Elder Edda: A Selection
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (925 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0571103197 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-27 |
| Language | : | Icelandic |
DESCRIPTION:
Ancient beauty Chris Ashley W. H. Auden's co-translation with the scholar Paul B. Taylor of portions of the Icelandic verse saga the "Edda" is dedicated to J. R. R. Tolkien, and with reason. Auden's first encounter with Icelandic was under Tolkien's influence. This is wholly fitting, perhaps; Icelandic and Germanic myth is best known to a general reader through its influence on Tolkien and Wagner. Certainly this book is
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