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The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún
The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún | J.R.R. Tolkien
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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 Gudrún. In the Lay of the Völsungs is told the ancestry of the great hero Sigurd, the slayer of Fáfnir, 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 Gudrún his sister, mounts to its end in the murder of Sigurd, the suicide of Brynhild, and the despair of Gudrún.  The Lay of Gudrún 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.
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bookish.mum
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This book is The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún by J.R.R. Tolkien 😄 I bought it last year from my local library for 50c 👌 It sounds interesting so I'll hopefully give it a read one day!

#bookworm #booknerd #bookish #booklover #jrrtolkien #thelegendofsigurdandgudrun

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Daisey
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I came home to some wonderful #bookmail today! Thanks so much for adding to my Tolkien collection, Cydney!

#YearofTolkien friends, this one is now officially on my shelf to read at some point.

CBee Yay! I hope you enjoy it ♥ï¸ðŸ˜ 5y
JazzFeathers I have still to read any of these more academic of Tolkien's book. I really should at some point. 5y
Daisey @CBee @JazzFeathers This was one I really hadn‘t considered seriously until recently. I‘m much more interested after reading the History of the Hobbit and seeing this story considered such an inspiration and influence. 5y
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bbackes
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Challenge | Day 21

Fantasy, there‘s no doubt!

#favoritegenre on #readingresolution by @Jess7

Jess7 Have you read #GOT? I enjoyed the #hbo series a lot. 6y
bbackes @Jess7 Yes! I really love the books and the series! And I'm dying of waiting so long for Winds of Winter! 6y
Jess7 Nice! I haven‘t read them yet! But I want to! #ReadingResolutions 6y
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bookish.mum
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The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún was the last book I purchased in 2017 and it only cost me 50c from the library. It sounds really interesting and I look forward to reading it this year ðŸ˜ðŸ“–

#bookworm #booknerd #bookish #booklover

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Moray_Reads
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A special #signedsunday this week to showcase my lovely deluxe collector's edition of Sigurd and Gudrún, a story that inspired so much of Tolkien's legendarium. It might not be signed my the great man himself but this is the next best thing. This book is almost solely responsible for #NoBooksNovember. I'll have l gaze upon its beauty whenever I'm feeling weak ðŸ˜ðŸ˜¬

elkeOriginal GORGEOUS!!! 6y
JazzFeathers Oh. My. Goodness 😱😱😱ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ 6y
Kalalalatja Wowsa! ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ 6y
LeahBergen It's worth it!! ðŸ‘🻠6y
vivastory A real treasure! 6y
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Moray_Reads
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There I was breathing a sigh of relief because there was nothing that particularly caught my eye on the Folio Society Christmas Collection. And then this landed...
Why, oh why can't they take pity on my poor bank balance? #foliofreaks #foliofriday

Kalalalatja I thought of you when I saw this 😂 6y
Moray_Reads @Kalalalatja I'm so predictable and SO WEAK! 6y
LeahBergen Oh, my. â¤ï¸ 6y
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Moray_Reads
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There I was breathing a sigh of relief because there was nothing that particularly caught my eye on the Folio Society Christmas Collection. And then this landed...
Why, oh why can't they take pity on my poor bank balance? #foliofreaks #foliofriday

saresmoore I have nothing to say about this that wouldn‘t be considered enabling. 6y
Moray_Reads @saresmoore well, enabling assumes that I haven't already bought it (which I have 😳). It's definitely going to be #NoBooksNovember for me 6y
saresmoore 🙌 Oh, good! Please do share photos of it when it arrives so I can drool over them. 🤤 6y
Moray_Reads @saresmoore at this rate I may have to start charging a fee! 6y
saresmoore Hahaha! Now, there‘s an idea! 6y
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Moray_Reads
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There I was breathing a sigh of relief because there was nothing that particularly caught my eye on the Folio Society Christmas Collection. And then this landed...
Why, oh why can't they take pity on my poor bank balance? #foliofreaks #foliofriday

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TheWhiteHatter
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So I have been having technical difficulties with tje Litsy app on my phone. I couldn't do it last night, but here is my April Showers post from yesterday. This book is on my TBR and I am looking foward to reading it! #aprilbookshowers #mythology #lovetolkien @RealLifeReading

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oonaghmoon
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Betrayals, Valkyries, the gods and bloody revenge - this book was everything I expected it to be and Tolkien's writing is as magical as ever. 5/5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

#thelegendofsigurdandgudrun #norsemythology #tolkien #tolkienite #tolkienfan #booklover #bibliophile #litsy #litsyreads #currentlyreading

TheLondonBookworm Nice pic 🙂 7y
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