tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873216556228508960.post1940559316913013693..comments2023-11-18T16:25:49.639-05:00Comments on The Flying Inn: The Poetic Edda: The Hero TalesRick Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07452333419811372713noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873216556228508960.post-38494768187215343722011-04-14T11:38:14.717-05:002011-04-14T11:38:14.717-05:00You should read the Saga of the Volsungs first. It...You should read the Saga of the Volsungs first. It tell the same story in prose that Tolkien is telling in verse in his Sigurd and Gudrun book. It's nice to have the background story before you get to the poetry.Rick Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07452333419811372713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4873216556228508960.post-90134504530159252432011-04-14T10:47:09.683-05:002011-04-14T10:47:09.683-05:00Although I don't understand it exactly, I too ...Although I don't understand it exactly, I too have experienced something akin to the feelings of the "northern noble spirit." <br /><br />I'm presently reading Tolkien's rendition of Sigurd and Gundrun. This is my first experience with Norse poetry other than through the secondary influences of Lewis and Tolkien. I find it somewhat difficult but I appreciate the simple beauty of it. Perhaps, I'll check out the Poetic Edda in the near futureChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739821926240052732noreply@blogger.com