Verlyn Flieger is a specialist in comparative mythology with a concentration in J.R.R. Tolkien. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Tolkien, Celtic, Arthurian, Hindu, Native American, and Norse myth.

The Inn at Corbies' Caww is Verlyn Flieger's latest novel, a sequel to her highly acclaimed novel Pig Tale.

Ignorant of who they really are and why they are there, four strangers, two women and two men, meet apparently by accident at the deserted Inn of Corbies' Caww. During the weeks that follow, an uneasy friendship develops among the four as cross-currents of desire and fear and memory entangle them in a web of emotions, forcing them to act out the pattern they have forgotten they are in.

The Inn at Corbies' Caww

Green Suns and Faerie



Splintered Light: Logos and Language in Tolkien's World

Interrupted Music: The Making of Tolkien's Mythology



A Question of Time



Tolkien's Legendarium

Verlyn Flieger, Professor
Department of English
University of Maryland
College Park Maryland 20742

301 405-3836
Email: Verlyn Flieger

Prof. Flieger is a recognized public speaker and lecturer, appearing in several films and videos and participating in numerous conferences, more of which are identified in her Vita.

Past Schedule (selected events):

University of Vermont - "Deep Wells of Memory" - Burlington, Vermont, April 7-9, 2006
Kalamazoo Medieval Congress - Reading "Green Hill Country" - Kalamazoo, Michigan, May 5-6, 2006
Toronto Gathering of the Fellowship - "Tolkien and the 20th Century" - Toronto, Canada, June 30-July 5, 2006
Oxford The Lord of the Rings: Sources of Inspiration - "Gilson, Smith and Baggins" - Oxford, England, August 21-25 2006

Contact Prof. Flieger to arrange a speaking engagement for your organization.

Tolkien Studies is available from West Virginia University Press (See Tolkien Studies)

Tolkien Studies