Eärendil, Bearer of Light a Tolkienic Song of Ice and Fire essay by Bluetiger The Advent Calendar 2018, Week Two Welcome back! One week has passed and thus, I return to you with the second installm…| The Tolkienic Song of Ice and Fire
Minor References in ASOIAF by Bluetiger Originally published on February 29, 2020 at FSGK in Polish as Pomniejsze nawiązania w PLIO. In A Song of Ice and Fire we come across a multitude of references – historical, literary, mythological and others. Some call our attention to parallels on a deeper level or serve as hints as … Continue reading Minor References in ASOIAF| The Tolkienic Song of Ice and Fire
Mance, Tormund and Styr: On Royal Power in Westeros and Beyond the Wall by Bluetiger Originally published on March 7, 2020 at FSGK in Polish as Mance, Tormund i Styr. O władzy królewskiej w Westeros i za Murem. When we look back on Jon’s first chapter in A Storm of Swords, we can readily reach … Continue reading Mance, Tormund and Styr: On Royal Power in Westeros and Beyond the Wall| The Tolkienic Song of Ice and Fire
Bluetiger’s Advent Calendar 2018 All daily entries from December 2018, collected at my Twitter profile and gathered here in one post published nearly a year later. Advent Calendar 2018 – Introduction The First Week of Advent 2018 2 December (First Sunday) The Return of the Queen essay is published. 3 December (Monday) Fëanor, the greatest … Continue reading Advent Calendar 2018 – Entries| The Tolkienic Song of Ice and Fire
Bluetiger’s Advent Calendar 2019 Advent Calendar 2019 – Introduction The First Week of Advent 2019 1 December (First Sunday) In my Polish Taniec z Mitami: G(r)endel and Gorne (A Dance with Myths…) essay I suggest that the Free Folk legend of Gendel and Gorne is a reference to the Old English epic poem “Beowulf”. Gendel parallels … Continue reading Advent Calendar 2019 – Entries| The Tolkienic Song of Ice and Fire
Stworzony przez J.R.R. Tolkiena kalendarz Shire’u opisany w dodatku D “Władcy Pierścieni” porównany z kalendarzem anglosaskim (staroangielskie nazwy miesięcy według “De Temporum Ratione” świętego Bedy Czcigodnego). (opracował Bluetiger): Miesiąc w kalendarzu Shire’u (stworzonym przez J.R.R. Tolkiena) Znacznie nazwy: Współczesny odpowiednik: Miesiąc w kalendarzu staroangielskim Znacznie nazwy: Współczesny odpowiednik: 2 Yule drugi z Yuledays (Godów), nowy … Continu...| The Tolkienic Song of Ice and Fire
An Excerpt From Bluetiger’s Aenar’s Aeneid, Part II – “Of Arms and the Man I Sing”, Published in Polish at FSGK on June 29, 2019 Translated and Published Here As: The Name “Valyria” From Chapter III: “Targaryens were rightly regarded as being closer to gods than the common run of men” Aeneas’ wife Creusa was Cassandra’s sister, … Continue reading The Name “Valyria”| The Tolkienic Song of Ice and Fire
The Tolkienic Song of Ice and Fire: Sailing To The Uttermost West by Bluetiger *** Introduction In the final episode of Game of Thrones Arya Stark makes the choice of leaving Westeros and sailing w…| The Tolkienic Song of Ice and Fire
éala éarendel engla beorhtast ofer middangeard monnum sended Hail Earendel, brightest of angels over middle-earth to mankind sent – from the Old English poem “Crist I” It has beco…| The Tolkienic Song of Ice and Fire
The Fate of Frey by Bluetiger Originally published in the Polish language at FSGK PL as Taniec z Mitami: Przeznaczenie Freya ( The last time we saw him, a blizzard forced Stannis Baratheon to halt …| The Tolkienic Song of Ice and Fire
I’ve noticed some parallels between the 13 children of Jaehaerys and Alysanne from TWOIAF and Fire and Blood and Garth Greenhand’s 13 notable children from TWOIAF. The similarities are …| The Tolkienic Song of Ice and Fire