Talk:Carcharoth

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[edit] Inspiration?

According to the Edda, Fenrisulfr bites off the hand of Týr (John Bauer, 1911)
According to the Edda, Fenrisulfr bites off the hand of Týr (John Bauer, 1911)

Couldn't resist. Can anyone find a source for someone linking Tolkien's story of Carcharoth and Beren with Fenrir and Tyr? Carcharoth (talk) 18:34, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Well, Shippey wouldn't miss this, would he? :-) See The Tale of Beren and Lúthien#cite note-3: "Tom Shippey, The Road to Middle Earth, pp. 193–194: "The hunting of the great wolf recalls the chase of the boar Twrch Trwyth in the Welsh Mabinogion, while the motif of 'the hand in the wolf's mouth' is one of the most famous parts of the Prose Edda, told of Fenris Wolf and the god Tyr; Huan recalls several faithful hounds of legend, Garm, Gelert, Cafall."" This is going straight into that article and this one! Carcharoth (talk) 18:38, 27 April 2008 (UTC)