Norse mythology is a very special mythological system, which is more popular in Scandinavia and was born a little later than the rest of the myths.

And it is different from the style of ancient Greek, ancient Egyptian, ancient Chinese, and ancient Indian mythology, for example, their gods are not omnipotent, and the world is not eternal!

Ragnarok is probably the most famous of these stories, and the end of the world is inevitable.

Fenrir and Jörmungad, the serpent, together with the evil god Loki, created the twilight of the gods, composing one of the most poignant battles in the history of mythology.

When the gods die, the whole world sinks to the bottom, but the world will eventually recover and humanity will establish a new world and order.

In Norse mythology, the universe is divided into nine worlds, that is, the upper, middle and lower levels, which are linked together by the World Tree!

On the upper level is Alfheim, the country of the elves, Asgard, the country of the gods, and Warnerheim, the home of the Warners.

Located in the middle is the Atrium of the Land of Mankind, also known as Midgard, in addition to Jotunheim, the land of giants, and Niflheim, the land of mist.

On the lower level are the land of flames, Mosberheim, the land of gnomes, Sevenfheim, and the land of death, Heim, the underworld.

However, the creation myth of the Norse world only survives in Iceland today, and the only remaining private chats are the Eda Sutra and a few scattered epic legends!

Zhang Chu watched it with relish, he didn't know much about this myth before, and now after reading it carefully, he gradually discovered the internal connection between it and the new book "The Lord of the Rings" that he was going to write.

That's right, he's going to bring Tolkien's masterpiece of fantasy history, The Lord of the Rings, over now!

When on Earth, that work was a big name and had countless fans around the world.

The Lord of the Rings, also known as The Lord of the Rings, is a novel written by the British writer and linguist John Ronald Riel Tolkien, and is considered the originator of modern fantasy literature.

The book is divided into three parts, namely the Fellowship of the Ring, the Twin Towers, and The Return of the King.

To describe the whole story in one sentence, it tells the story of the people of all races in Middle-earth who unite in their quest for freedom against the dark lord Sauron.

Legend has it that Middle-earth has twenty rings of power, the three elven rings, the seven dwarven rings, the human nine rings, and the supreme ring.

The One Ring can control and dominate the Rings, and if the One Realm is destroyed, the rest of the rings will be useless.

Frodo Baggins, a hobbit based in the Shire, inherited the Ring from his uncle, while Gandalf thought it necessary to send the Ring to the Rift of Doom to be destroyed.

So they set out from the Shire, evaded the Dark Knight, escaped the clutches of the old willows, escaped the damage of the tomb corpses, were attacked by Saruman in the Misty Mountains, encountered the fire demon in the Murray Mine Pits, and later experienced Roslorian and Thorbrandil, and the Fellowship of the Ring parted ways.

Frodo and Sam pass through the Swamp of Death and the Gate of Mordo, Merry and Pippin enter the Forest of Fagon, and the reborn Gandalf and Aragon arrive in the Rokhanate kingdom, where they finally destroy the ring after the Battle of the Valley of the Holy Helmet and the Way of Death!

There is also the previous work "The Hobbit", if you don't read it, it doesn't affect the reading of "The Lord of the Rings".

Many Chinese people feel that "The Lord of the Rings" is a bit similar to "Journey to the West", both are a group of people who go to a place through many hardships and dangers, and in the end justice defeats evil, one is the pinnacle of oriental fantasy, and the other is the pioneer of modern western fantasy.

Of course, this resemblance is only superficial, and in fact two completely different works.

Zhang Chu chose to take out such a heavyweight work in order to stabilize his global popularity after "The Da Vinci Code"!

Only such a classic and wonderful enough work can hold the position.

No matter what era it is placed in, "The Lord of the Rings" can bloom with charm.

All he had to do was not to ruin this rare one.

Therefore, Zhang Chu did not start writing rashly, he only has this idea now, absorbing as many nutrients as possible.

Now that there is fantasy in the world, even if The Lord of the Rings can't be a precedent, it can be the epitome of a world that has never been seen before, outside of reality!

Tolkien designed a language specifically for Middle-earth, after all, he was a linguist by training, and he had a complete language system such as Elven language, and could even use them for everyday conversations.

There are many Lord of the Rings enthusiasts abroad who cosplay and become the elves in them, and they chat in Quenya and other languages!

How is it possible to do this without being a real hardcore?

The New York Times once commented that Tolkien was a creator who used the Lord of the Rings to create a time and space comparable to any other mythological system, a civilization that was close to history!

The myth of the Scottish nation itself was lost in the vicissitudes of war, and Tolkien himself recreated the myth of a nation!

At the thought of presenting this work in his own hands, Zhang Chu was very excited, and at the same time extremely frightened.

He wanted the readers of this world to also feel the vastness of Middle-earth, and feel the shock and love of his own reading.

He is not so much an author as a book pusher, recommending his favorite works to thousands of readers.

The elements of the Lord of the Rings story are mainly drawn from Norse mythology as well as the Bible.

Zhang Chu read the Bible when he wrote "Life of Pi", and read it dozens of times when he wrote "The Da Vinci Code".

Even if you are not a devout Christian, you have memorized some of the statements in it!

So now the focus of his book is on Norse mythology.

I don't know if I don't see it, I am shocked when I see it!

The Chinese-English bilingual version of "A Detailed Explanation of Norse Mythology" has a lot of familiar content in it.

Putting aside the gods such as Thor and Loki for the time being, the word elf in Norse mythology is exactly the same as in The Lord of the Rings, except that there is one word with a different letter!

Even the name Gandalf is found in Norse mythology with the same name, meaning a wand-wielding elf, but in Norse mythology Gandalf is a dwarf, and it is interesting to call him an elf under the name of a dwarf.

The connection is not only that, the word Middle-earth, and the names of all the dwarves are also derived from this mythological document!

When Zhang Chu saw those familiar names in the detailed explanation of the myth in front of him, he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

The advantages and disadvantages of the whole film are very significant, focusing on the plot, exploration and description of major events, but lacking love and romantic feelings, so it is called full of epic and historical sense.