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| Author: | roxyteacher [ 15 Jun 2012 12:29 ] |
| Post subject: | J. R. R. Tolkien - The Hobbit |
Are the creatures and characters in "The Hobbit" heterogeneous like in The Chronicles of Narnia? (in terms of their provenance: folklore, mythology etc.) |
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| Author: | achim_diana [ 16 Jun 2012 15:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: J. R. R. Tolkien - The Hobbit |
Some of them are used in Narnia also. In The Hobbit we have: - trolls (supernatural beings in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore) - elves (a type of supernatural being in Germanic mythology and folklore) - goblins (a legendary evil or mischievous creature; a grotesquely evil or evil-like phantom, in folklore) - wargs (In Norse mythology, a vargr (often anglicised as warg or varg) is an evil wolf who is used as mount by orcs) - dwarves (a being from Germanic mythology and folklore, are short and stout creatures) - giant spiders - eagles - giants (Greek mythology) In Narnia I have the feeling of a world record of used mythologic creatures and not only. In The Hobbit there are a few important creatures used exactly to reveal a good or a bad side. Fantastic creatures who populate a fantastic land. |
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