Völsungasaga

By Magnússon, Eiríkr

Book Id: WPLBN0002951295
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File Size: 117.07 MB
Reproduction Date: 2009

Title:	Völsungasaga
Author:	Magnússon, Eiríkr
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Völsungasaga
Historic Publication Date:	1870
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Magnússon, B. E., & Morris, W. (1870). Völsungasaga. Retrieved from http://self.gutenberg.org/

Description
The 13th century Icelandic Völsungasaga is usually read by people studying the Poetic Edda or Wagner's Ring - which obscures the fact it is a much better story than practically everything derived from it. A riddle-telling dragon, a broken sword, a hooded mysterious wanderer - cannibalism, incest, mutilation, and sensitive hearts. This is R-rated Tolkien - and the unashamedly archaic Magnússon-Morris translation is up for the adventure. Passages spoken in Old Norse are taken from the edition of Sophus Bugge, Berlin, 1891. (Summary by Corpang)

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

Excerpt
Adventure, Fantasy, Ancient Texts