From Mead-Hall to Mordor: The Celtic and Germanic Roots of Tolkien’s Fiction

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This course traces the sources used by J.R.R. Tolkien in writing The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings , including tales drawn from Old English, Norse, Welsh, and Irish literatures. You will be introduced to different medieval genres as you consider how the nature and gender of the hero change in specific cultural and linguistic moments.