The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of The Elder Scrolls

Digging into a chapter and realizing that each one is a different event in her life, is thrilling. The reader forms opinions and creates a vision in their mind about the characters and scenery. There are times where I found myself asking questions and wondering what

Books have been the main source of obtaining information and discovering a world of knowledge, imagination, and exploration throughout all periods of time.

interpretations they make about characters or events in a story. This is many times the beauty in

Among other things, Tolkien was perhaps chiefly a scholar of mythology, and despite his dislike of allegory, his universe is shot through with mythological archetypes. Among Tolkien’s obvious mythological influences (Biblical, Celtic, Norse, and Arthurian mythologies, etc.), I believe Biblical held the most significant effect on The Lord of the Rings, albeit Finnish/Nordic appears more so than any other. Additionally, Tolkien wanted to publish The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings together, since he saw them as connected mythological cycles. To a degree, one’s reading of The Lord of the Rings, is deepened by a knowledge of The Silmarillion, not just on the level of setting or context, but in terms of literary theme, symbol, and characterization.

Tolkien, let the story unfold: Unfettered by the chains of innovation and not blinded by its obscuration of reality, the story itself, had the characters tackle the battles, the triumphs, and the disappointments of the actual good and spiritual humans. That is the thing that great narratives do. The reader is especially attracted to the story in light of the fact that the reader gets the chance to know and admire the real, not cardboard, characters, and the characters are genuine in the light of the fact that they have souls, displaying fundamental goodness in the midst of failings and ready to settle on choices in spite of knowing that choices are however a piece of a bigger story. The reader partakes in a mythic universe of Middle-earth and experiences there—without allegory or specific

Since humans first emerged into the intellectual sphere of literature, extravagant tales of mystical lands, bloody wars, and gallant heroes spread far and wide. All treasured tales transpire time, From trespassing viking warlords, to poetic french vineyards, and indian tribes across the sea, each culture remains coated in these tales. In the twenty first century there is no need for memorizing stories, however in times gone by stories were circulated by tune or voice until christianity began to spread worldwide. Beowulf, written by an anonymous christian monk, possesses a timeless approach of a classic fight for love and glory; a case of do or die to audiences across the span of a lifetime with intricate tones,

How can an author write a story which appeals to a present day audience? Richard H. Tyre published an article in 1978 that gives an answer to this very question. Tyre explains how most kids today choose to read books like the Harry Potter series, The Lord of the Rings series, and even The Wizard of Oz. An existing theory that Tyre came up with explains that each of these books, along with many others, have one thing in common: 6 plot elements. Not only do these stories contain the same 6 elements but those elements are in the same order! Tyre states that “(1) those who hunt for treasure, (2) must go alone, (3) at night, (4) and when they find it, (5) they must leave some of their blood behind, (6) and the treasure is never what they expected.” (Tyre 2). J.R.R. Tolkien is the author of The Hobbit. The Hobbit revolves around one hobbit in particular named Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo embarks on a journey with 14 others to recover a treasure that is guarded by a dragon. Along the way Bilbo faces many challenges that range from running into huge trolls, to taking part in fierce battles. Due to it’s main character hunting for treasure, facing most of the dangers alone, battling during the wee hours of the night, eventually finding the treasure, after sweating/crying/and enduring injuries, just to have the treasure revealed to him as not what he expected, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit is undoubtedly a perfect example of Tyre’s 6 plot elements.

Many of the stories we read today are full of historical knowledge, background, and traditions. Books such as “ Lord of the flies” or “ Two Birds in a Tree” all contain some level of religious allusion or reference the historical background of a particular religion or group of people. The epic poem “ Beowulf” uses the opening scene to provide substantial information on the traditions, motives, and values of the Anglo Saxon people. The opening scene of “Beowulf” Showcases the traditions and hierarchy of the Anglo Saxon people, what they believe it means to be a good king, and explains the purpose of those things in their society. Beowulf’s opening scene contains a large amount of information on the hierarchy and traditions of the Anglo Saxon

Ever since the beginning of humanity, stories from all corners of the world all follow the hero’s journey, a system coined by Joseph Campbell. Elements of the hero’s journey can be found in every single story, from Harry Potter to Paradise Lost. The hero’s journey is in every story, and especially in the epic poem Beowulf. Beowulf has all the trappings of a memorable story. There are beasts, and a shining hero, as well as honor and loyalty. Beowulf also follows the Hero’s journey, if not distinctly. The epic poem Beowulf holds many similarities to Joseph Campbell’s monomyth, three of these similarities including the call to adventure, tests, and the resurrection.

In this critique of Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, I will be looking at the game through a Critical Race Theory(CRT) Lens. This paper is about the CRT of the playable races and factions within Skyrim and the underlying racial tones portrayed. I have organized this paper into a couple of different parts. The first is enough information to establish an understanding of the narrative of the game. Secondly, I will cover some basic ground of Critical Race Theory and how I will be relating certain parts of Skyrim to it. After that, I will dive into two subjects from the game. One about a city and its segregated population, and the phase of “Skyrim is for the Nords.” I conclude with my thoughts and understand of CRT and Skyrim.

Each story in Beowulf, when given more thought and analysis, would be viewed essential to the book itself and the way the issues were seen by the readers. Without the considerations of why these stories were told at their specific times, who narrated the story and to whom they were speaking, what the events would be foretelling or referring back to, and how they applied to the present characters, one would be able to grasp that they set up each possible event in Beowulf and allowed more understanding in the reasons why each situation played out the way it did.

The Realm of the Elderlings otherwise known as the world of Eda and El is the alternate world and setting for most of Robin Hobb’s series of novels The realm includes the six duchies of Clerres, Jamaillia, Chalced, the Rain Wilds, the Cursed Shores, and the Mountain Kingdom. The name of The Realm of the Elderlings is common to the Fitz and the Fool Trilogy, the Rain Wild Chronicles, the Tawny Man trilogy, the Liveship Traders trilogy, and the Farseeer trilogy. The Realm of the Elderlings follows the adventures of the FitzChivary Farseer an assassin of the Farseer lineage who practices his craft in the service of the Six Duchies kingdom. The series of novels also follow the life and times of Prince Verity one of FittzChivalry’s great uncles.

Yet readers who stop to ask themselves exactly why they enjoyed the novel, what makes it work, will find themselves looking at a very complex book that means much

Skyrim continues to be one of the most popular games in the world. Much of the success of the game does belong to stunning storytelling and a great soundtrack. However, the continued

Fiction is, and has always been a mirror for the real life. Therefore, literature, as the artistic tool used to deliver works of fiction, has been parallel to history from past to present. As the ideas evolved, the cultures evolved, and as the cultures evolved, literature evolved. However, there have been times when this evolution had help. In its core, this is what happened in the Renaissance era. As people rediscovered the ideas and cultures of the past civilisations, Middle Ages, in which the evolution of thinking was going backwards, came to an end with a leap in thinking style. People realised they have been stuck at one point because of twisted religion and blind violence between people, and learned to look through individual glasses. These new individual glasses gave huge importance to human, rather than vast kingdoms and large groups, and focused on the core. They moved on from their one-sided viewpoint in life, which was giving the ultimate importance to the afterlife, and gave themselves to discovering