Over Middle-earth Sent Unto Men: On the Philological Origins of Tolkien's Eärendel Myth

Authors

Carl F. Hostetter

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Artist
Glen H. GoodKnight

Abstract

Goes beyond Carpenter’s well-known reference to Cynewulf’s Christ as Tolkien’s “primary inspiration” for Eärendel. Seeks out the philological roots of various aspects of Eärendel (star, messenger, mariner, eagle, herald).

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