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The Poetic Edda - Illustrated: Tolkien's Bookshelf #2

The Poetic Edda - Illustrated: Tolkien's Bookshelf #2

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William Gershom Collingwood (Illustrator),

Olive Bray (Translation)

Discussion: Tolkien's Old English & Myths

Why we're reading this: Te Poetic Edda was a huge source of inspiration for Tolkien. This edition has the very illustrations he w…more
[close] Te Poetic Edda was a huge source of inspiration for Tolkien. This edition has the very illustrations he would have seen, plus it also contains the original Icelandic verses! It is a joy to compare the English with the Icelandic, as no doubt Tolkien would have done.

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