Archive - Mythic Mind

Virtue in The Lord of the Rings: Part III

In the last two posts I talked about how even though many of us love The Lord of the Rings, there is a growing gap between our admiration of the…

Jun 25 •

Virtue in The Lord of the Rings: Part II

I’ve been examining the virtue ethics in The Lord of the Rings. In Part 1, I sketched an overview of how differently Tolkien’s characters think and make…

Jun 16 •

Virtue in The Lord of the Rings: Part I

Seventy years after its initial publication, The Lord of the Rings remains a hugely popular series, and for good reason.

Jun 9 •

March 2024

10 Reasons You Should Spend Time Looking at Maps

These days, maps are everywhere.

Mar 4 •

January 2024

December 2023

November 2023

Heroism in the Nibelungenlied

Final thoughts on how the medieval German saga compares to Tolkien's works

Nov 21, 2023 •

October 2023

Slaughter in the Nibelungenlied

The flow of blood as a marker of religious belief

Oct 11, 2023 •

September 2023

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