Works by J. R. R. Tolkien (Book Guide)

Source: Wikipedia. Commentary (works not included). Pages: 25. Chapters: Books by J. R. R. Tolkien, Collections of works by J. R. R. Tolkien, Essays by J. R. R. Tolkien, Poetry by J. R. R. Tolkien, Short stories by J. R. R. Tolkien, Leaf by Niggle, On Fairy-Stories, Farmer Giles of Ham, Smith of Wootton Major, The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún, J. R. R. Tolkien bibliography, Finn and Hengest, Unfinished Tales, The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, The History of Middle-earth, Roverandom, Songs for the Philologists, Mythopoeia, Sigelwara Land, Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics, English and Welsh, The Father Christmas Letters, A Secret Vice, Tales from the Perilous Realm, The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son, Mr. Bliss, The Devil's Coach Horses, The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun, Tree and Leaf, Beowulf and the Critics, The Tolkien Reader, A Tolkien Miscellany, Ancrene Wisse and Hali Meiðhad. Excerpt: The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún is a narrative poem composed by J. R. R. Tolkien. The book was released worldwide on May 5, 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and HarperCollins. Written by Tolkien during the 1920s and the 1930s, inspired by the legend of Sigurd and the fall of the Niflungs from Norse mythology. It is composed in a form of alliterative verse inspired by the traditional poetry of the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century. Christopher Tolkien has added copious notes and commentary upon his father's work. After the creation of the Nine Worlds by the Aesir, the walls of Asgard are besieged by an army of jötunns and trolls. Wielding the hammer Mjöllnir, Thor succeeds in driving these, "foes immortal," back to Jotunheim. However, there are new perils to come. A female seer prophesies the apocalyptic battle of Ragnarök and speaks of how Odin shall be slain by the wolf Fenrir and Thor by the Midgard serpent. There is but one chance for the doom of the nine worlds to be averted. If on the day of battle a mortal warrior, a slayer of serpents and descendant of Odin, fights alongside the gods, the forces of evil shall be defeated and the world shall be reborn. In response, Odin scatters his seed among mortals in hopes of birthing, "the world's chosen." Although many great heroes soon join him in Valhalla, the serpent slayer's coming continues to be awaited. Ages later, Odin, Loki, and Hoenir arrive at the cave of the dwarf Andvari. There, they encountered the demon Hreidmar's son Ótr and, thinking him to be merely a fishing otter, Loki slays him with a stone, removes his pelt, and steals his catch of salmon. Enraged, Hreidmar and his sons, Fafnir and Regin, bind the three gods in unbreakable chains and demand that Otr's pelt be covered with gold as weregild for his death. Seeking to pay the ransom, Loki seeks out the dwarf Andvari and extorts the gold ransom. Although Andvari attempts to conceal a golden ring, Loki seizes it as well. Enraged, Andvari vows tha