Wagners telling of the same story grabs you and holds you. Grundys renderings of the characters names may briefly disorient readers who know them in the norse variants used by wagner, the quintessential hero of the. Buy a cheap copy of rhinegold book by stephan grundy. The story is essentially the saga of sigifrith siegfried.
Overall, the story is presented and told very well. In rhinegold 1994, grundy offered a life of sigifrith wagners siegfried combining anthropology and magical fantasy. Rhinegold book by stephan grundy 5 available editions. Buy rhinegold book online at best prices in india on. Condition very goodvery good isbn 10 07187426 isbn. In rhinegold, stephan grundy brought to life the myths that inspired wagners ring cyle a tale of proud viking ships, dazzling valkyries, and roistering mead.
Providing engaging and useful content to the music and performing arts industries since 1976. More than just a heroic fantasy, this is also a mature. Being versed in particularly the germanic mythology and cultural history, grundy is known best for his modern adaptations of legendary sagas. Stephan scott grundy born 1967 in new york city, new york, united states, commonly known as stephan grundy, and also known by the penname kveldulf gundarsson, is an american author, scholar, go. Gilgamesh coauthored with stephan grundy, priestess of atlantis, woman at the loom, falcon trilogy coauthored with stephan grundy maria kvilhaug. Attilas treasure, rhinegold, gilgamesh coauthored with melodi grundy, falcon trilogy coauthored with melodi grundy, forlorn hope, valkyrie. Rhinegold by stephen grundy if you are searching for a book by stephen grundy rhinegold in pdf format, then youve come to the loyal site. S is an american author being versed in particularly the germanic mythology and cultural history, grundy is known best for his modern adaptations of legendary sagas some of his work is published under the pseudonym kveldulf gundarsson. As warbands harry the coast of northern europe in the throes of change, a hoard of gold becomes the spark that ignites the flame of bloodshed for two clans whose. Stephan grundy project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Covers edgeworn, reading creases on spine, page edges tanned.
Kveldulfr hagan gundarsson biography magick books library. Caldan is an orphan who has been taken in by a monastery. Some of his work is published under the pseudonym kveldulf gundarsson. The characters and dailogue are a little weak here, but he has done a superb job of making a coherent and consistent narrative given the diversity of the sources and their contradictory nature. Add to basket buy now rhinegold by grundy, stephan. Rhinegold by grundy, stephen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Grundy, a scholar, knows his source material, and he weaves it. Books go search hello select your address best sellers help new releases gift ideas gift cards home books sell computers electronics registry. Stephan grundy seems to have gotten much better at writing by the time he got to attilas treasure. Jan 01, 1992 rhinegold is one of those epic books that you wait to tackle until you have the energy and the time for a major project. Buy a cheap copy of attilas treasure book by stephan grundy. All our books are bubble wrapped and shipped in a sturdy box with delivery confirmation. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Attilas treasure by stephan grundy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title rheingold. Grundys epic first novel, which takes its name from wagner but the bulk of its plot from the norse volsunga saga, does a skillful job of handling. Falcons night, 2002, e book double dragon, 2006, isbn 1554043514 kveldulf gundarsson, ed our troth, 2nd ed. Stephan grundy 1967 in new york, usa ist ein amerikanischer schriftsteller.
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Amidst the raft of novels published recently during this renaissance and rage for all things viking, rhinegold stands, like the volsung heroes themselves, head and shoulders above the rest. So if you want to download by stephen grundy pdf rhinegold, then youve come to right website. Publication date 1994 topics mythology, norse, northmen publisher new york. In rhinegold, stephan grundy brought to life the myths that inspired. We want to draw regard that our site does not store the book itself, but we give url to the site wherever you may download either reading online.
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Grundy began working on his first complete novel during his first year at southern methodist university in dallas, where he. Buy rhinegold by stephan grundy from amazons fiction books store. Everything from book covers to commissions to custom apparel designs. Rhinegold is one of those epic books that you wait to tackle until you have the energy and the time for a major project. Book roulette you never know what book life will throw at. Grundy, a scholar, knows his source material, and he weaves it all into a brilliant and moving tapestry. Rhinegold by stephan grundy book cover, description, publication history. Stephan grundy brings the volsung saga, eddaic material, and scandogermanic legend and prehistory to life in this marvelous and moving epic. It stands head and shoulders above the other titles published during this viking renaissance. In the first book he has the vision of the treasure, in the second he slays the dragon and recovers thetreasure, in the third he faces his famous. Rheingold, a treasure in the nibelungenlied mythology. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them.
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