Perilous Realms
Subtitle: Celtic And Norse in Tolkien's Middle-Earth
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: August 5, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780802038067
Subjects: Novels, other prose & writers: from c 1900 -; Science Fiction; Fiction; Literature - Classics / Criticism; English; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Literary Criticism & Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Science Fiction - General; Language and languages in literature; Middle Earth (Imaginary place); Mythology, Celtic, in literature
First sentence: Profundity, complexity, and depth of character are not usually associated with J.R.R. Tolkien's literary works.
Description: 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.