[DOC] [TLE] Norse Elements in the work of J.R.R. Tolkien | Martin Wettstein ... [PAR] The books of J.R.R. Tolkien contain multiple Characters, Places and Plots that 
remind the ... Midgard1 => Middle Earth: According to the Norse Mythology 
Midgard is one of three worlds that .... The Norse Elves are magical beings that 
are quite rare in Midgard. ... It is called the Vlusp and is the first poem of the 
poetic Edda. [DOC] [TLE] Star Wars Origins - The Lord of the Rings - Jitterbug Fantasia [PAR] Tolkien published The Hobbit in 1936 and The Lord of the Rings in 1954. ... 
obsession called A Secret Vice Tolkien wrote, "The making of language and 
mythology .... as published in The Red Fairy Book (1890) by Andrew Lang (1844-
1912). .... means elf and gand is a variation on the Icelandic vondr, meaning "
magic stick"... [DOC] [TLE] The Poetic Edda Index [PAR] many characters in the Hobbit, and the Lord of the Rings. .... meaning of the word 
renders its application to this collection of poems more or less misleading. ... 
1241, we find: "This book is called Edda, which Snorri Sturluson composed. ... 
mythology or with hero-cycles unrelated to the traditional history of greater 
Scandinavia... [DOC] [TLE] Dwarf (mythology) - Wikipedia [PAR] In Germanic mythology, a dwarf is a small humanoid that dwells in mountains 
and in the earth, ... The Poetic Edda and Prose Edda contain over 100 dwarf 
names, while the ... The Lord of the Rings, the dwarves (Tolkien's spelling) and 
the Elves of Darkness or ... "Books Are Books, Games Are Games". ... Anglo-
Saxon Magic. [DOC] [TLE] Elf - Wikipedia [PAR] An elf (plural: elves) is a type of supernatural being in Germanic mythology and 
folklore. .... The people who copied the Poetic Edda do not seem to have 
attempted to .... For a long time, views about elves in Old Norse mythology were 
defined by ..... form Elb in his Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings (1967) 
and Elb,... [DOC] [TLE] The Ring of the "Lord Of The Rings" have Greek origin!!! - Lord of ... [PAR] Once again a Greek myth became "copy-paste". ... Plato, in his Second book of 
the "" (State) and with the .... There's another story with a magic ring out 
there? ... Others include the Ents, the Elves, the Dwarves, the Goblins, the .... If an 
author names his character John does that mean he stole the... [DOC] [TLE] Odin, the origin of Gandalf? - Lord of the Rings Fanatics Forum [PAR] Feb 25, 2004 ... Gandalf, one of the greates characters Tolkien ever created seems to have a 
shadow ... Odin rode the fastest horse in Norse mythology, the 8 legged Sleipner. 
.... thread of thought on these very topics in his book Tolkiens Ring. ..... from the 
meaning of the name; gand - as in gandre (a type of magic for those... [DOC] [TLE] The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ... - Book Drum [PAR] Book Drum's illustrated guide to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the 
Ring by ... Bilbo Baggins is the main character from Tolkien's earlier book The 
Hobbit, ... The name Gandalf means 'wand elf' or 'magic elf' in Old Norse, and can 
be found in the Vlusp, a poem in the Poetic Edda (a collection of Old Norse 
poetry). [DOC] [TLE] Creation of J.R.R. Tolkien's mythology - I wrote this paper for my ... [PAR] Feb 10, 2003 ... The Poetic Edda : a collection of Icelandic poems (from the VIIth to XIIIth centuries
). ... But Tolkien brought some strong differences even if magic is always present. 
... All the names of characters and sites mean something in the .... For example in 
The Lord of the Rings, Gollum, who wants to take back the... [DOC] [TLE] Elves [PAR] Following J. R. R. Tolkien's influential The Lord of the Rings

Question: The name of this "Lord of the Rings" character is from "The Poetic Edda", a book of myths, & it means magic elf
Answer: Gandalf