The Volsunga saga / / translated by William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson

• Pubblicazione: London, : Electric Book Co., c2001
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (302 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Icelandic literature; Mythology, Norse; Sagas
• Altri autori: MorrisWilliam <1834-1896.> Eirikr Magnusson <1833-1913.>
• Note generali: Foreward by H. Halliday Sparling.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- TRANSLATORS' 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 Sigi. -- CHAPTER III. Of the Sword that Sigmund, Volsung's son, drew from the Branstock. -- CHAPTER IV. How King Siggeir wedded Signy, and bade King Volsung and his son to Gothland. -- 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 Stigny. -- CHAPTER IX. How Helgi, the son of Sigmund, won King Hodbrod and his Realm, and wedded Sigurn. -- CHAPTER X. The ending of Sinfjatli, Sigmund's Son. -- CHAPTER XI. Of King Sigmund's last Battle, and of how he must yield up his Sword again. -- CHAPTER XII. Of the Shards of the Sword Gram, and how Hjordis went to King Alf. -- 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 Andvari's Hoard. -- CHAPTER XV. Of the Welding together of the Shards of the Sward Gram. -- CHAPTER XVI. The prophecy of Grifir. -- CHAPTER XVII. Of Sigurd's Avenging of Sigmund his Father. -- 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. -- 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. -- CHAPTER XXVII. The Wooing of Brynhild. -- CHAPTER XXVIII. How the Queens held angry converse together at the Bathing. ; 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's dead, as it is told told in ancient Songs. -- 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 again. -- 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. -- Appendix -- PART OF THE SECOND LAY OF HELGI HUNDINGS-BANE -- PART OF THE LAY OF SIGRDRIFA -- THE LAY CALLED THE SHORT LAY OF SIGURD. -- THE HELL-RIDE OF BRYNHILD. -- FRAGMENTS OF THE LAY OF BRYNHILD.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Volsunga saga
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810982103321
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