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ILUV74 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This man had A deep understanding if you like of early ancient british /anglo saxon history ,it was part of his job at cambridge .He just incorparated what he knew from history into a story .thats how he knew about beowulf ,it was everyday subject.
Azgoltzolxith (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
wagners ring trilogy was about the rings of norse mythology
the lord of the rongs trilogy has a completely different plot
of course there are good and evil in both but what the fuck, every story does.
Gilgamesh73 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Ronald was so full of himself.
Brew4me111 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
tolkein says so himself in the forward of the fellow ship of the ring that the story is not an alagory for anything. it is his own history that he made up.
StLucas776 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
wagner's ring cycle was an opera, and the only ring mentioned was a ring made by a dwarf with gold stolen from the rhine river. it certainly involved a lot of norse mythology, and may indeed have inspired tolkein, but in no way is he ripping it off
jonkind (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
you must be joking right. he is a hack ? He is not acknowledged as a great writer ? where the f*** did you come from ? now see, i never even heard of a wagner ring trilogy isnt that funny ?
mythicalpoet (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Tolkien ripped off Wagner's Ring Trilogy--do the research for yourself before you bitch and moan and attack my character. And besides that he shares the profound racism of Wagner. You are probably ignorant of that fact as well. Tolkien was a literary hack and people would do well to know that. This is why he is not ackowledged as a great writer.
rodog69 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
How Eru(Ilúvatar) or God as he is referred to by Tolkien here. Was of very little resembles to the Catholic God. But here is a little fun fact. When Gandalf died in the fight with the Balrog, it was beyond the power of the Valar to resurrect him: Ilúvatar himself intervened to send Gandalf back.
Cmey2k (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
what I speak about Tolkien snd mythology is common knowledge and not debated as to it's authenticity among scholars. i am speaking specifically of pagan fertility gods.
roac7777 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I have to beg to differ Cmey2k insomuch that there is alot of Greek Mythology and Norse mythology in the books, ie: The Greek panteon of gods and norse ie The Undying lands - Valhalla. There are no churches, no Jesus or messiah.
Wizards, trolls, orcs, dragons are all part of norse myth.
In the end, like I have said before, there lies the readers interpretation of the spiritual side of the books. |
