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Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating Introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

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Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating Introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Jesse L. Byock.]]> 2000 2 1 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 29 06:32:08 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 29 06:34:32 -0700 2007 15319567 904335 593109 0140447385 9780140447385 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858m/593109.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858s/593109.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/593109.The_Saga_of_the_Volsungs 4.02 166
Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating Introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Jesse L. Byock.]]> 2000 5 0 false Wed Feb 13 07:13:03 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 05 16:51:52 -0800 2009 It's one of the legendary sagas, as opposed to the family sagas, which means that it includes magic and dragons and dwarfs and so forth. Gods and men...more...]]> 66219690 2556400 593109 0140447385 9780140447385 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858m/593109.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858s/593109.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/593109.The_Saga_of_the_Volsungs 4.02 166
Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating Introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Jesse L. Byock.]]> 2000 3 0 false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 17:21:38 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 17:30:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 54782236 934422 593109 0140447385 9780140447385 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858m/593109.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858s/593109.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/593109.The_Saga_of_the_Volsungs 4.02 166
Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating Introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Jesse L. Byock.]]> 2000 4 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 09:24:55 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 09:27:44 -0700 2009 Nibelungenlied. I didn't like it as much as I like other sagas; it's an older Norse saga so things happen more often without real reason or motivation than I'm comfortable with. But some parts of it, especially Brynhild's runesong, are very cool.more...]]> 46431993 2030326 593109 0140447385 9780140447385 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858m/593109.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858s/593109.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/593109.The_Saga_of_the_Volsungs 4.02 166
Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating Introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Jesse L. Byock.]]> 2000 5 0 false Sun Feb 15 12:42:58 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 14:57:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 39876329 1794887 593109 0140447385 9780140447385 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858m/593109.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858s/593109.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/593109.The_Saga_of_the_Volsungs 4.02 166
Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating Introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Jesse L. Byock.]]> 2000 5 1 false Thu Dec 11 10:53:10 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 02:00:49 -0800 2008 44655347 1803829 593109 0140447385 9780140447385 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858m/593109.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858s/593109.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/593109.The_Saga_of_the_Volsungs 4.02 166
Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating Introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Jesse L. Byock.]]> 2000 4 0 false Wed Jan 28 11:22:44 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 11:50:44 -0800 2009 48032301 1269742 593109 0140447385 9780140447385 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858m/593109.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858s/593109.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/593109.The_Saga_of_the_Volsungs 4.02 166
Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating Introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Jesse L. Byock.]]> 2000 5 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 14:24:59 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 14:29:50 -0800 2009 77865593 2873432 593109 0140447385 9780140447385 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858m/593109.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858s/593109.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/593109.The_Saga_of_the_Volsungs 4.02 166
Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating Introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Jesse L. Byock.]]> 2000 4 0 false Sun Nov 15 12:06:50 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 12:07:35 -0800 2009 2 77120572 2893421 593109 0140447385 9780140447385 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858m/593109.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858s/593109.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/593109.The_Saga_of_the_Volsungs 4.02 166
Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating Introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Jesse L. Byock.]]> 2000 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Nov 08 13:10:49 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 13:11:39 -0800 2009 55979867 1858497 593109 0140447385 9780140447385 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858m/593109.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858s/593109.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/593109.The_Saga_of_the_Volsungs 4.02 166
Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating Introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Jesse L. Byock.]]> 2000 3 0 false Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 15:50:24 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 06:01:30 -0700 2009 2 29936589 1292720 593109 0140447385 9780140447385 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858m/593109.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858s/593109.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/593109.The_Saga_of_the_Volsungs 4.02 166
Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating Introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Jesse L. Byock.]]> 2000 0 0 false Tue Aug 12 08:31:35 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 08:40:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 56494374 152979 593109 0140447385 9780140447385 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858m/593109.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858s/593109.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/593109.The_Saga_of_the_Volsungs 4.02 166
Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating Introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Jesse L. Byock.]]> 2000 4 0 false Fri May 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 10:56:09 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 16:48:26 -0700 2009 17323973 812470 593109 0140447385 9780140447385 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858m/593109.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858s/593109.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/593109.The_Saga_of_the_Volsungs 4.02 166
Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating Introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Jesse L. Byock.]]> 2000 4 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sat Mar 08 13:04:20 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 13:05:56 -0800 2008 13239539 818887 593109 0140447385 9780140447385 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858m/593109.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858s/593109.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/593109.The_Saga_of_the_Volsungs 4.02 166
Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating Introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Jesse L. Byock.]]> 2000 3 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 23 00:35:27 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 00:37:18 -0800 2008 3454626 216373 593109 0140447385 9780140447385 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858m/593109.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858s/593109.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/593109.The_Saga_of_the_Volsungs 4.02 166
Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating Introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Jesse L. Byock.]]> 2000 3 0 false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Jul 24 09:28:18 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 07:50:18 -0700 2007 Lord of the Rings.]]> 11991808 324838 593109 0140447385 9780140447385 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858m/593109.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858s/593109.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/593109.The_Saga_of_the_Volsungs 4.02 166
Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating Introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Jesse L. Byock.]]> 2000 4 0 false Tue Jan 08 13:18:16 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 13:18:16 -0800 2008 17993954 95530 593109 0140447385 9780140447385 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858m/593109.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858s/593109.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/593109.The_Saga_of_the_Volsungs 4.02 166
Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating Introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Jesse L. Byock.]]> 2000 5 0 false Mon Mar 17 23:19:28 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 23:20:03 -0700 2008 1615131 110525 593109 0140447385 9780140447385 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858m/593109.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858s/593109.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/593109.The_Saga_of_the_Volsungs 4.02 166
Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating Introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Jesse L. Byock.]]> 2000 3 0 false Sat Jun 02 17:10:17 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 07 13:57:51 -0700 2007 81350898 93677 593109 0140447385 9780140447385 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858m/593109.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234724858s/593109.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/593109.The_Saga_of_the_Volsungs 4.02 166
Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his illuminating Introduction Jesse L. Byock links the historical Huns, Burgundians, and Goths with the extraordinary events of this Icelandic saga. With its ill-fated Rhinegold, the sword reforged, and the magic ring of power, the saga resembles the Nibelungenlied and has been a primary source for such fantasy writers as J. R. R. Tolkien and for Richard Wagner's Ring cycle.

Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Jesse L. Byock.]]> 2000 3 0 false Thu Dec 17 19:07:29 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 19:07:29 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=593109