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mrissa and janni: Tattúínárdœla saga
In English, The Saga of the People of the Tatooine River Valley. An analysis of how George Lucas' science-fictional adaptation of a Middle High German epic (the Himelgengærelied or Song of the Skywalkers) differs from the earlier and less corrupted Icelandic saga text.
I do wish Lucas had chosen the Icelandic text for the exchange between Veiðari and Lúkr -- much less whiny, much more badass and amusing at the same time. (You'd be hard-pressed to beat the Norse for deadpan reactions to doom.)
mrissa and janni: Tattúínárdœla sagaIn English, The Saga of the People of the Tatooine River Valley. An analysis of how George Lucas' science-fictional adaptation of a Middle High German epic (the Himelgengærelied or Song of the Skywalkers) differs from the earlier and less corrupted Icelandic saga text.
I do wish Lucas had chosen the Icelandic text for the exchange between Veiðari and Lúkr -- much less whiny, much more badass and amusing at the same time. (You'd be hard-pressed to beat the Norse for deadpan reactions to doom.)
