Yes, Meleph, there is a remarkable resemblance there. After all, didn't Tolkien spend years studying ancient Norse legends and mythology?
Somebody said that Ireland/England would have been too small to hold all ME's activity. Here's a test: It took the Nine Walkers less than a year to walk and ride from the Shire to Mordor and Minas Tirith and back. How long would it take to walk south to the bottom of Ireland and back again?
You must excuse my distorted sense of distance. After all, I'm from Texas; everything's bigger here. [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
[ June 12, 2002: Message edited by: The Silver-shod Muse ]
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"'You," he said, "tell her all. What good came to you? Do you rejoice that Maleldil became a man? Tell her of your joys, and of what profit you had when you made Maleldil and death acquainted.'" -Perelandra, by C.S. Lewis
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