Medievalists.net » The Silmarillion http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Language and Legend in the Fantasy Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/12/language-and-legend-in-the-fantasy-fiction-of-j-r-r-tolkien/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/12/language-and-legend-in-the-fantasy-fiction-of-j-r-r-tolkien/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:58:35 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=37961 There was something so real in the languages that he created, and critics wanted to find the inspirations behind Tolkien‘s worlds. Elves, dwarves, men, hobbits, and various other creatures occupied the pages of his books, but the languages he created were complex and had real elements in them. Examples of his invented languages were those spoken by the Elves, Sindarin and Quenya.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/12/language-and-legend-in-the-fantasy-fiction-of-j-r-r-tolkien/feed/ 0 Horses of Agency, Element, and Godliness in Tolkien and the Germanic Sagas http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/12/horses-of-agency-element-and-godliness-in-tolkien-and-the-germanic-sagas/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/12/horses-of-agency-element-and-godliness-in-tolkien-and-the-germanic-sagas/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:32:15 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=37949 What is the contract between man and equine that allows a beast ten times our size and one hundred times our strength to willingly serve in our ambitions? What magnetism (and who placed it) is it that draws humanity and horses together?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/12/horses-of-agency-element-and-godliness-in-tolkien-and-the-germanic-sagas/feed/ 0 “Far-off gleams of evangelium” : a study of how J. R. R. Tolkien’s The lord of the rings reflects the biblical “Kingdom of Heaven” http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/11/far-off-gleams-of-evangelium-a-study-of-how-j-r-r-tolkiens-the-lord-of-the-rings-reflects-the-biblical-kingdom-of-heaven/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/11/far-off-gleams-of-evangelium-a-study-of-how-j-r-r-tolkiens-the-lord-of-the-rings-reflects-the-biblical-kingdom-of-heaven/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:09:23 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=37943 The findings of this thesis confirm that the values of LOTR and the Kingdom are notably similar, and that the reader of LOTR does indeed derive from it an experience of what the Kingdom ideally is. But all this is “under the surface”, and Tolkien did not impose his Christianity.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/11/far-off-gleams-of-evangelium-a-study-of-how-j-r-r-tolkiens-the-lord-of-the-rings-reflects-the-biblical-kingdom-of-heaven/feed/ 0 The Influence of J.R.R. Tolkien on Popular Culture http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/20/the-influence-of-j-r-r-tolkien-on-popular-culture/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/20/the-influence-of-j-r-r-tolkien-on-popular-culture/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 04:48:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=35837 This paper will trace the history of the
Middle Earth mythology and its popularity. By studying the example of The Lord ofthe Rings I hope to demonstrate how art not only gets pulled into the system of popular and mass culture, but also how art has an influence on the system. An interesting question comes up when studying this topic. Why did Tolkien become popular?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/20/the-influence-of-j-r-r-tolkien-on-popular-culture/feed/ 0 “A Fragment Detached”: The Hobbit and The Silmarillion http://www.medievalists.net/2012/05/17/a-fragment-detached-the-hobbit-and-the-silmarillion/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/05/17/a-fragment-detached-the-hobbit-and-the-silmarillion/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 18:18:58 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=31827 This summary is a brief explanation of a paper that focused on the influences of The Hobbit, and The Hobbit in contrast with The Silmarillion.

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