Years before J.R.R. Tolkien had considered penning his “New Lays” he was writing a mythology of his own, one in … More
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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 … More
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. … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
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, … More
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, … More
Tolkien’s Sigurd and Gudrun and His Sources, Part I
The legend of the Volsungs and Sigurd the dragon-slayer of Norse mythology has a messy history. The full scope of … More
God of War and the Norse Oral Storyteller
God of War (2018) is the newest video game of the franchise and principally concentrates on the Norse worlds and … More