The Saga of the Volsungs
The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer
$20.80
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
1 August 1999
Summary
A tale of princely jealousy and vengeance, the Saga has been an inspiration for Wagner and J.R.R. Tolkien.
Based on Viking Age poems, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama. At its heart are the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires magical knowledge from one of Odin’s Valkyries. Yet it is also set in a very human world, incorporating strands from the oral narratives of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140447385 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140447385 |
| Author: | Jesse Byock |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 August 1999 |
| Weight: | 125g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 10mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Jesse Byock
The Icelandic author of THE SAGA OF THE VOLSUNGS is unknown and based his prose epic on stories found in earlier Norse poetry.
Jesse Bycock is Professor of Icelandic and Old Norse Literature at the University of California and has published work on Medieval Iceland.
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