Great Norse, Celtic and Teutonic Legends

by Wilhelm Wägner and Wilhelm Wägner

A treasury of myth presenting the principal hero-lays of the great epic cycles of the Teutonic Middle Ages. These timeless tales of love and war formed the basis for a vast body of Western literature and art, and encompass the legends of the Knights of the Round Table and their exalted quest for the Holy Grail; the saga of Beowulf; the Hegeling and Nibelung legends, which inspired Wagner's Ring cycle; and the legend of Lohengrin, the source...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486434893
• ISBN13: 9780486434896
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"