Farmer Giles of Ham | Ideas for Reports and Papers
1. Tolkien used Northern European myths as models for his own. Consult several sources of Old Norse and Anglo- Saxon myths about dragons and compare them with Tolkien's handling of Chrysophylax. You may also want to consult The Hobbit for descriptions of Smaug.
2. Using the same sources as above, locate information on magic weapons, particularly swords. Two such swords may be found in Beowulf, and others may be found in Tolkien's major works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. What characterizes such weapons?
3. Farmer Giles of Ham may be...
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