The Many Layers of Aragorn, Son of Arathorn, and Arthur, Son of Uther
The Many Layers of Aragorn, Son of Arathorn, and Arthur, Son of Uther

Author(s): Damir Kahrić
Subject(s): British Literature
Published by: Naučnoistraživački institut »Ibn Sina«
Keywords: J. R. R. Tolkien; Thomas Malory; Aragorn; King Arthur; Mythos;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to analyse the convolutedness of different layers which Aragorn and King Arthur share in their respective narratives. The paper predominantly describes Tolkien’s Aragorn and Malory’s Arthur through several literary prisms: comparative similarities between characters, the trope of the ‘wizard’s pupil’, the sociological position of a leader, and the post-postmodernist significance within the context of reality. This paper concludes that the fictional/mythological backdrop of the two rulers can uphold the dulce et utile standard. In other words, the aforementioned characters and their narratives can inspire the contemporary real-life leaders, governors, teachers and instructors to enhance their vocational skills.

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