The Role of the Mythical Figure Elbereth within “The Lord of

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…Since the history of Middle-earth has such limits of space and time, it is logical to conclude that everything that exists beyond historical context may be classified as myth. The character discussed above comes from the mythical world only to return to that same world after shaping the events on the natural world. Throughout the fantasy novel, myth shapes history without becoming history. Works Cited: 1. Tolkien, J.R.R. The Lord of the Rings. HarperCollinsPublishers. 2002