Neil's votes on the list World's Greatest Epics

Listopia > Neil's votes on the list World's Greatest Epics (75 Books)

1	The Saga of the Volsungs by Anonymous really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,985 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Iliad / The Odyssey by Homer 4.07 avg rating — 83,671 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Saga of Thidrek of Bern by Edward R. Haymes (translator) 3.94 avg rating — 18 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Nibelungenlied by Unknown 3.82 avg rating — 8,921 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Kudrun by Marion E. Gibbs 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Old English Epic of Waldere by Jonathan B. Himes 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Ortnit and Wolfdietrich: Two Medieval Romances (Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, & Culture) by J.W. Thomas (Editor) 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes by Unknown 4.26 avg rating — 11,919 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Beowulf by Unknown 3.50 avg rating — 345,827 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise by Christopher Tolkien (Editor) 4.28 avg rating — 87 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	King Arthur's Death: The Middle English Stanzaic Morte Arthur and Alliterative Morte Arthure by Larry Dean Benson (Editor) 3.81 avg rating — 225 ratings Neil rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Brut by Layamon 3.98 avg rating — 51 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Cleanness, Patience by Unknown 4.08 avg rating — 5,799 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Annotated English Translation of the Old Saxon Heliand: A Ninth-Century Biblical Paraphrase in the Germanic Epic Style by Tonya Kim Dewey really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Gododdin: the oldest Scottish poem by Aneirin 4.23 avg rating — 390 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Early Welsh Saga Poetry: A Study and Edition of the Englynion by Jenny Rowland (Editor and Translator) 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Celtic Heroic Age: Literary Sources for Ancient Celtic Europe & Early Ireland & Wales by John T. Koch (Editor) 4.31 avg rating — 147 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Karlamagnús Saga: The Saga of Charlemagne and his Heroes by Hieatt (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Song of Roland by Unknown 3.50 avg rating — 19,170 ratings Neil rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Waltharius & Ruodlieb by Wolfram von Eschenbach 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Finnsburh Fragment and Episode by Donald K. Fry (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Finn and Hengest: The Fragment and the Episode by J.R.R. Tolkien really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 391 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Walter of Aquitaine: Materials for the Study of His Legend (Connecticut College Monographs, #4) by H.M. Smyser (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Waldere by Frederick Norman (Editor) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Three essays on the Hildebrandslied by Frederick Norman 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Das Lied vom hürnen Seyfrid: Critical Edition with Introduction and Notes by K. C. King (Editor) 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	König Rother. King Rother. by Robert Lichtenstein liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Greek Epic Fragments: From the Seventh to the Fifth Centuries B.C. by M.L. West (Editor) 3.97 avg rating — 124 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Shield/Catalogue of Women/Other Fragments by Hesiod 3.96 avg rating — 67 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Hesiod: Theogony / Works and Days / Testimonia by Hesiod 4.07 avg rating — 272 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Iliad, Books 13–24 (Loeb Classical Library, #171) by Homer 4.54 avg rating — 999 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Odyssey, Books 13–24 by Homer 4.48 avg rating — 575 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Odyssey I, Books 1-12 by Homer 4.11 avg rating — 1,742 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Iliad, Books 1–12 (Loeb Classical Library, #170) by Homer 4.50 avg rating — 1,274 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Homeric Hymns. Homeric Apocrypha. Lives of Homer by Homer 4.35 avg rating — 68 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Legends of the Ring by Elizabeth Magee 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Lament of the Nibelungen (Medieval Texts & Translations, 3) by Winder McConnell really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Kudrun (Medieval Texts & Translations, 1) by Winder McConnell it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Sagas of King Half and King Hrolf by W. Bryant Bachman really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Göngu Hrolfs Saga by Hermann Pálsson (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Gautrek's Saga by Hermann Pálsson 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok by Ben Waggoner (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.85 avg rating — 1,569 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Hrolf Gautreksson: A Viking Romance by Unknown 3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Six Old Icelandic Sagas by Bryant W. Bachman 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Taliesin Poems by Taliesin really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology by Snorri Sturluson 4.15 avg rating — 15,721 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Old English minor heroic poems by Joyce Hill (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Battle Of Maldon, AD 991 by Donald Scragg 3.76 avg rating — 17 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Return of the Vikings: The Battle of Maldon 991 by Donald Scragg 4.30 avg rating — 20 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Ancient Irish Tales by Tom Peete Cross (Editor) 4.09 avg rating — 81 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Mabinogion by Unknown 3.93 avg rating — 8,613 ratings Neil rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Trioedd Ynys Prydein: The Triads of the Island of Britain by Rachel Bromwich (Editor and Translator) 4.66 avg rating — 65 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Old Kalevala and Certain Antecedents by Elias Lönnrot 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Kalevala by Elias Lönnrot (Editor) 4.05 avg rating — 6,084 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	German Epic Poetry by Francis G. Gentry (Editor) 4.07 avg rating — 44 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Widsith: a Study in Old English Heroic Legend by Raymond Wilson Chambers 4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Widsith by Kemp Malone (editor) 3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Saxo Grammaticus, The History of the Danes, Books I-IX, Vol.2: Commentary by Saxo Grammaticus 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	History of the Danes (Bk.1-9) by Saxo Grammaticus 3.88 avg rating — 73 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Sigurd the Dragon-Slayer: A Farose Ballad-Cycle by Eleanor Mary Smith-Dampier really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Fall of Troy by Quintus Smyrnaeus 3.98 avg rating — 661 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Awntyrs off Arthure at the Terne Wathelyne: A Critical Edition by Robert J. Gates (Editor) 3.97 avg rating — 29 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Strassburg Alexander and the Munich Oswald: Pre-Courtly Adventure of the German Middle Ages (Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, & Culture) by J.W. Thomas (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Poems of Cynewulf by Cynewulf 3.78 avg rating — 36 ratings Neil rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Caedmon Poems by Caedmon 3.91 avg rating — 23 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Old Norse Poems by Lee M. Hollander 4.03 avg rating — 38 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrún by J.R.R. Tolkien 3.87 avg rating — 7,884 ratings Neil rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Heroes of the French Epic: A Selection of Chansons de Geste by Michael A. Newth (Translator) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	William Count of Orange 4 Old French Ep by Glanville Price really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings Neil rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Myths from Mesopotamia: Creation, the Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others by Anonymous 4.01 avg rating — 2,756 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Canaanite Myths and Legends by John C.L. Gibson 4.05 avg rating — 38 ratings Neil rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Tales of the Elders of Ireland by Anonymous 3.72 avg rating — 275 ratings Neil added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Early Irish Myths and Sagas by Anonymous 3.83 avg rating — 1,991 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Eclogues. Georgics. Aeneid, Books 1–6 by Virgil 4.27 avg rating — 603 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Virgil, Vol 2: Aeneid Books 7-12, Appendix Vergiliana by Virgil 4.37 avg rating — 701 ratings Neil rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars