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Two sides of Odin in The Lord of the Rings

Two sides of Odin in The Lord of the Rings. Made by: Teo Pucko. http://www.chez.com/sorcereroracle/Accueil1.1.html. The Good Odin or Odin as the model for Gandalf. Both: are gray wanderers wear a cloak, broad-brimmed hat and a staff have long beards and appear weak.

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Two sides of Odin in The Lord of the Rings

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  1. Two sides of Odin in The Lord of the Rings Made by: Teo Pucko http://www.chez.com/sorcereroracle/Accueil1.1.html

  2. The Good OdinorOdin as the model for Gandalf Both: • are gray wanderers • wear a cloak, broad-brimmed hat and a staff • have long beards and appear weak Gandalf by John Howe

  3. Both: • make a sacrifice, trough which they gain power After defeating the Balrog “he learned again much that he had forgotten, he could see many things far off […]” (Tolkien TT 113) • are from distant lands • are mentors to future kings • ride supernatural horses • are great sorcerers Odensom vandringsman by Georg von Rosen

  4. Odin by Rafael Roman Arroyo, 2003. Odin (http://www.aufruehrer.de/bilder/grobis/odin_sleipnir_gr.jpg) Gandalf by Ted Nasmith

  5. The Evil Side of OdinorOdin as the model for Sauron • their eye can see trough the lands • both are closely connected to the enslaving ring • they are sword-breakers • lovers of crows and wolves Odin (http://www.lokis-mythologie.de/odinmehr.php) Barad-dûr (http://www.tuckborough.net/images/barad-dur.jpg)

  6. The Evil Side of OdinorOdin as the model for Saruman They: • are quick to deceive • stir up fights among brothers • inspire their warriors • make use of dark magic • lovers of crows and wolves Odin (http://www.lokis-mythologie.de/odinmehr.php)

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