Add to ORKGJ.R.R. Tolkien is a prominent name among the writers of fantasy and children’s literature. His works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings stand among the most widely read novels. Tolkien was influenced by a number of myths and legends which made him a creative writer. Norse mythology, Arthurian Legends, Finnish mythology and the Epic poem Beowulf are the chief among Tolkien’s sources. Tolkien was aphilologist and was familiar with the ancient European languages and texts. With the help of all these myths and legends, Tolkien was able to create a mythology and fictional universe of his own. His fictional universe is named Middle- earth. This research paper focuses on analyzing the influence of the above mentioned myths and legends on Tolkien...
Leads us on a linguistic journey into the origins of the words hobbit and Baggins and their surprisi...
Notes that Tolkien only admitted one post-medieval source as an influence—Haggard’s She series—and t...
Asserts that, far from abandoning his early grounding in the classics upon discovering Northern myth...
J. R. R. Tolkien is renowned for his famous works on the fictional world of Middle-Earth with his no...
J.R.R. Tolkien studied the Old Norse literature and mythology thoroughly. While knowing Northern lit...
J.R.R. Tolkien’s series, The Lord of the Rings, had a great impact on the literary world. Tolkien hi...
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings immerses its readers in a fantastical world with its own fict...
Examines Tolkien’s desire to create “a mythology for England,” particularly as distinct from Britain...
There is no doubt that Norman stories and myths were an important inspiration for John R. R. Tolkien...
In this article some aspects of Tolkien’s work with regard to his relationship to folklore and natio...
An analysis of three instances of the influence exerted notion that cultural and political decay may...
J. R. R. Tolkien was a highly creative person and a writer who was, using his knowledge and imaginat...
There is no doubt that Norman stories and myths were an important inspiration for John R. R. Tolkien...
This thesis endeavors to explore the connections between J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings an...
It is commonly argued that the Inklings had no influence on Tolkien. This paper will show that they ...
Leads us on a linguistic journey into the origins of the words hobbit and Baggins and their surprisi...
Notes that Tolkien only admitted one post-medieval source as an influence—Haggard’s She series—and t...
Asserts that, far from abandoning his early grounding in the classics upon discovering Northern myth...
J. R. R. Tolkien is renowned for his famous works on the fictional world of Middle-Earth with his no...
J.R.R. Tolkien studied the Old Norse literature and mythology thoroughly. While knowing Northern lit...
J.R.R. Tolkien’s series, The Lord of the Rings, had a great impact on the literary world. Tolkien hi...
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings immerses its readers in a fantastical world with its own fict...
Examines Tolkien’s desire to create “a mythology for England,” particularly as distinct from Britain...
There is no doubt that Norman stories and myths were an important inspiration for John R. R. Tolkien...
In this article some aspects of Tolkien’s work with regard to his relationship to folklore and natio...
An analysis of three instances of the influence exerted notion that cultural and political decay may...
J. R. R. Tolkien was a highly creative person and a writer who was, using his knowledge and imaginat...
There is no doubt that Norman stories and myths were an important inspiration for John R. R. Tolkien...
This thesis endeavors to explore the connections between J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings an...
It is commonly argued that the Inklings had no influence on Tolkien. This paper will show that they ...
Leads us on a linguistic journey into the origins of the words hobbit and Baggins and their surprisi...
Notes that Tolkien only admitted one post-medieval source as an influence—Haggard’s She series—and t...
Asserts that, far from abandoning his early grounding in the classics upon discovering Northern myth...