Perilous realms : Celtic and Norse in Tolkien's Middle-earth / by Burns, Marjorie

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Two norths and their English blend -- Skin-changing in more than one sense: the complexity of Beorn -- Bridges, gates, and doors -- Iceland and Middle-Earth: two who loved the north -- Spiders and evil red eyes: the shadow sides of Gandalf and Galadriel -- Wisewomen, shieldmaidens, nymphs, and goddesses -- Eating, devouring, sacrifice, and ultimate just deserts (why elves are vegetarian and the unrefined are not) -- Three questions by way of conclusion.…”
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Perilous realms : Celtic and Norse in Tolkien's Middle-earth / by Burns, Marjorie

Table of Contents:

Perilous realms : Celtic and Norse in Tolkien's Middle-earth / by Burns, Marjorie

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Two norths and their English blend -- Skin-changing in more than one sense: the complexity of Beorn -- Bridges, gates, and doors -- Iceland and Middle-Earth: two who loved the north -- Spiders and evil red eyes: the shadow sides of Gandalf and Galadriel -- Wisewomen, shieldmaidens, nymphs, and goddesses -- Eating, devouring, sacrifice, and ultimate just deserts (why elves are vegetarian and the unrefined are not) -- Three questions by way of conclusion.…”
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