Rachel Baack
Tolkien, writing in an alliterative verse style modeled after the source material, synthesizes several sources on Old Norse mythological tales to construct two poems that tell the tale of a line of Norse heroic figures. Published after Tolkien’s death, the text contains extensive notes from Christopher Tolkien providing context and explanations where they are necessary and/or helpful.
Tolkien, writing in an alliterative verse style modeled after the source material, synthesizes several sources on Old Norse mythological tales to construct two poems that tell the tale of a line of Norse heroic figures. Published after Tolkien’s death, the text contains extensive notes from Christopher Tolkien providing context and explanations where they are necessary and/or helpful.