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"The House of the Wolfings" by William Morris is a fantasy novel published in 1889. Written in a blend of prose and verse, it portrays Germanic Gothic tribes defending their homeland against the armies of imperial Rome. The story follows Thiodolf, a war leader whose fate becomes entwined with a cursed dwarf-made mail-shirt and the divine women who support him. Considered a pioneering work that united historical settings with supernatural elements, it directly influenced J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and helped establish modern fantasy literature. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Morris, William, 1834-1896 |
|---|---|
| Title | The House of the Wolfings A Tale of the House of the Wolfings and All the Kindreds of the Mark Written in Prose and in Verse |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_the_Wolfings |
| Credits | Transcribed from the 1904 Longmans, Green, and Co. edition by David Price |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 62.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Fantasy fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 2885 |
| Release Date | Oct 1, 2001 |
| Last Update | Jan 1, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 4303 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Original page: gutenberg.org/ebooks/2885