Looks like Christopher Tolkien has managed to dig up a rare, little know story written by his famous father… here’s the blurb:
Early, obscure book by J.R.R. Tolkien to come out this spring
NEW YORK (Associated Press) – An early, long-unpublished work by J.R.R. Tolkien is coming out.
“The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun,” a thorough reworking in verse of old Norse epics that predates Tolkien’s writing of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, will be published in May by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
According to Houghton, the book will include an introduction by Tolkien and notes by his son, Christopher Tolkien.
J.R.R. Tolkien, whose fantasy novels have sold millions of copies, died in 1973. “The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun” was written in the 1920s and '30s, when the author was teaching at Oxford University.
In this 1967 file photo, author J.R.R. Tolkien is shown. An early, long-unpublished work by J.R.R. Tolkien is coming out this spring. “The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun,” a thorough reworking in verse of old Norse epics that pre-dates Tolkien’s writing of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings,” will be published in May by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. (AP Photo, file)
02-17-2009 4:29 PM
Have to say, after reading some of Professor Tolkien’s works besides the Hobbit and LOTR, I am looking forward to adding this to my “library” such as it is, lol…