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The Saga of the Volsungs
by Jesse Byock (Translator)
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- 2001
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- 145 PAGES
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This heroic tale by an unknown Icelandic author of the 13th century is a prose epic based on stories found in much older Norse Eddic poetry. Full of traditional lore, including runic knowledge, jealousies of princes, betrayals, unrequited love, the vengeance of a Barbarian queen, the greed of Attila the Hun, and the mythic deeds of a dragon-slayer, this is the Scandinavian version of the German Niebelungenlied used by Wagner for his opera cycle. It's essential reading for anyone wishing to understand Viking society.
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