Tolkien and His Medieval Sources

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Tolkien at Kalamazoo

Organizer Name

Brad Eden

Organizer Affiliation

Valparaiso Univ.

Presider Name

Edward Risden

Presider Affiliation

St. Norbert College

Paper Title 1

Tolkien Grammaticus: The Influence of the Gesta Danorum on The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

Presenter 1 Name

Leigh Smith

Presenter 1 Affiliation

East Stroudsburg Univ.

Paper Title 2

Approaching "Se Uncuthaholm": Tolkien's Early Study of Anglo-Saxon Poetry and Prose as a Source for the Invention of Ottor Waefre

Presenter 2 Name

Andrew Higgins

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Cardiff Metropolitan Univ.

Paper Title 3

Creative Corrections: Tolkien's Response to Beorhtnoth's Ofermod

Presenter 3 Name

Colin Pajda

Presenter 3 Affiliation

St. Louis Univ.

Paper Title 4

Hrolfr Kraki in Tolkien's Middle-earth

Presenter 4 Name

Brent Landon Johnson

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Mythgard Institute/Signum Univ.

Start Date

8-5-2014 10:00 AM

Session Location

Bernhard 208

Description

This session will focus on Tolkien's medieval and linguistic backgrounds as sources for his scholarship and the construction of his legendarium.

Brad Eden