The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún by J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún

J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

384 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction poetry adventurous slow-paced

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Many years ago, J.R.R. Tolkien composed his own version of the great legend of Northern antiquity, recounted here in The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún. In the Lay of the Völsungs is told the ancestry of the great hero Sigurd, the slayer of Fáfnir, m...

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Moods

adventurous 75%
challenging 43%
informative 37%
dark 31%
sad 18%
emotional 12%
inspiring 6%
reflective 6%

Pace

slow 44%
medium 33%
fast 22%

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