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The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún, New Book by J R R Tolkien
by Alex ~ January 7th, 2009. Filed under: JRR Tolkien. TweetWe have great news for fans of Tolkien!
HarperCollins is to publish a new book by the late Lord of the Rings author J R R Tolkien. The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún, edited and introduced by Tolkien’s son Christopher, will be published in hardback in May 2009.
The previously unpublished work was written while Tolkien was professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University during the 1920s and ’30s, before he wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. The publication will make available for the first time Tolkien’s extensive retelling in English narrative verse of the epic Norse tales of Sigurd the Völsung and the Fall of the Niflungs.
Christopher Tolkien edited Tolkien’s most recent title The Children of Húrin in 2007.
Further details about the contents of the book will be revealed closer to publication.
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January 8th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Is it wrong for me to be incredibly giddy about this? I can’t wait to read Tolkien’s rendition of the tale and see where he drew the inspiration from for The Lord of the Rings and The Children of Hurin. Great site by the way, I’ve linked you on Middle-earth Blog.
January 7th, 2011 at 11:36 pm
I just like to say it how I see it. Take care.