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Published on: 2013-10-29
Released on: 2013-10-29
Original language: Old Norse

Legends from the Ancient North: Five classics of Norse literature that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien's epic vision in The Hobbit and The Lord of the RingsLegendary fantasy writer J. R. R. Tolkien spent much of his life studying, translating, and teaching the ancient tales of northern Europe at Oxford and drew on them for his own writing. These epic stories, with their wizards and knights, dragons and trolls, cursed rings and magic swords, are as fascinating today as they were thousands of year ago. Reading them brings us as close as we will ever get to the magical worlds of the Vikings and the origins of their twentieth-century counterpart: Tolkien’s Middle Earth.Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Folktexts: A library of folktales folklore fairy tales ... P. The Panchatantra. Tales from ancient India. The Enchanted Brahman's Son. The Foolish Friend. Dharmabuddhi and Ppabuddhi. Miracle upon Miracle. Icelandic Lore - Internet Sacred Text Archive Home Icelandic Text Links. For more Icelandic texts and other Northern lore we recommend Northvegr.org. [External site]. J. R. R. Tolkien's influences - Wikipedia The Lord of the Rings is a sequel to The Hobbit and so shares influences with it. At the same time it is a novel which is much greater in scale and scope and so ... Free Classical Curriculum:.................... free ... The Classical Curriculum . Return to main page. The Curriculum . About the Curriculum . The following is a high-brow high-IQ classical curriculum which has been ... Browse By Author: M - Project Gutenberg Maag Carl R. Project Trinity 1945-1946 (English) (as Author) Maartens Maarten My Lady Nobody A Novel (English) (as Author) Mabey Charles Rendell 1877- Loot.co.za: Sitemap 9781845117474 1845117476 An Introduction to Medieval Jewish Philosophy Daniel Rynhold 9780078693311 0078693314 Jamestown Education: Terra Nov
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