ABSTRACT
Myth is a part of culture. It influences our life uncounciously. We often find myth in our daily life, for example; if we sweep the floor unclean then we will have a hairy soulmate. Myth also influences someone to do a better deed through the motivation of the ancestor‟s story as depicted from novel. In this study, I would like to analyze the influences of Norwegian myth towards the novel.
In this research, I would like to achieve two objectives. The first objective is that I would like to describe the Norwegian myth of ring symbol found in the Lord of the Ring: the Fellowship of the Ring novel. Secondly, I would like to de sc ribe the influe nc e s of ring symbol in Norwe gia n myth towa rd s J.R.R.Tolkien‟s the Lord of the Ring: the Fellowship of the Ring novel.
From the analysis, I found there are a lot of Norwegian myths found in the novel; they are described the meaning of ring symbol that influences the novel. The meaning of ring symbol that used in the novel are; the ring as symbol of nobleman, the ring as symbol of domination, the ring as symbol of bane, the ring as symbol of power. Then, there are many details of the novel that show the influences of Norwegian myth toward J.R.R.Tolkien‟s novel. They are; the influences of the meaning of ring symbols in how he depicts the characters, plot, atmosphere, theme, tone and setting.
Keywords: Norwegian, Influence, Myth, Novel
