Tolkien's Re-envisioning of the Medieval Lay: The Lay of Beren and Luthien and the Lay of Aotrou and Itroun

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Tolkien at Kalamazoo

Organizer Name

Brad Eden

Organizer Affiliation

Valparaiso Univ.

Presider Name

Brad Eden

Paper Title 1

The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun, Breton Lays, and Gwerziou

Presenter 1 Name

Matthieu Boyd

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Fairleigh Dickinson Univ.

Paper Title 2

Tolkien's Lays: Songs of Love, Faith, and Devotion?

Presenter 2 Name

Aurelie Bremont

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Centre d'Etudes Medievales Anglaises (CEMA), Univ. de Paris-Sorbonne

Paper Title 3

Matiere de Terre de Milieu: Jean Bodel's Formula and Tolkien's Legendarium

Presenter 3 Name

John R. Holmes

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Franciscan Univ. of Steubenville

Start Date

11-5-2018 3:30 PM

Session Location

Bernhard 209

Description

This will be a session of papers, exploring two recent posthumous Tolkien publications by his son Christopher, and how they fit into the production of Tolkien's legendarium.

Brad Eden