After having completed my Master’s thesis and receiving my degree from Signum University, I have chosen to share what exactly … More
Tag: Tolkien
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 … More
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
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 I
The legend of the Volsungs and Sigurd the dragon-slayer of Norse mythology has a messy history. The full scope of … More
J.R.R. Tolkien and His Sources: Longfellow’s “The Song of Hiawatha”
In John Garth’s new book, The Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien, he describes influences from all corners of the world, from … More
Longing and Contentment in Tolkien’s “Over Old Hills and Far Away” and “Firiel”
There are two poems of J.R.R. Tolkien that are similar both in their content and longing, yet have two different … More