ENGL 2810Y Study Guide - Final Guide: J. R. R. Tolkien, Old Norse Poetry, Snorri Sturluson
17 Apr 2019
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Tolkien, j. r. r. (1892 1973), british novelist and literary scholar, born in south. He is known for the hobbit (1937) and the lord of the rings (1954 55), fantasy adventures set in middle earth (films the fellowship of the ring [2001], the two towers [2002], and the. Return of the king [academy award, 2003]). (american oxford dictionary: served in wwi; scholar; professor at oxford (retired 1959); friends with. Lewis: but the land of merlin and arthur was better than these, and best of all the nameless north of sigurd of the v lsungs, and the prince of all dragons. I never imagined that the dragon was of the same order as the horse []. Fa rie written upon him [] i desired dragons with a profound desire. ( on. Fairy stories 347) influence of beowulf: names from early medieval literature, esp. from the old norse poem.
