The Legend of Sigurd and Gurdun

Informationen zum Autor J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit , The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion , plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide. Christopher Tolkien, born on 24 November 1924, was the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. As his father’s literary executor, he devoted over forty years to the publication of his father’s unpublished works, from The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales to Beren and Lúthien and The Fall of Gondolin , and within 'The History of Middle-earth' series, and was awarded the Bodley Medal for his services to literature in 2016. He died in January 2020 at the age of 95. Klappentext The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the epic story of the Norse hero, Sigurd, the dragon-slayer, the revenge of his wife, Gudrún, and the Fall of the Nibelungs. Zusammenfassung The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the epic story of the Norse hero, Sigurd, the dragon-slayer, the revenge of his wife, Gudrún, and the Fall of the Nibelungs.

Product details

• Authors: John R R Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
• Assisted by: Christohe Tolkien (Editor), Christoher Tolkien (Editor), Christopher Tolkien (Editor), Tolkien Christopher (Editor)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.04.2010
• EAN: 9780007317240
• ISBN: 978-0-00-731724-0
• No. of pages: 377
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 23 mm
• Series: Tolkien; Tolkien
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; POETRY / General, Poetry, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Myth & legend told as fiction, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales