Binding: Paperback
Description: Many years ago J. R. R. Tolkien composed his own version of the great legend of Northern antiquity recounted here in The Legend of Sigurd and Gudr n. In the Lay of the V lsungs is told the ancestry of the great hero Sigurd the slayer of F fnir most celebrated of dragons; of his awakening of the Valkyrie Brynhild who slept surrounded by a wall of fire and of their betrothal; and of his coming to the court of the great princes who were named the Niflungs (or Nibelungs) with whom he entered into blood - brotherhood. In scenes of dramatic intensity of confusion of identity thwarted passion jealousy and bitter strife the tragedy of Sigurd and Brynhild of Gunnar the Niflung and Gudr n his sister mounts to its end in the murder of Sigurd the suicide of Brynhild and the despair of Gudr n. The Lay of Gudr n recounts her fate after the death of Sigurd her marriage against her will to the mighty Atli ruler of the Huns (the Attila of history) his murder of her brothers and her hideous revenge.
Title: The Legend Of Sigurd And Gudrun
Author(s): Tolkien Christopher
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780547394572
Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 9/10/2010