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  Re: LoTR # 1 on IMDB, Beowulf on NYTimes bestseller list
 
(...) I wrote: "Most of the stuff passing as a plot is little more than rehashed Norse mythology." Is it the case that you want me to compare and contrast Tolkien's work to Northern European mythology? Seems like a rather thankless task. I am also (...) (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: LoTR # 1 on IMDB, Beowulf on NYTimes bestseller list
 
(...) Well, I did not go to school for that sort of thing. It would be sufficient to have a few names or titles that come to your mind as primary sources. The National Geographic Explorer special on Middle-Earth last night visited with the world's (...) (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: LoTR # 1 on IMDB, Beowulf on NYTimes bestseller list
 
(...) Well, it wasn't the significant focus of my schoolwork, but I have read mythology almost all my life. The reason I am disadvantaged in giving a truly well-rounded answer to your question is that I haven't "read" Tolkien, but only saw this LOTR (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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