The Origins of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Mirkwood Revisited

2025/12/29 by Andoni Cossío · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · #Themes in Literature Analysis #Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies #Comics and Graphic Narratives

paper · doi:10.1080/00144940.2025.2608964

openalex publication_date 2025/12/29 · openalex created_date 2025/12/30 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02

Abstract

When J. R. R. Tolkien was asked about the influence of the World Wars on his writings, he replied that the description of the Dead Marshes “owe more to William Morris and his Huns and Romans, as in...

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• New article by Andoni Cossio on the origins of Tolkien’s Mirkwood: doi.org/10.1080/0014... [bsky, 3 points, 0 comments]

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