The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs
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William Morris retells the Norse story of the Volsungs in four books of long rhyming English verse. Book I follows Sigmund, father of Sigurd. Book II tells of Sigurd from his birth: the horse Greyfell, the forging of his sword, the serpent Fafnir, the treasure of the elf Andvari, and the waking of Brynhild on Hindfell.
Book III brings Sigurd to the Niblungs, where Brynhild is wooed for King Gunnar. Book IV centres on Gudrun and King Atli. Morris drew on the Volsunga Saga, and the poem first appeared in 1876.
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- Author
- William Morris
- Reading time
- About 9 hours
- Pages
- 257
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Classical Poetry
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