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

Name: The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga); with Excerpts from the Poetic Edda
Author: Eiríkr Magnússon

Eiríkr Magnússon

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It would seem fitting for a Northern folk, deriving the greater and better part of their speech, laws, and customs from a Northern root, that the North should be to them, if not a holy land, yet at least a place more to be regarded than any part of the world beside.
Even that Englishman who knew Alfred, Bede, Caedmon, as well as he knew Plato, Caesar, Cicero, or Pericles, would be hard bestead were he asked about the great peoples from whom we sprang.

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THE LAY OF HAMDIRSample
Preface
CHAPTER I. Of Sigi, the Son of Odin.
CHAPTER II. Of the Birth of Volsung, the Son of Rerir, who was the Son of
CHAPTER III. Of the Sword that Sigmund, Volsung's son, drew from the
CHAPTER IV. How King Siggeir wedded Signy, and bade King Volsung and his
CHAPTER V. Of the Slaying of King Volsung.
CHAPTER VI. Of how Signy sent the Children of her and Siggeir to Sigmund.
CHAPTER VII. Of the Birth of Sinfjotli the Son of Sigmund.
CHAPTER VIII. The Death of King Siggeir and of Signy.
Preface
CHAPTER IX. How Helgi, the son of Sigmund, won King Hodbrod and his Realm,
CHAPTER X. The ending of Sinfjotli, Sigmund's Son.
CHAPTER XI. Of King Sigmund's last Battle, and of how he must yield up his
CHAPTER XII. Of the Shards of the Sword Gram, and how Hjordis went to King
CHAPTER XIII. Of the Birth and Waxing of Sigurd Fafnir's-bane.
CHAPTER XIV. Regin's tale of his Brothers, and of the Gold called
CHAPTER XV. Of the Welding together of the Shards of the Sword Gram.
CHAPTER XVI. The prophecy of Grifir.
CHAPTER XVII. Of Sigurd's Avenging of Sigmund his Father.
Preface
CHAPTER XVIII. Of the Slaying of the Worm Fafnir.
CHAPTER XIX. Of the Slaying of Regin, Son of Hreidmar.
CHAPTER XX. Of Sigurd's Meeting with Brynhild on the Mountain.
CHAPTER XXI. More Wise Words of Brynhild.
CHAPTER XXII. Of the Semblance and Array of Sigurd Fafnir's-bane. (1)
CHAPTER XXIII. Sigurd comes to Hlymdale.
CHAPTER XXIV. Sigurd sees Brynhild at Hlymdale.
CHAPTER XXV. Of the Dream of Gudrun, Giuki's daughter.
CHAPTER XXVI. Sigurd comes to the Giukings and is wedded to Gudrun.
CHAPTER XXVII. The Wooing of Brynhild.
CHAPTER XXVIII. How the Queens held angry converse together at the
CHAPTER XXIX. Of Brynhild's great Grief and Mourning.
CHAPTER XXX. Of the Slaying of Sigurd Fafnir's-bane.
CHAPTER XXXI. Of the Lamentation of Gudrun over Sigurd dead, as it is told
CHAPTER XXXII. Of the Ending of Brynhild.
CHAPTER XXXIII. Gudrun wedded to Atli.
CHAPTER XXXIV. Atli bids the Giukings to him.
CHAPTER XXXV. The Dreams of the Wives of the Giukings.
CHAPTER XXXVI. Of the Journey of the Giukings to King Atli.
CHAPTER XXXVII. The Battle in the Burg of King Atli.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. Of the slaying of the Giukings.
CHAPTER XXXIX. The End of Atli and his Kin and Folk.
CHAPTER XL. How Gudrun cast herself into the Sea, but was brought ashore
CHAPTER XLI. Of the Wedding and Slaying of Swanhild.
CHAPTER XLII. Gudrun sends her Sons to avenge Swanhild.
CHAPTER XLIII. The Latter End of all the Kin of the Giukings.
FRAGMENTS OF THE LAY OF BRYNHILD
THE LAY OF HAMDIR
THE LAMENT OF ODDRUN.