The William Morris Collection – Volume 4: Icelandic Saga Translations Paperback – April 2, 2026

William Morris was a British writer and poet often regarded as one of the founders of modern fantasy literature. He crafted richly imagined, medieval-inspired worlds filled with quests, magic, and romance, shaping the genre’s tone and style and influencing later authors, especially J.R.R. Tolkien, with his immersive storytelling and archaic prose style.Volume 4 gathers William Morris and Eiríkr Magnússon’s translations of a dozen Icelandic sagas. These include The Story of Grettir the Strong; Volsunga Saga from which Wagner’s opera Der Ring des Nibelungen is derived; Three Northern Love Stories and Other Tales, which includes The Story of Gunnlaug the Worm-Tongue and Raven the Skald, Frithiof the Bold, Viglund, and others. The Saga Library 1, which includes The Story of Howard the Halt, the Banded Men, and Hen Thorir. The Saga Library 2, which includes The Story of the Ere-Dwellers and Heath-Slayings.Contains:Twelve Icelandic Sagas Read more