Hobbit And Beowulf Comparison Essay
1. THEORETICAL PART
1.1 Major Anglo-American fantasy sagas and their factual aspects
Similarly, as George R. R. Martin also other authors of fantasy sagas drew inspiration from real life historical events or used literary devices such as allegory. Two of the major authors are J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, whose most significant works respectively are The Lord of the Rings trilogy along with Hobit and The Chronicles of Narnia.
1.1.1 Classis Anglo-American fantasy sagas and their alleged factographic sources
J. R. R. Tolkien was immensely influenced by Old English and especially the epic poem Beowulf. Tolkien being an expert in Anglo-Saxon, nearly all names used in The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) have Old English roots. Moreover, Tolkien is …show more content…
At a first glance Aslan seems to be an original character but after further analysis, there are parallels with Christ. Aslan has God-like powers; he created Narnia with a song in The Magician’s Nephew, as well as he created light, plants, animals and people to inhabit Narnia in the same order as God on earth (Genesis 1:1-31) and in The Last Battle the old Narnia is destroyed and new Narnia is created just as in the Book of Revelation (Revelations 21:1). But the most obvious Christ parallel is Aslan’s sacrifice and later resurrection. Aslan gives his life for Edmund, who can be seen as parallels to Judas, the trusted member of the inner circle who becomes a traitor, similar to how Jesus died for our sins (Luke 23:26 – Luke 24:12). In addition, Aslan is humiliated and tormented before being killed and after his resurrection firstly appears to his faithful female followers furthermore mirroring Jesus. As well as the place of Aslan’s sacrifice, the Stone Table, can be seen as parallel to the Cross (Matthew 27:32-56). Moreover, Christ is often referred to as lion in the Bible, such as in the Revelation 5:5:
“And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.”
1.1 Major Anglo-American fantasy sagas and their factual aspects
Similarly, as George R. R. Martin also other authors of fantasy sagas drew inspiration from real life historical events or used literary devices such as allegory. Two of the major authors are J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, whose most significant works respectively are The Lord of the Rings trilogy along with Hobit and The Chronicles of Narnia.
1.1.1 Classis Anglo-American fantasy sagas and their alleged factographic sources
J. R. R. Tolkien was immensely influenced by Old English and especially the epic poem Beowulf. Tolkien being an expert in Anglo-Saxon, nearly all names used in The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) have Old English roots. Moreover, Tolkien is …show more content…
At a first glance Aslan seems to be an original character but after further analysis, there are parallels with Christ. Aslan has God-like powers; he created Narnia with a song in The Magician’s Nephew, as well as he created light, plants, animals and people to inhabit Narnia in the same order as God on earth (Genesis 1:1-31) and in The Last Battle the old Narnia is destroyed and new Narnia is created just as in the Book of Revelation (Revelations 21:1). But the most obvious Christ parallel is Aslan’s sacrifice and later resurrection. Aslan gives his life for Edmund, who can be seen as parallels to Judas, the trusted member of the inner circle who becomes a traitor, similar to how Jesus died for our sins (Luke 23:26 – Luke 24:12). In addition, Aslan is humiliated and tormented before being killed and after his resurrection firstly appears to his faithful female followers furthermore mirroring Jesus. As well as the place of Aslan’s sacrifice, the Stone Table, can be seen as parallel to the Cross (Matthew 27:32-56). Moreover, Christ is often referred to as lion in the Bible, such as in the Revelation 5:5:
“And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.”