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The legend of Sigurd and Gudrun /

The legend of Sigurd and Gudrún / J.R.R. Tolkien ; edited by Christopher Tolkien.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.Description: 377 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780547273426
  • 0547273428
  • 9780547296289
  • 0547296282
  • 9780007317233
  • 0007317239
  • 0547394578
  • 9780547394572
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún.DDC classification:
  • 821.912 22
LOC classification:
  • PR6039.O32 L44 2009
Contents:
Introduction. The "Elder Edda" by J.R.R. Tolkien ; Introductory notes -- Völsungakviða en nýja ("The new lay of the Völsungs") -- Commentary on Völsungakviða en nýja -- Guðrúnarkviða en nýja ("The new lay of Gudrún") -- Commentary on Guðrúnarkviða en nýja.
Völsungakviða en nýja (The new lay of the Völsungs') -- Guðrúnarkviða en nýja (The new lay of Gudrún').
Summary: Tolkien's version of the great legend of Northern antiquity. In the first part, we follow the adventures of Sigurd, the slayer of Fafnir, and his betrothal to the Valkyrie Brynhild. In the second, the tragedy mounts to its end in the murder of Sigurd at the hands of his blood-brothers, the suicide of Brynhild, and the despair of Gudrún.
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Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Waimate Event Centre - Long term storage Non Fiction 821.912 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan A00528382

"First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Publishers, 2009."

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction. The "Elder Edda" by J.R.R. Tolkien ; Introductory notes -- Völsungakviða en nýja ("The new lay of the Völsungs") -- Commentary on Völsungakviða en nýja -- Guðrúnarkviða en nýja ("The new lay of Gudrún") -- Commentary on Guðrúnarkviða en nýja.

Völsungakviða en nýja (The new lay of the Völsungs') -- Guðrúnarkviða en nýja (The new lay of Gudrún').

Tolkien's version of the great legend of Northern antiquity. In the first part, we follow the adventures of Sigurd, the slayer of Fafnir, and his betrothal to the Valkyrie Brynhild. In the second, the tragedy mounts to its end in the murder of Sigurd at the hands of his blood-brothers, the suicide of Brynhild, and the despair of Gudrún.

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