Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography

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First published: November 1, 2024 - Last updated: November 1, 2024

TITLE INFORMATION

Author: Clare Moore

Title: Elmar, Aerin, and Aredhel

Subtitle: Female Enslavement in Tolkien’s Legendarium

Journal: Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Volume: 43

Issue: 1

Year: Fall/Winter 2024

Pages: 143-166

ISSN: 0146-9339 - Find a Library: WorldCat

Language: English

Keywords: Modern History: 20th Century | European History: English History | Cases: Fictional Victims / Aerin, Aredhel, Elmar; Types: Rape; Representations: Representations / J.R.R. Tolkien



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Author: ResearchGate

Abstract: »Argues that Elmar, Aerin, and Aredhel’s narratives convey experiences of female enslavement. Understanding these characters as enslaved reveals the violent nature of their experiences, necessitating an interpretation of their relationships with their husbands/enslavers as sexual assault. Their narratives reveal patterns within the legendarium connecting beauty and violence. However, these three stories also demonstrate Tolkien’s interest in portraying this kind of story and its value to the legendarium. These narratives offer a unique female perspective on loss and lived experience within the legendarium.« (Source: Mythlore)

Contents:
  Defining Slavery (p. 144)
  Elmar (p. 145)
  Aerin (p. 148)
  Aredhel (p. 149)
  Tolkien’s Problem of Beauty (p. 151)
  Autonomy (p. 153)
  Female Enslavement (p. 157)
  Revision and Tolkien’s Construction of Enslavement Narratives (p. 158)
  Loss without Enchantment: Female Suffering in the Legendarium (p. 161)
  Works Cited (p. 164)

Wikipedia: History of Europe: History of England | Literature: English literature / J.R.R. Tolkien, Tolkien's legendarium | Literature: Fiction about rape / The Children of Húrin, The Peoples of Middle-earth, The Silmarillion | Sex and the law: Rape / History of rape