section in Tolkien’s Sigurd story continues with Volsung, Sigmund, and Signy. King Volsung is a son of Odin,…