Contents Wagner’s Ring and its Icelandic SourcesStofnun Sigurðar Nordals 1995 Preface Úlfar bragason Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Reykjavík Arts Festival Selma Guðmundsdóttir The Ring and its Time:The Social and Political Background to the Tetralogy Barry Millington The Nordic Sublime: The Romantic Rediscovery of Icelandic Myth and Poetry Lars Lönnroth Early Icelandic Myth and Legend as Background for the Ring Vésteinn Ólason Engi má við sköpum vinnaWagner’s Use of his Icelandic Sources Stewart Spencer Richard Wagner as a Poet Þorsteinn Gylfason Contributors