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Location
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Document Type
Presentation
Event Website
https://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mythcon-53.htm
Start Date
4-8-2024 11:00 AM
End Date
4-8-2024 11:50 AM
Description
This paper will explore Beorn’s role in the ecological welfare of his corner of Middle-earth and his relationships with the rest of Middle-earth based on his unique identity. I posit that Beorn acts as a positive representative of the ideal relationship between man and nature, primarily due to his dual identity, which allows for him to experience the world as the other races are unable to do so, in connection with his bear form and bear nature. Beorn is uniquely placed at the middle of civilization and wilderness; he cultivates his own space, growing plants and looking after animals much like other races of Middle-earth, but he is also one of the beasts of the land, acting as a protector and guardian of the forest in both of his forms.
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In Harmony with Nature: Beorn as an Ecological Ideal
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This paper will explore Beorn’s role in the ecological welfare of his corner of Middle-earth and his relationships with the rest of Middle-earth based on his unique identity. I posit that Beorn acts as a positive representative of the ideal relationship between man and nature, primarily due to his dual identity, which allows for him to experience the world as the other races are unable to do so, in connection with his bear form and bear nature. Beorn is uniquely placed at the middle of civilization and wilderness; he cultivates his own space, growing plants and looking after animals much like other races of Middle-earth, but he is also one of the beasts of the land, acting as a protector and guardian of the forest in both of his forms.
https://dc.swosu.edu/mythcon/mc53/schedule/49
