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The Saga of the Volsungs
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Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2012-06-19
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 0520951514
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Saga of the Volsungs is an Icelandic epic of special interest to admirers of Richard Wagner, who drew heavily upon this Norse source in writing his Ring Cycle and a primary source for writers of fantasy such as J. R. R. Tolkien and romantics such as William Morris. A trove of traditional lore, it tells of love, jealousy, vengeance, war, and the mythic deeds of the dragonslayer, Sigurd the Volsung. Byock's comprehensive introduction explores the history, legends, and myths contained in the saga and traces the development of a narrative that reaches back to the period of the great folk migrations in Europe when the Roman Empire collapsed.
Völsunga Saga
Author: Henry Halliday Sparling
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Published: 1888
Total Pages: 344
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Saga of the Volsungs
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Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Published: 2017-07-31
Total Pages: 183
ISBN-13: 1624666353
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →From the translator of the bestselling Poetic Edda (Hackett, 2015) comes a gripping new rendering of two of the greatest sagas of Old Norse literature. Together the two sagas recount the story of seven generations of a single legendary heroic family and comprise our best source of traditional lore about its members—including, among others, the dragon-slayer Sigurd, Brynhild the Valkyrie, and the Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok.
The Legend Of Sigurd And Gudrún
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2012-02-15
Total Pages: 233
ISBN-13: 0547504713
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Many years ago, J.R.R. Tolkien composed his own version of the great legend of Northern antiquity, recounted here in The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún. In the Lay of the Völsungs is told the ancestry of the great hero Sigurd, the slayer of Fáfnir, most celebrated of dragons; of his awakening of the Valkyrie Brynhild, who slept surrounded by a wall of fire, and of their betrothal; and of his coming to the court of the great princes who were named the Niflungs (or Nibelungs), with whom he entered into blood-brotherhood. In scenes of dramatic intensity, of confusion of identity, thwarted passion, jealousy, and bitter strife, the tragedy of Sigurd and Brynhild, of Gunnar the Niflung and Gudrún his sister, mounts to its end in the murder of Sigurd, the suicide of Brynhild, and the despair of Gudrún. The Lay of Gudrún recounts her fate after the death of Sigurd, her marriage against her will to the mighty Atli, ruler of the Huns (the Attila of history), his murder of her brothers, and her hideous revenge.
The Story of the Volsungs
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Tantor Media Incorporated
Published: 2014-05-10
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781452623566
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Tells the story of the Völsung clan, including the story of Sigurd and Brynhild.
Völsunga Saga
The Story of the Volsungs, (Volsunga Saga)
Author: William Morris
Publisher: Grizzell Press
Published: 2012-12
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9781447470557
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This early work by William Morris was originally published in 1899 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. William Morris was born in London, England in 1834. Arguably best known as a textile designer, he founded a design partnership which deeply influenced the decoration of churches and homes during the early 20th century. However, he is also considered an important Romantic writer and pioneer of the modern fantasy genre, being a direct influence on authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien. As well as fiction, Morris penned poetry and essays. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Völsunga Saga
The Story of the Volsungs
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
Published: 2021-01-01
Total Pages: 251
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →I HAVE endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their houses pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it.' -Preface by Charles Dickens
