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Verweij, Luuk (2016)

Reshaping the Heroic: Heroism in JRR Tolkien’s Middle-earth

Bachelor thesis | Engelse taal en cultuur (BA)
Since Tolkien was a noted philologist, his writing was inspired greatly by Old English poetry such as Beowulf and The Battle of Maldon. Taking into account Tolkien's comments on the portrayal of heroism in these poems, this thesis presents a comparison between several heroes from Tolkien’s own fiction – Aragorn, Beren and Fëanor – and the Germanic heroic ethos.
Tolkien
Heroism
Middle-earth
Beowulf
Byrhtnoth
Author
Verweij, Luuk
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Supervisors
Porck, M.H.
ECTS Credits
10
Language
en