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As a Finn, I find this article rather touching:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/12/1219_tolkienroots.html
Likewise for this glimpse to the remote past of Finnish mythology
(mentioned in that article):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWeQJwESnDk
I think it's sad that this tradition has basically died, being only
preserved in literature.
More info about the mythology:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalevala
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- Warp
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it's rather well known that Tolkien was inspired by multiple medieval sources
from across all Europe, including the Edda, celtic myths and even greek Gods
(the Valar). I like how he gives unity and coherence to all these different
sources in a single work.
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From: bart
Subject: Re: Lord of the Rings Inspired by an Ancient Epic
Date: 11 Dec 2010 14:28:02
Message: <4d03d0c2@news.povray.org>
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On 12/11/2010 02:42 PM, nemesis wrote:
> it's rather well known that Tolkien was inspired by multiple medieval sources
> from across all Europe, including the Edda, celtic myths and even greek Gods
> (the Valar). I like how he gives unity and coherence to all these different
> sources in a single work.
>
It's amazing that he also invented a complete variety of languages
and the rules of how actually to speak and write in them.
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From: clipka
Subject: Re: Lord of the Rings Inspired by an Ancient Epic
Date: 11 Dec 2010 15:32:41
Message: <4d03dfe9@news.povray.org>
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Am 11.12.2010 20:28, schrieb bart:
> It's amazing that he also invented a complete variety of languages
> and the rules of how actually to speak and write in them.
He was a linguist after all. IIRC he even claimed that his main drive to
develop such a detailed world as Middle Earth was basically to have a
place to let his invented languages live and evolve in, have them myths
and legends to draw from etc.
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There was an old doom metal band (turned pop after cd #2..such a shame)
called Amorphis which based their early music on the Kalevala..so not
completely relegated to literature.
Ian
On Sat, 11 Dec 2010 07:00:07 -0500, Warp <war### [at] tag povrayorg> wrote:
> As a Finn, I find this article rather touching:
>
> http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/12/1219_tolkienroots.html
>
> Likewise for this glimpse to the remote past of Finnish mythology
> (mentioned in that article):
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWeQJwESnDk
>
> I think it's sad that this tradition has basically died, being only
> preserved in literature.
>
> More info about the mythology:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalevala
>
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