Tolkien e la mitologia celtica

Did Tolkien really hate Celtic mythology? Or does the heart of Middle-earth lie precisely between Wales and Ireland? We explore one of the greatest paradoxes of Tolkien's work: the author's harsh pronouncements against the Celtic world and, at the same time, the enormous influence that Welsh and Irish traditions had on the creation of the Elves, the Sindarin language, Lothlórien, and even the fall of Númenor. From the Túatha Dé Danann to the mystical journeys of the imrama (such as Saint Brendan), via the distortion of time in the fairylands and the dream of the Great Wave, we discover how profoundly Tolkien transformed Celtic myth at the heart of his legend.