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The Story of the Volsungs is an epic work by William Morris,
numbering over 10,000 lines and notable for inspiring the high
fantasy literature of J. R. R. Tolkien and other famous authors. In
his lifetime, Morris was praised by contemporaries for this poem,
inspired by the existing legends of Nibelungenlied and the
Volsungs, dating to the Middle Ages. The warrior society these
tales depict are thought to have a reasonable measure of grounding
in the reality of Nordic life as it was during antiquity; a martial
culture, where strength and iron playing their pivotal part. We are
introduced to the legend with a wedding; King Volsung's daughter
Signy marries Siggeir, king of the Goths. However the God Odin,
disguised as an elderly man of benign appearance, enters the
ceremony and drives a blade into a tree trunk. Inviting everyone in
the room to draw their swords in response, it is to the shock of
those attending the ceremony that only Sigmund, a young and
otherwise undistinguished man, is able to do so.
The Story of the Volsungs is an epic work by William Morris,
numbering over 10,000 lines and notable for inspiring the high
fantasy literature of J. R. R. Tolkien and other famous authors. In
his lifetime, Morris was praised by contemporaries for this poem,
inspired by the existing legends of Nibelungenlied and the
Volsungs, dating to the Middle Ages. The warrior society these
tales depict are thought to have a reasonable measure of grounding
in the reality of Nordic life as it was during antiquity; a martial
culture, where strength and iron playing their pivotal part. We are
introduced to the legend with a wedding; King Volsung's daughter
Signy marries Siggeir, king of the Goths. However the God Odin,
disguised as an elderly man of benign appearance, enters the
ceremony and drives a blade into a tree trunk. Inviting everyone in
the room to draw their swords in response, it is to the shock of
those attending the ceremony that only Sigmund, a young and
otherwise undistinguished man, is able to do so.
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Icelandic Legends (Paperback)
John Arnason; Translated by George F. J. Powell, Eirikr Magnusson
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R912
Discovery Miles 9 120
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1864 Edition.
Uspak asks to live with Odd; Odd agrees because of Uspak's
connections even though he is aware of the man's bad reputation.
Things go well until Odd wants to take a trip to go trading. He has
to talk Uspak into becoming his steward and priest, although Uspak
actually wants to do those things. While Odd is away, Uspak woos a
rich woman named Swala and moves to her lands after a falling-out
with Odd over the priesthood after Odd comes home. Odd tries to
bring Uspak to trial but makes a legal mistake and fails. Going
home disappointed, Odd meets his father, who promises to take on
the case if paid what Odd would have paid anybody else who could
have fixed things. Ufeig gets the jury to agree to do what they
want to do, condemn somebody as infamous as Uspak, and get paid
into the bargain, in spite of the legal technicality. The bribe is
suspected by Thorarin, father of Uspak's wife, and his friend
Styrmir, and they form an alliance with six other men to take Odd
to court and hopefully fine him of all his money.
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