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mark12_30 · 11-11-2004, 08:36 AM

Rimbaud (naturally) is correct; the northern influences are very strong.

Some name-dropping: Kalevala (Finnish I think?), Elder Edda and Younger Edda (Icelandic/norse), Beowulf and the other Anglo-Saxon works & remnants; The (welsh) Mabinogion (which I am familiar with only as much as it was used in the Chronicles of Prydain, though I have good intentions and keep promising myself a more scholastic version) and that rather elusive body of Irish folklore where the Tuatha de Danaan linger.

There's more, but that's a good start and some (fascinating ) reading. Oh, and don't forget the story of Sigurd and Fafnir as told by Andrew Lang in his Red Fairy Book-- that's how a very young Tolkien fell in love with dragons. Definitely worth the read.

11-11-2004, 08:36 AM	#5
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Rimbaud (naturally) is correct; the northern influences are very strong. Some name-dropping: Kalevala (Finnish I think?), Elder Edda and Younger Edda (Icelandic/norse), Beowulf and the other Anglo-Saxon works & remnants; The (welsh) Mabinogion (which I am familiar with only as much as it was used in the Chronicles of Prydain, though I have good intentions and keep promising myself a more scholastic version) and that rather elusive body of Irish folklore where the Tuatha de Danaan linger. There's more, but that's a good start and some (fascinating ) reading. Oh, and don't forget the story of Sigurd and Fafnir as told by Andrew Lang in his Red Fairy Book-- that's how a very young Tolkien fell in love with dragons. Definitely worth the read. __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.