Legends of the Ring - Folio Society edition

Legends of the Ring

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Legends of the Ring - Folio Society edition
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Legends of the Ring
Folio Society
Myths

Legends of the Ring

Edition year 2004
Binding Leather
Illustrator Simon Brett
Weight 3 Kg
Pages 694
Dimensions 25 × 17.5 cm

Edition details

Legends of the Ring. Edited by Elizabeth Magee. Contains the Scandinavian Ring Legends (Volsungs and Eddas) and the German Nibelungenlied. 17 illustrations by Simon Brett. Bound in quarter dark brown leather with illustrated dark red plasticised cloth sides. 694pp. 25x17.5cm.

About the book

Selected and edited by Elizabeth Magee, Legends of the Ring brings together the Scandinavian and German traditions behind the cursed treasure of the Nibelungs. Tales of Sigurd, known in German tradition as Siegfried, unfold through dragon-slaying, heroic deeds, broken promises and revenge. Drawing on the Volsung and Eddic traditions and the Nibelungenlied, the collection reveals the different forms these stories took before Richard Wagner reshaped their material for his Ring cycle. Gods, warriors and rival families inhabit a legendary world in which the pursuit of wealth and honour can carry a terrible cost.

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