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Perilous Realms: Celtic and Norse in Tolkien’s Middle-earth

By Marjorie Burns

Book information

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Year
2005
ISBN
0802038719, 0802038069
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2084036 bytes)
Pages
\238
Time added
2020-04-23 19:11:19

Description

Cover Contents Acknowledgments A Note on Spelling Abbreviations Introduction 1. Two Norths and Their English Blend 2. Skin-Changing in More than One Sense: The Complexity of Beorn 3. Bridges, Gates, and Doors 4. Iceland and Middle-earth: Two Who Loved the North 5. Spiders and Evil Red Eyes: The Shadow Sides of Gandalf and Galadriel 6. Wisewomen, Shieldmaidens, Nymphs, and Goddesses 7. Eating, Devouring, Sacrifice, and Ultimate Just Deserts (Why Elves Are Vegetarian and the Unrefined Are Not) 8. Three Questions by Way of Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y

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