The Saga of the Volsungs
$24.80
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
20 November 2013
Summary
Legends from the Ancient North brings together some of the magical texts that most influenced Tolkien.
“They summoned their friends, readied their horses, and prepared their helmets, shields, swords, coats of mail.”
J.R.R. Tolkien spent much of his life studying, translating, and teaching the great epic stories of northern Europe, filled with heroes, dragons, trolls, dwarves, and magic. He was hugely influential for his advocacy of Beowulf as a great work of literatur…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141393681 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141393688 |
| Author: | Jesse Byock, Petra Borner |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 20 November 2013 |
| Weight: | 127g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 10mm |
| Series: | Legends from the Ancient North |
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About The Author
Jesse Byock
Jesse L. Byock (translator) is Professor of Old Norse and Medieval Scandinavian at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he is also a member of the Institute of Archaeology.
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