Tolkien and Norse Mythology

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

I recently studied the Saga for a class and was sadly disappointed when the only two people in the classroom that could keep up the conversation on Tolkien-based reflections of it were the professor and the head of the department.

Here's some of what I found:

A ring that pretty well dooms all that come in contact with it.

Gram, the sword re-forged.

Sigurd, slayer of Fafnir, who, as with Turin and Glaurung, hid in a ravine and stabbed the dragon through the belly as he passed overhead.

Rune, I've forgotten half of what we chatted about. I don't suppose you remember? Going on break drives classwork entirely from thought.