The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga); with Excerpts from the Poetic Edda
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- THE STORY OF THE VOLSUNGS, (VOLSUNGA SAGA)
- WITH EXCERPTS FROM THE POETIC EDDA By Anonymous
- INTRODUCTION
- TRANSLATORS' PREFACE.
- THE STORY OF THE VOLSUNGS AND NIBLUNGS.
- 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 Signy.
- CHAPTER IX. How Helgi, the son of Sigmund, won King Hodbrod and his Realm, and wedded Sigrun.
- 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 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 Sword Gram.
- So Regin makes a sword, and gives it into Sigurd's hands. He took the sword, and said—
- CHAPTER XVI. The prophecy of Grifir.
- CHAPTER XVII. Of Sigurd's Avenging of Sigmund his Father.
- Now Sigurd went to the kings, and spake thus—
- 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.
- Sigurd spake now, "Sure no wiser woman than thou art one may be found in the wide world; yea, yea, teach me more yet of thy wisdom!"
- 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 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 dead, as it is told told in ancient Songs. (1)
- CHAPTER XXXII. Of the Ending of Brynhild.
- And now none might know for what cause Brynhild must bewail with weeping for what she had prayed for with laughter: but she spake—
- CHAPTER XXXIII. Gudrun wedded to Atli.
- CHAPTER XXXIV. Atli bids the Giukings to him.
- Now tells the tale that on a night King Atli woke from sleep and spake to Gudrun—
- 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: EXCERPTS FROM THE POETIC EDDA.
- PART OF THE SECOND LAY OF HELGI HUNDINGS-BANE (1)
- PART OF THE LAY OF SIGRDRIFA (1)
- THE LAY CALLED THE SHORT LAY OF SIGURD.
- THE HELL-RIDE OF BRYNHILD.
- FRAGMENTS OF THE LAY OF BRYNHILD
- THE SECOND OR ANCIENT LAY OF GUDRUN.
- THE SONG OF ATLI.
- THE WHETTING OF GUDRUN.
- THE LAY OF HAMDIR
- THE LAMENT OF ODDRUN.
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