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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The Story of the Volsungs is an epic work by William Morris,
numbering over 10,000 lines and notable for inspiring the high
fantasy literature of J. R. R. Tolkien and other famous authors. In
his lifetime, Morris was praised by contemporaries for this poem,
inspired by the existing legends of Nibelungenlied and the
Volsungs, dating to the Middle Ages. The warrior society these
tales depict are thought to have a reasonable measure of grounding
in the reality of Nordic life as it was during antiquity; a martial
culture, where strength and iron playing their pivotal part. We are
introduced to the legend with a wedding; King Volsung's daughter
Signy marries Siggeir, king of the Goths. However the God Odin,
disguised as an elderly man of benign appearance, enters the
ceremony and drives a blade into a tree trunk. Inviting everyone in
the room to draw their swords in response, it is to the shock of
those attending the ceremony that only Sigmund, a young and
otherwise undistinguished man, is able to do so.
The first of William Morris's great fantastic romances is a
translation of the old Norse saga, The House of the Wolfings. Of
this tale, The Encyclodedia of Fantasy wrote: "The first step
toward the characteristic large-scale fantasies which have had such
influence on the genre . . . is The House of the Wolfings. Here the
setting is quasi-historical: a European Saxon community is
resisting the decadent advances of late Imperial Rome. The
romantic-supernatural story contains a large admixture of verse."
Indeed, Morris's chief contribution to the book is his beautiful
prose and poetry, for his version of the story is actually a
collaboration with Norse scholar Eirikr Magnusson, who provided a
literal translation of the original text, which Morris then reset
as prose and poetry. Morris's version of The House of the Wolfings
has influenced generations of writers, including J.R.R. Tolkien,
C.S. Lewis, and countless hundreds more.
A translation of the old Norse tale "The Tale of Hogni and Hedinn,"
translated by Eirikr Magnusson and William Morris.
This Old Norse text and English translation, prepared by the
librarian and scholar Eirikr Magnusson (1833-1913) and published in
two volumes between 1875 and 1883, remains the standard edition of
the 'Saga of Archbishop Thomas'. Composed in Iceland in the early
fourteenth century, it narrates the life, death and miracles of
Thomas Becket, based on earlier Latin and Old French traditions.
Embedded in the saga is a lost Latin life by Robert of Cricklade,
written soon after Becket's murder in 1170, which contains some
unique details: for example, that he had a stammer. The saga is
valuable not only as evidence for Becket's life, but as an insight
into the development of his saintly cult in Iceland. Volume 1
contains the account of Thomas's childhood, his life as chancellor
and archbishop, his conflict with the king and his murder at
Canterbury.
This Old Norse text and English translation, prepared by the
librarian and scholar Eirikr Magnusson (1833-1913) and published in
two volumes between 1875 and 1883, remains the standard edition of
the 'Saga of Archbishop Thomas'. Composed in Iceland in the early
fourteenth century, it narrates the life, death and miracles of
Thomas Becket, based on earlier Latin and Old French traditions.
Embedded in the saga is a lost Latin life by Robert of Cricklade,
written soon after Becket's murder in 1170, which contains some
unique details: for example, that he had a stammer. The saga is
valuable not only as evidence for Becket's life, but as an insight
into the development of his saintly cult in Iceland. Volume 2
includes an extensive introduction to the text and its place in the
tradition of Becket historiography, an account of St Thomas's
miracles, several appendices of related texts, and an extensive
glossary of words and phrases.
Old lore, rituals, ceremonies and undead hauntings occur in this
Story.There are also several references to the colonization of
Greenland and one reference to an expedition to Vinland. It also
mentions a journey by Guoleifr Guolaugsson and his crew to Great
Ireland, which was said to exist beyond Vinland. Whether your
interest is exploration or even the Undead, this classic tale is
for you
The Story of the Volsungs is an epic work by William Morris,
numbering over 10,000 lines and notable for inspiring the high
fantasy literature of J. R. R. Tolkien and other famous authors. In
his lifetime, Morris was praised by contemporaries for this poem,
inspired by the existing legends of Nibelungenlied and the
Volsungs, dating to the Middle Ages. The warrior society these
tales depict are thought to have a reasonable measure of grounding
in the reality of Nordic life as it was during antiquity; a martial
culture, where strength and iron playing their pivotal part. We are
introduced to the legend with a wedding; King Volsung's daughter
Signy marries Siggeir, king of the Goths. However the God Odin,
disguised as an elderly man of benign appearance, enters the
ceremony and drives a blade into a tree trunk. Inviting everyone in
the room to draw their swords in response, it is to the shock of
those attending the ceremony that only Sigmund, a young and
otherwise undistinguished man, is able to do so.
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