Glaurung, Heir of Fáfnir: Tolkien’s Reading of Old Norse Dragon Myth
Paper by Miguel Andrade
Given at The VII International Conference on Myth in the Arts on November 7, 2023
In Old Norse legend and literature, Fáfnir is the quintessential dragon, present in numerous sources through the ages, influencing all other narratives. This paper looks at that influence on Tolkien as he created the dragon Glaurung in his fictional world of Middle Earth.
Glaurung, Heir of Fáfnir: Tolkien’s Reading of Old Norse Dragon Myth
Paper by Miguel Andrade
Given at The VII International Conference on Myth in the Arts on November 7, 2023
In Old Norse legend and literature, Fáfnir is the quintessential dragon, present in numerous sources through the ages, influencing all other narratives. This paper looks at that influence on Tolkien as he created the dragon Glaurung in his fictional world of Middle Earth.
Miguel Andrade is a graduate student at the University of Lisbon. Click here to view his Academia.edu page.
Click here to see more papers from the VII International Conference on Myth in the Arts.
Top Image: Drawing of the Ramsund carving, depicting the story of Fáfnir – Wikimedia Commons
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