Following the Formula in Beowulf, Örvar-Odds saga, and Tolkien

1.       Chapter 1: Beowulf and Formula

1.1   Formula and Formulaic System

1.2   Action-Pattern, Theme, Type-Scene, Motif

1.3   Structural Repetition

1.4   Story-Pattern, Tale-type1.5   Conclusion



 

2.       Chapter 2: The Half-Line Formula: weox under wolcnum (8a)

2.1   The Critical Background

2.2   Reading weox under wolcnum (8a)

2.3   Old Saxon: uuânum undar uuolcnun

2.4   Conclusion

 3.       Chapter 3: The Fitt Formula: Genesis and Fitt 1



3.1 Reading Fitt 1

3.2 Conclusion

 4.       Chapter 4: The Digressive Formula: The Sigemund-Heremod Digression



4.1   Background

4.2   Reading the Sigemund-Heremod Digression

4.3   Under harne stan (887b)

4.4   The Charter Evidence

4.5   Conclusion

 

5.       Chapter 5: The Folktale Formula: Beowulf and Örvar-Odds saga

5.1 The Development and Survival of Örvar-Odds saga

5.2 The Structure of Örvar-Odds saga

5.3 Genealogy

5.4 Örvar-Odds saga and Beowulf

5.5 The Five Fights

5.6 Conclusion

 

6.       Chapter 6: The Formula Reformulated: Sellic Spell and The Hobbit

6.1   Sellic Spell

6.2   The Hobbit: Introduction

6.3   The Hobbit: Formula and Structure

6.4   The Hobbit: Theme

6.5   The Hobbit: Digressions and Episodes

6.6   The Hobbit: Story-Pattern

6.7   Conclusion

  Conclusion

Michael Fox is Associate Professor in the Department of English and Writing Studies at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. He has published on modern rhetoric, medieval Latin, and Old English.