The Story of the Volsungs : The Volsunga Saga

The Story of the Volsungs : The Volsunga Saga

Title: The Story of the Volsungs : The Volsunga Saga
Author: Anonymous
Release: 2011-06-30
Kind: audiobook
Genre: Fiction
Preview Intro
1
The Story of the Volsungs : The Volsunga Anonymous
Originally written in Icelandic in the thirteenth century AD by an anonymous author, The Story of The Volsungs is a legendary saga based on Norse mythology. The epic describes the legendary history and heroic feats of several generations of mythic Viking families and derives from many sources, including preexisting Edda, or heroic poems, Norse legends, historical events, and orally transmitted folklore. The saga is imbued throughout with themes of power, jealousy, love, vengeance, and fear. Often considered a critical influence on such later works as Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle and J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Story of the Volsungs is a powerful epic that continues to resonate for modern listeners. This edition—which includes excerpts from the Poetic Eddas, one of the sources of The Story of the Volsungs—is the translation by William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson.

More from Anonymous

Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous & Dr. Beatice Sparks
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Robert K. Gordon, Yuri Rasovsky & Anonymous
Burton Watson & Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous & Charles Featherstone
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Richard Garlick