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Two Norths and their English blend -- Skin-changing in more than one sense : the complexity of Beorn -- Bridges, gates, and doors -- Iceland and Middle-earth : two who loved the North -- Spiders and evil red eyes : the shadow sides of Gandalf and Galadriel -- Wisewomen, shieldmaidens, nymphs, and goddesses -- Eating, devouring, sacrifice, and ultimate just deserts (why elves are vegetarian and the unrefined are not) -- Three questions by way of conclusion.
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3 editions- Paperback · English · 2005University of Toronto Press · 240 pages · 9780802038067
- Hardcover · English · 2005University of Toronto Press · 240 pages · 9780802038715
- Other · English · 2017University of Toronto Press · 240 pages · 9781442627253
Criticism and interpretationKnowledgeMythologyLanguageLanguage and languages in literatureMiddle Earth (Imaginary place)Mythology, Celtic, in literatureMythology, Norse, in literature