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Iaurhirwen · 01-02-2004, 09:59 PM

Thanks for the help everybody.

Guinevere, thanks for the Beowulf reference. I was searching for something with and Old English background and completely forgot about Beowulf. I read it a few years ago and now that I think about it, I do recall similarities between the two. In fact, I now remember mentioning in class how much Beowulf reminded me of LOTR!

Right now I'm in the process of reviewing the Norse epics in the Eldar Edda and Nibelungeleid (sp?), but they are really long reading.

More ideas would be greatly appreciated. Once again, thanks for everybodies help and I'll let you know how I do.

01-02-2004, 09:59 PM	#10
Iaurhirwen Wight Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the theatre!!SHOWTIME!!!! Posts: 217	Thanks for the help everybody. Guinevere, thanks for the Beowulf reference. I was searching for something with and Old English background and completely forgot about Beowulf. I read it a few years ago and now that I think about it, I do recall similarities between the two. In fact, I now remember mentioning in class how much Beowulf reminded me of LOTR! Right now I'm in the process of reviewing the Norse epics in the Eldar Edda and Nibelungeleid (sp?), but they are really long reading. More ideas would be greatly appreciated. Once again, thanks for everybodies help and I'll let you know how I do. __________________ "Will somebody find my pants?" - "What do you do with a drunkin sailor?" - "You have a giant mole!!!!" - "Tom!! Get out of the Girls's dressing room!" "But she asked me to help find her pants!!" - - - opening night chaos