Perilous Realms gives this advantage to all readers and provides new discoveries, including material from obscure, little-known Celtic texts and a likely new source for the name 'hobbit.' It is truly essential reading for Tolkien fans.
Perilous Realms gives this advantage to all readers and provides new discoveries, including material from obscure, little-known Celtic texts and a likely new source for the name 'hobbit.' It is truly essential reading for Tolkien fans.
Marjorie Burns is a professor in the Department of English at Portland State University.
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Acknowledgments A Note on Spelling Abbreviations Introduction 1. Two Norths and Their English Blend 2. Skin-Changing in More than One Sense: The Complexity of Beorn 3. Bridges, Gates, and Doors 4. Iceland and Middle-earth: Two Who Loved the North 5. Spiders and Evil Red Eyes: The Shadow Sides of Gandalf and Galadriel 6. Wisewomen, Shieldmaidens, Nymphs, and Goddesses 7. Eating, Devouring, Sacrifice, and Ultimate Just Deserts (Why Elves Are Vegetarian and the Unrefined Are Not) 8. Three Questions by Way of Conclusion
Acknowledgments A Note on Spelling Abbreviations Introduction 1. Two Norths and Their English Blend 2. Skin-Changing in More than One Sense: The Complexity of Beorn 3. Bridges, Gates, and Doors 4. Iceland and Middle-earth: Two Who Loved the North 5. Spiders and Evil Red Eyes: The Shadow Sides of Gandalf and Galadriel 6. Wisewomen, Shieldmaidens, Nymphs, and Goddesses 7. Eating, Devouring, Sacrifice, and Ultimate Just Deserts (Why Elves Are Vegetarian and the Unrefined Are Not) 8. Three Questions by Way of Conclusion
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