The Saga of Thidrek of Bern : Germanic Heroic Legends : Translated by Haymes

The Saga of Thidrek of Bern 

Translated by Edward R. Haymes

Published by Garland Publishing, New York and London, 1988. First Edition. Scarce. Hardback, 8vo, green cloth binding with titles in gilt, 271 pages plus index of personal names.

CONDITION
A very good copy throughout. Good clean binding and text fine throughout. No names or writing.

"Thidrek of Bern" published by Garland Publishing in 1988 is the English translation of the Germanic epic, The Saga of Thidrek of Bern (also known as the Didrik saga), translated by Edward Haymes. The book, part of the Garland Library of Medieval Literature, details the adventures of the hero Dietrich von Bern (a legendary Germanic figure comparable to the historical Theodoric the Great) and was a significant influence on later Norse and Swedish literature, according to the resources

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