Christopher Tolkien Text is republished Tolkien's publishers HarperCollins UK are making available an academic text and commentary by Christopher Tolkien. First published in 1960, The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise translates a saga from 12th century Iceland, a story of legendary kings and warriors, including the woman warrior Hervor, her family and their feuds. The original edition in the Nelsons Icelandic Texts series has become difficult and expensive to obtain in the last half century. The book is now available as a print-on-demand hardback priced £40 from www.tolkien.co.uk For more information about the original publication and the Viking Society for Northern Research, see http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/953-The_Saga_of_King_Heidrek_the_Wise.ph... and http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk