The Saga of the Volsungs : The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer.

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Author / Creator:Byock, Jesse L.
Imprint:Berkeley : University of California Press, 2012.
Description:1 online resource (160 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10364526
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ISBN:9780520951518 21.95 (NL)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
Other form:Print version: Byock, Jesse L. The Saga of the Volsungs : The Norse Epic of Sigurd the Dragon Slayer Berkeley : University of California Press,c2012 9780520272996
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; THE SAGA OF THE VOLSUNGS; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; Representations of the Volsung Story in Norse Art; Myths, Heroes, and Social Realities; History and Legend: Burgundians, Huns, Goths, and Sigurd the Dragon Slayer; Richard Wagner and the Saga of the Volsungs; NOTE ON THE TRANSLATION; THE SAGA OF THE VOLSUNGS; 1. Odin Guides Sigi from the Otherworld*; 2. The Birth of Volsung; 3. Sigmund Draws the Sword from Barnstock*; 4· Siggeir Plots Revenge*; 5. The Fall of Volsung; 6. Signy Plots Revenge*; 7. Signy Gives Birth to Sinfjotli
  • 8. Sigmund and Sinfjotli Don the Skins9. Helgi Marries Sigrun; 10. Concerning the Volsungs; 11. Sigmund Marries Hjordis*; 12. Hjordis Remarries*; 13. The Birth of Sigurd; 14. The Otter's Ransom*; 15. Regin Fashions Gram; 16. Gripir Foretells Sigurd's Future*; 17. Sigurd Kills Lyngvi and Hjorvard and All the Others; 18. Regin and Sigurd Go Riding; 19. Regin Drinks Fafnir's Blood; 20. Sigurd Eats the Serpent's Heart; 21. Concerning Sigurd; 22. Brynhild's Wise Counsel; 23. Concerning Sigurd's Appearance; 24· Sigurd Comes to Heimir; 25. The Conversation between Sigurd and Brynhild
  • 26. Concerning King Gjuki and His Sons27. Brynhild Interprets Gudrun's Dream; 28. The Ale of Forgetfulness Is Blended for Sigurd; 29. Sigurd Rides through the Wavering Flames of Brynhild, the Daughter of Budli; 30. Dispute of the Queens, Brynhild and Gudrun; 31. Brynhild's Grief Only Increases; 32. The Betrayal of Sigurd; 33. Brynhild's Request; 34. The Disappearance of Gudrun; 35. Gudrun Carves Runes; 36. Hogni Interprets His Wife's Dream; 37. The Brothers' Journey from Home; 38. The Battle in the Fortress and the Victory; 39. Hogni Is Captured; 40. The Conversation between Atli and Gudrun
  • 41. Concerning Gudrun42. Svanhild Is Married and Trampled to Death under the Hooves of Horses; 43. Gudrun Urges Her Sons to Avenge Svanhild; 44. Concerning the Sons of Gudrun. The Final Chapter; NOTES; EDDIC POEMS USED BY THE SAGA AUTHOR; GLOSSARY