LEADER 03537nam 22009855 450 001 9910779116403321 005 20220121065559.0 010 $a1-280-99555-6 010 $a9786613767165 010 $a0-520-95151-4 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520951518 035 $a(CKB)2550000000105118 035 $a(EBL)967037 035 $a(OCoLC)799766986 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000739148 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12260127 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000739148 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10687664 035 $a(PQKB)11355545 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000986342 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11611736 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000986342 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10952376 035 $a(PQKB)21477490 035 $a(WaSeSS)Ind00071464 035 $a(DE-B1597)520482 035 $a(OCoLC)817104679 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520951518 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC967037 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000105118 100 $a20200424h20121990 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe Saga of the Volsungs $eThe Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer 210 1$aBerkeley, CA :$cUniversity of California Press,$d[2012] 210 4$dİ1990 215 $a1 online resource (160 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-27299-4 327 $tFrontmatter --$tCONTENTS --$tINTRODUCTION --$tNOTE ON THE TRANSLATION --$tTHE SAGA OF THE VOLSUNGS --$tNOTES --$tEDDIC POEMS USED BY THE SAGA AUTHOR --$tGLOSSARY 330 $aThe 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. 606 $aSagas 610 $a13th century literature. 610 $a13th century saga. 610 $abattles. 610 $abeowulf. 610 $abooks like lord of the rings. 610 $aclassic literature. 610 $aepic sagas. 610 $afantasy classic. 610 $afolklore mythology. 610 $aheroic poems. 610 $aicelandic history. 610 $alegendary saga. 610 $allead. 610 $alord of the rings fans. 610 $amedieval literature. 610 $amedieval saga. 610 $amistresses. 610 $amythology epic. 610 $amyths and legends. 610 $anorse mythology. 610 $anorse saga. 610 $asagas about fear. 610 $asagas about love. 610 $asagas about power. 610 $asagas about vengeance. 610 $asagas. 610 $ascandinavian literature. 610 $aviking history. 610 $aviking literature. 610 $aviking saga. 610 $awarriors. 615 0$aSagas. 676 $a839.63 701 $aByock$b Jesse L$0748455 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779116403321 996 $aThe Saga of the Volsungs$93766717 997 $aUNINA