tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524950191725976190.post770569643736545740..comments2024-03-10T06:51:42.128+00:00Comments on The Art of Words: Children's Book ClichesLucy R. Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524950191725976190.post-38080851221794162262011-11-17T21:43:16.523+00:002011-11-17T21:43:16.523+00:00William Mayne did it too in a strange time-slip st...William Mayne did it too in a strange time-slip story.Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524950191725976190.post-71326166810695074532011-11-17T21:14:17.628+00:002011-11-17T21:14:17.628+00:00Well, Tolkein's academic area was Anglo-Saxon ...Well, Tolkein's academic area was Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse, so it's not too surprising that vast swathes of his work - or at least the background to it - were borrowed from that literature.BryanBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550482701819539081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524950191725976190.post-44722656917248001832011-11-17T12:51:37.374+00:002011-11-17T12:51:37.374+00:00And almost how Bilbo killed Smaug.And almost how Bilbo killed Smaug.Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524950191725976190.post-86403089136674822552011-11-17T00:02:26.634+00:002011-11-17T00:02:26.634+00:00Hiding in a pit to kill the dragon at least has pe...Hiding in a pit to kill the dragon at least has pedigree - it's how Sigurd killed Fafnir.BryanBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550482701819539081noreply@blogger.com