Legend of Sigurd

The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the epic story of the Norse hero, Sigurd, the dragon-slayer, and the revenge of his wife, Gudrún, upon those who betrayed him.

The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún tells in narrative verse the saga of a Norse hero, Sigurd, prophesied to defend the gods of Valhalla against the Ragnarok, the apocalypse, and his adventures that see him battle a mighty dragon for its hoard of treasure, win the love of a Valkyrie, and suffer at the hands of treachery; and the events following his death whereby his widow, Gudrun, t