• International Journal of Contents
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.48-54
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• 2013

This paper explores J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy in order to analogize two primary sources which enabled the fantasy literature to be restored to its former popularity in 1930's-50's. First source is the cinematization of the original novel, based on the advanced digital technology, and second, the adaptation of Norse mythology to the original novel. The advanced digital technology rendered a distinguished contribution to the resurrection of the fantasy novel today. Peter Jackson, the director of the film trilogy, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy gained an un-heard popularity in the history of the fantasy movie. It was practicable with the advanced digital technology. Nevertheless, it could be realized only with the fact that J. R. R. Tolkien's original novel retains the excellence of plot. The episodes of the novel present the author's broad knowledge of Norse mythology and his attempts to employ it to the novel, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Through such two directions, this paper describes that the advanced digital technology and the quality of the original plot are two key elements to succeed in authoring and filming the fantasy literature.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2021.07a
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• pp.577-580
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• 2021

최근 게임에서 '신화'적인 요소가 들어가는 경우는 이름, 고유 명칭만 들어가거나 신화의 이야기를 게임 세계관에 참조만 하는 정도로 그치고 있다. 비교적 최근 북유럽 신화 자체를 다룬 '갓 오브 워'가 나오기는 했지만, 아직도 신화 그 자체를 다룬 게임은 적은 편이다. 그리스 신화, 켈트 신화, 조로아스터교 신화 등 여러 신화가 있지만 그 중에서도 북유럽 신화의 다양한 이야기들을 조사하여 게임으로써 어떤 장르에, 어떤 방향으로 스토리를 적용시켜야 할지 스토리텔링의 방향을 제시하고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.439-444
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• 2021

There are many reasons why myths are used in the cultural context. However, the primary reason is that myths tend to be a safe choice as they are guaranteed to be entertaining and connect people over the past thousands of years, and are also free from issues related to plagiarism. In particular, myths from Northern Europe are used in many parts of modern cultural content as they have a clear conflict between good and evil and present a universe with various tribes and worlds. This study analyzed the movie series of Thor and the game Ragnarok to investigate how myths are used in the modern cultural context. In the movie series of Thor and the game Ragnarok, it is possible to identify how myths are modified while keeping their basic storyline. The findings from the analysis can be summarized as follows.