About the Book: The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise
Christopher Tolkiens masterly translation of the Icelandic Heidreks Saga,
including the dramatic Battle of the Goths and the Huns, the lyrical Waking of
Angantyr, and the unique riddle-contest between King Heidrek and the god Odin.
Heidreks Saga is a medieval entertainment a 'romance, but a romance that
derives little of its matter from the literature of France or Germany. It is an
example of a kind of story-telling that was flourishing in Iceland by the
beginning of the twelfth century, and which (in contrast to the more celebrated
'Sagas of the Icelanders) told