The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga); with Excerpts from the Poetic Edda

"The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga); with Excerpts from the Poetic Edda" is a legendary saga written in the late 13th century. This Old Norse heroic tale chronicles the rise and fall of the Völsung clan across generations. It follows legendary heroes through family betrayals, magical interventions by gods, and epic quests. The saga centers on Sigurd's slaying of the dragon Fáfnir and his claiming of a cursed ring, weaving together Germanic heroic legends that echo real events from Europe's Migration Period. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Translator Eiríkr Magnússon, 1833-1913
Translator Morris, William, 1834-1896
Title The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga); with Excerpts from the Poetic Edda
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%B6lsunga_saga
Note Wagner's Ring
Credits Produced by Douglas B. Killings, and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 72.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Subject Sagas -- Translations into English
Subject Siegfried (Legendary character) -- Romances
Subject Eddas -- Translations into English
Subject Nibelungen -- Romances
Category Text
eBook-No. 1152
Release Date
Last Update Mar 4, 2013
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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