Comparative Mythology
Character Biography: Námo Mandos
Published on 1 January 2012 | Essay
Námo Mandos occupies a common role found in world mythology: that of the god of the dead. Shrouded in mystery and beset with moral ambiguity, Námo participates in tales with parallels in other world myths, especially the Greek and the Norse.
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"A Greater Still": The Importance of Song in Tolkien's Creation Myth
Published on 3 March 2018 | Essay
Tolkien's creation story the Ainulindalë includes many archetypal elements. This essay explores the deus faber or god-as-maker element and why creation from vocal song is vitally important to legendarium.
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At the Root of the Tree of Tales: Using Comparative Myth and "On Fairy-Stories" to Analyze Tolkien's Cosmogony
Published on 15 December 2013 | Conference Paper
This paper explores the cosmogony of Middle-earth using the ideas that Tolkien put forth in "On Fairy-Stories," looking especially at how Tolkien drew from cosmogonical archetypes found throughout world mythology to make a creation myth worthy of a believable Secondary World.
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