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'''Funeral Customs in Tolkien's Trilogy''' is a booklet by [[Karen Rockow]]. Very little is known about this book, if you have more information please edit this page.
'''Funeral Customs in Tolkien's Trilogy''' is a booklet by [[Karen Rockow]].  


This short booklet is 25 pages long and covers the death/funerary rights and their historic/mythological roots of Boromir, The Rohan, Gondor, Dwarves and Hobbits, as well as the practices of the Dark Forces.  There is also a section on the Barrow Wights.  Primary source material is quoted and the booklet is a good resource to begin exploring these topics.
==Content==
This short booklet is 25 pages long and covers the death and funerary rites and their historic/mythological roots. It covers the deaths of [[Boromir (son of Denethor II)|Boromir]], the [[Rohirrim]], [[Gondorians]], [[Dwarves]] and [[Hobbits]], as well as the practices of the [[Sauron|Dark Forces]] and the history of the [[barrow-wights]].  


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Revision as of 21:05, 6 August 2009

Funeral Customs in Tolkien's Trilogy
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AuthorKaren Rockow
PublisherT-K Graphics
Released1973
FormatPaperback
Pages28

Funeral Customs in Tolkien's Trilogy is a booklet by Karen Rockow.

Content

This short booklet is 25 pages long and covers the death and funerary rites and their historic/mythological roots. It covers the deaths of Boromir, the Rohirrim, Gondorians, Dwarves and Hobbits, as well as the practices of the Dark Forces and the history of the barrow-wights.