The Story of the Volsungs (Forgotten Books)

Book Description:

"Originally written in Icelandic (Old Norse) in the thirteenth century A.D., by an unknown hand. However, most of the material is based substantially on previous works, some centuries older. A few of these works have been preserved in the collection of Norse poetry known as the 'Poetic Edda'." (Quote from omacl.org)

Table of Contents:

Publisher's Preface; Introduction; Translators' Preface; Of Sigi, The Son Of Odin; Of The Birth Of Volsung, The Son Of Rerir, Who Was The Son Of Sigi; Of The Sword That Sigmund, Volsung's Son, Drew From The Branstock; How King Siggeir Wedded Signy, And Bade King Volsung And His Son To Gothland; Of The Slaying Of King Volsung; Of How Signy Sent The Children Of Her And Siggeir To Sigmund; Of The Birth Of Sinfjotli The Son Of Sigmund; The Death Of King Siggeir And Of Stigny; How Helgi, The Son Of Sigmund, Won King Hodbrod And His Realm, And Wedded Sigurn; The Ending Of Sinfjatli, Sigmund's Son; Of King Sigmund's Last Battle, And Of How He Must Yield Up His Sword Again; Of The Shards Of The Sword Gram, And How Hjordis Went To King Alf; Of The Birth And Waxing Of Sigurd Fafnir's-bane; Regin's Tale Of His Brothers, And Of The Gold Called Andvari's Hoard; Of The Welding Together Of The Shards Of The Sward Gram; The Prophecy Of Grifir; Of Sigurd's Avenging Of Sigmund His Father; Of The Slaying Of The Worm Fafnir; Of The Slaying Of Regin, Son Of Hreidmar; Of Sigurd's Meeting With Brynhild On The Mountain; More Wise Words Of Brynhild; Of The Semblance And Array Of Sigurd Fafnir's Bane ; Sigurd Comes To Hlymdale; Sigurd Sees Brynhild At Hlymdale; Of The Dream Of Gudrun, Giuki's Daughter; Chapter xxvi.; The Wooing Of Brynhild; How The Queens Held Angry Converse Together At The Bathing; Of Brynhild's Great Grief And Mourning; Of The Slaying Of Sigurd Fafnir's-bane; Of The Lamentation Of Gudrun Over Sigurd's Dead, As It Is Told Told In Ancient Songs ; Of The Ending Of Brynhild; Gudrun Wedded To Alii; Atli Bids The Giukings To Him; The Dreams Of The Wives Of The Giukings; Of The Journey Of The Giukings To King Atli; The Battle In The Burg Of King Atli; Of The Slaying Of The Giukings; The End Of Atli And His Kin And Folk; How Gudrun Cast Herself Into The Sea, But Was Brought Ashore Again; Of The Wedding And Slaying Of Swanhild; Gudrun Sends Her Sons To Avenge Swanhild; The Latter End Of All The Kin Of The Giukings; Appendix I: Part Of The Second Lay Of Helgi Hundings-bane ; Appendix ii: Part Of The Lay Of Sigrdrifa ; Appendix iii: The Lay Called The Short Lay Of Sigurd; Appendix iv: The Hell-ride Of Brynhild; Appendix V: Fragments Of The Lay Of Brynhild; Appendix vi: The Second Or Ancient Lay Of Gudrun; Appendix vii: The Song Of Atli; Appendix viii: The Whetting Of Gudrun; Appendix ix: The Lay Of Hamdir; Appendix X: The Lament Of Oddrun

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