Originally written in Icelandic (Old Norse) in the thirteenth century A.D., by an unknown hand. However, most of the material is based substantially on previous works, some centuries older. A few of these works have been preserved in the collection of Norse poetry known as the "Poetic Edda".
The text of this edition is based on that published as "The Story of the Volsungs", translated by William Morris and Eirikr Magnusson (Walter Scott Press, London, 1888).
Douglas B. Killings
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY: RECOMMENDED READING—Anonymous: "Kudrun", Translated by Marion E. Gibbs & Sidney Johnson (Garland Pub., New York, 1992).
Anonymous: "Nibelungenlied", Translated by A.T. Hatto (Penguin Classics, London, 1962).
Saxo Grammaticus: "The First Nine Books of the Danish History", Translated by Oliver Elton (London, 1894; Reissued by the Online Medieval and Classical Library as E-Text OMACL #28, 1997).
CONTENTS
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
CHAPTER XVI. The prophecy of Grifir
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