The Saga of the Volsungs

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Author: Anonymous

Part of a new series Legends from the Ancient North, The Saga of the Volsungs is one of the classic books that influenced JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings,,’They summoned their friends, readied,their horses, and prepared their helmets,,shields, swords, coats of mail’,,J.R.R. Tolkien spent much of his life studying, translating and teaching the great epic storie….Read More

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