Bringin' it back to Wolfe by the long road

Andy Robertson · 17 Apr 2007, 07:47 · from 2007-April.txt.gz

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From: andywrobertson at clara.co.uk (Andy Robertson)
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:47:12 +0100
Subject: (urth) Bringin' it back to Wolfe by the long road
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don doggett writes:
I'm thinking especially
> of Wizard Knight, which involves both Arthur and the
> most overt references to Christianity I have
> encountered from Wolfe. I found it a weakness myself;
> having Odin (the Vallfather) bow down to Michael was a
> little close to proselytising for me, 

Not realy.   Michael here is not precisely a Christian figure in a christian 
universe: rather he's a being of a certain rank, in a non-Christian 
universe, who is explained/derived in terms of Christan myth much as the 
Overcyns are explained/derived in terms of Nordic myth.   He is of higher 
rank than Odin but other beings of non-Christian derivation like Parka are 
of higher rank than him,. There is no Christ in Mythgarthyr - the Outsider 
was far more explicitly Christian in his function and relationship to 
humanity. 

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