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The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún is a previously unpublished work by J.R.R. Tolkien, written while Tolkien was Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford during the 1920s and ‘30s, before he wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings . It makes available for the first time Tolkien’s extensive... read more
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- Sigurd: The most famous of the Volsungs, who slays the dragon Fafnir, and later becomes embroiled in the affairs of the Gjukings.
- Gudrun: Daughter of Gjuki, wedded to Sigurd by trickery.
- Brynhild: A Valkyrie, rescued by Sigurd. Sigurd's true love.
- Gunnar: Son of Gjuki. Engages in trickery with Sigurd.
- Regin: Fafnir's brother, who urges Sigurd to slay the dragon.
- Hogni: Fafnir's brother, who was also killed by the dragon.
- Fafnir: The dragon, owner of a large horde of treasure, including a cursed ring.
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- Christopher Tolkien (Editor)
- J. R. R. Tolkien (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 9780007317233
Page Count: 384
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2009
ISBN: 9780007317233
Page Count: 384
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- Dewey: 821.912
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