{"product_id":"the-legend-of-sigurd-and-gudrun","title":"The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún","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\u003eGudrún\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. In the \u003cem\u003eLay of the Völsungs\u003c\/em\u003e is told the ancestry of the great hero Sigurd, the slayer of Fáfnir, 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 Gudrún his sister, mounts to its end in the murder of Sigurd, the suicide of Brynhild, and the despair of Gudrún. The \u003cem\u003eLay of Gudrún\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJ.R.R. TOLKIEN (1892-1973) was the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Children of Húrin\u003c\/i\u003e. His books have been translated into more than forty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619666891026,"sku":"9780547394572","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_14ca94fd-8918-4390-9c2e-46d98683da3c.jpg?v=1732553386","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-legend-of-sigurd-and-gudrun","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}