It's great to see something by Tolkien-the-scholar, as well as Tolkien-the-writer - this is of course both, as he has re-told and re-interpreted old texts in his own poetry.

The book may be more for those who are interested in Norse and Germanic mythology, sagas and poetry; while the story itself is full of exciting adventures and high drama, the poetry is extremely dense (while beautiful) so if you don't know the story beforehand, it can be hard to follow without resorting to the notes. The discussion on the origins of the story and its connection to the Nibelungenlied as well as historical persons and events was new to me and very interesting on its own.