The Poetic Edda - A Book That Inspired Tolkien Bray Olive
The Poetic Edda - A Book That Inspired Tolkien Bray Olive The Poetic Edda, also known as The Elder Edda or Saemund's Edda, is a magnificent and magical collection of thirty-four Icelandic poems,…
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The Poetic Edda - A Book That Inspired Tolkien Bray Olive
The Poetic Edda, also known as The Elder Edda or Saemund's Edda, is a magnificent and magical collection of thirty-four Icelandic poems, interwoven with prose, dating from the 9th century to the 12th. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, readily acknowledged his debt to this source. The original Old Norse verses are printed here, side by side with English translations.The collection includes the archetypal stories about wise Odin, hammer-wielding Thor, mischievous Loki and the other gods and goddesses of Asgard.Professor J. R. R.
Readers of Tolkien's work will easily spot his inspirations--the names of the dwarves in The Hobbit; riddle games; Mirkwood; the Paths of the Dead; an underworld creature being tricked into remaining He was sixteen years old when the Viking Club of London published this beautifully illustrated translation by Olive Bray.
The Poetic Edda