Was: Golden Compass and is, Eowyn, Narnia, etc.

[susanmcgee48176]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)" 
<catlady at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "susanmcgee48176"
> <Schlobin@> wrote:
> 
> > I'm not an expert on Tolkien's original sources.....the Kalevala 
and 
> > other Icelandic myths...
>

Catlady said: 
 
> The Kalevala is Finnish. Delete the word 'other' from 'other Icelandic
> myths' and I would have nothing worth nitpicking ... change 'myths' to
> 'literature' (some sagas were historical and totally realistic
> according to the notions of the authors and listeners) is not worth a
> post.
>

Okay, I'm confused....

My apologies for my stupid mistakes...re the Kalevala...I do know it's 
Finnish. ...  I THINK I was trying to say "other Scandinavian" myths 
(although I know some people don't include Finland, Iceland and the 
Faroe Islands in Scandinavia, others do.....particularly the linguistic 
folk.) And calling an epic poem in the oral tradition a myth is not 
very precise.....

re: Icelandic sources.....the Volsunga Saga? (spelling?)....is that 
what you meant when you said historical? I thought it was legend/myth, 
but was it based on earlier history? 

I was posting in a hurry....

Would you give me some clarification about your own post:  what did you 
mean by "is not worth post?"

Thanks, Susan