The Wanderer: Elegies, Epics, and Riddles -- Poems from

The Wanderer: Elegies, Epics, and Riddles -- Poems from England's Ancient Origins (Legends from the Ancient North)

Legends from the Ancient North: Five classics of Norse literature that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien's epic vision inÂ The HobbitÂ andÂ The Lord of the Rings

Legendary fantasy writer J. R. R. Tolkien spent much of his life studying, translating, and teaching the ancient tales of northern Europe at Oxford and drew on them for his own writing. These epic stories, with their wizards and knights, dragons and trolls, cursed rings and magic swords, are as fascinating today as they were thousands of year ago. Reading them brings us as close as we will ever get to the magical worlds of the Vikings and the origins of their twentieth-century counterpart: Tolkienâ€™s Middle Earth.

In this collection of the earliest verse in English, heroic poems celebrate the courage, loyalty, and strength of theÂ ancient world: in "The Battle of Maldon" a brave Anglo-Saxon army attempt to fend off a Viking invasion; "The Wanderer" and "The Seafarer" reflect on exile, loss and destiny; andÂ The Exeter RiddlesÂ are witty linguistic puzzles that directly influenced Golum's famous riddles in Tolkien'sÂ The Hobbit.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780141393742
ReleaseDate 2013-10-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780141393742

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780141393742
ReleaseDate	2013-10-29
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780141393742

The Wanderer: Elegies, Epics, and Riddles -- Poems from England's Ancient Origins (Legends from the Ancient North)

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