{"product_id":"the-house-of-the-wolfings-paperback","title":"The House of the Wolfings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Morris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEirikr Magnusson\u003c\/b\u003e (Joint Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first of William Morris's great fantastic romances is a translation of the old Norse saga, \u003cem\u003eThe House of the Wolfings\u003c\/em\u003e. Of this tale, \u003cem\u003eThe Encyclodedia of Fantasy \u003c\/em\u003ewrote: \"The first step toward the characteristic large-scale fantasies which have had such influence on the genre . . . is \u003cem\u003eThe House of the Wolfings\u003c\/em\u003e. Here the setting is quasi-historical: a European Saxon community is resisting the decadent advances of late Imperial Rome. The romantic-supernatural story contains a large admixture of verse.\" Indeed, Morris's chief contribution to the book is his beautiful prose and poetry, for his version of the story is actually a collaboration with Norse scholar Eirikr Magnusson, who provided a literal translation of the original text, which Morris then reset as prose and poetry. Morris's version of \u003cem\u003eThe House of the Wolfings \u003c\/em\u003ehas influenced generations of writers, including J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and countless hundreds more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9.04 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42113713602695,"sku":"9781587156427","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9f5400bbf99b32e7c804cd86a3378dab.webp?v=1732491302","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-house-of-the-wolfings-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}