The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún: Pre- and Reviews - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

William Cloud Hicklin · 05-03-2009, 10:58 AM

Here's another, from a source predisposed to be favorable:

http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/...and_Gudrun.php

davem · 05-05-2009, 05:37 AM

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009...rd-gudrun-poem

William Cloud Hicklin · 05-05-2009, 08:39 AM

More reviews-

Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...050403462.html

CanWest News: http://www.canada.com/Beyond+Middle+...346/story.html

Library Journal: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6655942.html

William Cloud Hicklin · 05-05-2009, 10:33 AM

New Sigurd & Gudrun section at the official Estate website!

http://www.tolkienestate.com/sigurd-and-gudrun/

Aiwendil · 05-05-2009, 04:28 PM

Just bought it! Though I won't have a chance to start on it in earnest until tomorrow, I have read Christopher Tolkien's Foreword. First impressions: The lays themselves are shorter than I expected; each 'half-line' is actually printed as a separate line, and there are only 24 per page. I for one am very glad that the book is filled out with Christopher's commentary and with material from Tolkien's lectures on Old Norse. The book has a very nice look and feel, and the wood-carving-style drawings preceding each section are a nice touch.

davem · 05-05-2009, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aiwendil

The book has a very nice look and feel, and the wood-carving-style drawings preceding each section are a nice touch.

I'm assuming the Houghton Mifflin edition is superior to the Harper Collins 'hardback' (ie'paperback with thick card covers') production then - the HC glued binding is so bad (which I'd feared would be the case, sadly, after their 70th anniversary Hobbit 'hardback') that I'm afraid to open it to more than forty-five degrees in case it breaks in half

William Cloud Hicklin · 05-06-2009, 06:24 AM

It certainly seems to be the case over the last several years that H-M's North American editions are superior, physically, to the very cheap binding used by HC UK.

Mithalwen · 05-12-2009, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davem

I'm assuming the Houghton Mifflin edition is superior to the Harper Collins 'hardback' (ie'paperback with thick card covers') production then - the HC glued binding is so bad (which I'd feared would be the case, sadly, after their 70th anniversary Hobbit 'hardback') that I'm afraid to open it to more than forty-five degrees in case it breaks in half

I havent ordered this yet - I wonder if there is a way of getting an US edition shipped? Or would it have funky spelling...?

05-03-2009, 10:58 AM	#1
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,330	Here's another, from a source predisposed to be favorable: http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/...and_Gudrun.php __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

05-05-2009, 05:37 AM	#2
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Christopher Tolkien Q&A http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009...rd-gudrun-poem __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."

05-05-2009, 08:39 AM	#3
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,330	More reviews- Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...050403462.html CanWest News: http://www.canada.com/Beyond+Middle+...346/story.html Library Journal: http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6655942.html __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

05-05-2009, 10:33 AM	#4
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,330	New Sigurd & Gudrun section at the official Estate website! http://www.tolkienestate.com/sigurd-and-gudrun/ __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

05-06-2009, 06:24 AM	#7
William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,330	It certainly seems to be the case over the last several years that H-M's North American editions are superior, physically, to the very cheap binding used by HC UK. __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.

05-05-2009, 04:28 PM	#5
Aiwendil Late Istar Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,224	Just bought it! Though I won't have a chance to start on it in earnest until tomorrow, I have read Christopher Tolkien's Foreword. First impressions: The lays themselves are shorter than I expected; each 'half-line' is actually printed as a separate line, and there are only 24 per page. I for one am very glad that the book is filled out with Christopher's commentary and with material from Tolkien's lectures on Old Norse. The book has a very nice look and feel, and the wood-carving-style drawings preceding each section are a nice touch.