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Legend of edda register6/7/2023 ![]() ![]() Tolkien composed his own versions of these tales in English alliterative verse modeled on Old Norse poetic style during the 1930s, before the publication of The Hobbit and The Lord of Rings, but these works did not come to light until 2009 when they were published as The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún. Elements and echoes from the medieval Vǫlsung-Nibelung Cycle of legends are woven through his published fiction. Carl Anderson is offering a free three-part seminar at Signum University on Tolkien’s Sigurd and Gudrún. Here is the seminar description:įrom early childhood, the story of Sigurd the Dragonslayer exercised a fascination on J.R.R. That it is timed with a new apocalyptic-looking Thor film has kept the Twilight of the Gods on our minds.Īnd, on top of all of this, I found out that Dr. I listened to the author read it when it came out, and Nicolas has just been able to land a (beautifully designed) copy from the library. Besides the super cool sound of this Norse word and the deep world behind it, we are being fueled by Neil Gaiman’s new book, Norse Mythology. My son and I have been talking about Ragnarök.
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