The latter is thought to have been the inspiration for Smaug. Stories that readers might be familiar with from Norse mythology include that of Odin, the all-father, who was said to wander the earth among humankind, and that of the dragon Fafnir, slain by Sigurd.
It is believed that the book functioned as a textbook for scholars of the period, and those who came after. The first outlines information about the Norse gods, the second provides questions and answers about Norse mythology, the third includes lists of kennings, and the fourth discusses the composition of poetry. They are the Prologue, Gylfanginning, Skáldskaparmál, and Háttatal. It is connected to the Poetic Edda, a collection of poems that survive from the same time period. Today, it’s considered to be the main source of Norse mythology. It’s been suggested, and many scholars believe, the work was written by historian and scholar Snorri Sturluson. The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda or Snorri’s Edda, is a collection of Old Norse stories dating back to the early 13th century. Other sources that Tolkien pulled from in order to create the world of Middle-earth and the plot of The Hobbit include the Völsunga saga and the Prose and Poetic Edda. The names of dwarves, places, names of swords, and elements of language are some of the many instances in his work that readers might notice references to these mythologies. The Hobbit also famously includes elements of Anglo-Saxon, Icelandic, and Norse mythology.
Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian Influence on The Hobbit
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