{"product_id":"the-legend-of-sigurd-and-j-r-r-tolkien-9780547394572","title":"The Legend of Sigurd and Gudr佖","description":"Many years ago, J.R.R. Tolkien composed his own version of the great legend of Northern antiquity, recounted here in \u003cem\u003eThe Legend of Sigurd and \u003cem\u003eGudr佖\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. In the \u003cem\u003eLay of the Vsungs\u003c\/em\u003e is told the ancestry of the great hero Sigurd, the slayer of F畴nir, 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 Gudr佖 his sister, mounts to its end in the murder of Sigurd, the suicide of Brynhild, and the despair of Gudr佖. The \u003cem\u003eLay of Gudr佖\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0547394578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780547394572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 4.96w x 0.93d","brand":"J. R. R. Tolkien","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046070350079,"sku":"9780547394572","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6562aab5-93b3-44fb-8a99-4ffbf9b7b1b1.jpg?v=1684982449","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-legend-of-sigurd-and-j-r-r-tolkien-9780547394572","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}