Used book store find

Reverie · 10-22-2001, 04:50 PM

I recently found a book by Lin Carter called 'Tolkien: A Look Behind The Lord of the Rings'. This guy is amazing! He is a word slueth. In his words he 'enjoys discovering wonder in old, old books nobody else bothers to read anymore.'
Anyway during one of his hunts for the origin of Tolkien's words he came upon an anchient text called 'The Elder Edda'.

From this book came the names of 16 dwarves and the name of Gandalf!
Here are some quotes from Lin Carter's book, from the Edda -

Gunnar, no joy the gold shall give thee,
The rings shall soon thy slayers be.

And could he discover the Ring,
It would make him the lord of the world!

Also in one of the stanzas a dwarf is namd Eikinskjaldi, which is old Norse for 'Oaken shield'
Pretty cool, eh?
If you can find Carter's book, I highly recomend it!

ringbearer · 10-22-2001, 09:21 PM

I read that book many moons ago...it is a good one!

Reverie · 10-22-2001, 10:26 PM

Not that Carter's book didn't give me enough reference material and recomended reads to keep me going for an age or two, but have you read anything else like this in all your moons? About lotr or even Beowulf, Charlamaign (sp?) etc. This has just captivated me!

10-22-2001, 04:50 PM	#1
Reverie Enting Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Back Home!! Posts: 57	Used book store find I recently found a book by Lin Carter called 'Tolkien: A Look Behind The Lord of the Rings'. This guy is amazing! He is a word slueth. In his words he 'enjoys discovering wonder in old, old books nobody else bothers to read anymore.' Anyway during one of his hunts for the origin of Tolkien's words he came upon an anchient text called 'The Elder Edda'. From this book came the names of 16 dwarves and the name of Gandalf! Here are some quotes from Lin Carter's book, from the Edda - Gunnar, no joy the gold shall give thee, The rings shall soon thy slayers be. And could he discover the Ring, It would make him the lord of the world! Also in one of the stanzas a dwarf is namd Eikinskjaldi, which is old Norse for 'Oaken shield' Pretty cool, eh? If you can find Carter's book, I highly recomend it!

10-22-2001, 09:21 PM	#2
ringbearer Elf Lord Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: St. Louis, Mo. USA Posts: 561	I read that book many moons ago...it is a good one! __________________ Ringbearer Hide Witch, hide! The Good Folks come to burn thee! Their keen enjoyment hid behind A Gothic mask of duty!

10-22-2001, 10:26 PM	#3
Reverie Enting Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Back Home!! Posts: 57	Am I really this boring? Not that Carter's book didn't give me enough reference material and recomended reads to keep me going for an age or two, but have you read anything else like this in all your moons? About lotr or even Beowulf, Charlamaign (sp?) etc. This has just captivated me!

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