Orcrist 3

Orcrist 3
Publication Information
Editor	Richard C. West (Art Editor: Glen GoodKnight)
Publisher	Madison: University of Wisconsin J.R.R. Tolkien Society
Released	1969/1970
Preceded by	Orcrist 2
Followed by	Orcrist 4

Orcrist 3 / Tolkien Journal Vol. 4 no. 1 is an issue of the journal Orcrist and the Tolkien Journal (Tolkien Journal whole number 11).

The front cover features the illustration "The Hornberg in Helm's Deep" by Tim Kirk.

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Contents

Dedication: For Deborah Webster: critic, composer, poet: who has heard the horns of elfland

• Introduction (editorial) pp. 2–4
• "The Genre of The Lord of the Rings"—Alexis Levitin (pp. 4–8, 23)
• "Contemporary Medieval Authors" -- Richard C. West (pp. 9–10, 15) [on J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and T. H. White]
• "Hobbits: Common Lens for Heroic Experience"—David M. Miller (pp. 11–15)
• "Tolkien and Coleridge"—Clyde S. Kilby (pp. 16–19) [Rime of the Ancient Mariner]
• "At the Back of the North Wind: George MacDonald: A Centennial Appreciation"—Glenn E. Sadler (pp. 20–22)
• "An Annotated Bibliography of Tolkien Criticism, Supplement Two"—Richard West (pp. 22–23)

• Illustrations
  • George Barr - pp. 4, 7, 9, 10
  • Bonnie Bergstrom - pp. 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 24
  • Steve Fabian - p. 3
  • Tim Kirk - pp. 3, 14, 16
  • Bruce McMenomy - pp. 2, 15, 19
  • Diana Paxson - p. 20
  • Bernie Zuber - pp. 12, 13

• Lettering
  • George Barr - p. 9
  • Bruce McMenomy - pp. 2, 4, 11, 16, 20, 22