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# The Saga of the Volsungs

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Review: Interesting - Absolutely fascinating!
Review: great story, great history/heritage - I recommend this book. First, this is an interesting adventure/ set of adventures of ppl of long ago. Fun to read. The first half is mythical and has magical and religious elements (of pre-christian viking religion) with queer beasts, magical talismans and visiting gods. The second half is semi-historical with ppl who really lived in real places, and others who are speculated to be real ppl but their names while similar are different and so they may be fictional. However there is still some magic, and the ppl are often coexisting with other ppl from different eras, and so not really historical.) Second, these tales show us (to some extent) how the ppl of old lived and thought and gives us a piece of our pre-Christian heritage. pretty much any citizen of UK and most of US are going to be related to the vikings). Maybe you don't need that history, but our culture is so awash in Roman and Greek culture, philosophy and myth (even tho we don't grow up on those writings as much as the generations up to 50 yrs ago did, so much language, expressions etc stem from there), not to mention the weight of Christian culture and thinking (nothing wrong with it, but again, it's not stories of N Euro ppl), that we have really forgotten a part of our heritage. It's really a big blank space. Third, these old norse stories in addition to being an exciting adventure, have their share of wisdom about life in them as much as any of the old stories of the Gr/Roman/ Christian ones do. I haven't read any other translation, and can't read the original, so I can't comment on the translation, but it reads well and clearly with easy to find notes that clarify or enlarge on the story/text. There are good essays/ appendices explaining history, culture, other works, as well as the family trees of the characters. Altogether a good book.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,115,750 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,085 in Family Saga Fiction |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (552) |
| Dimensions  | 5 x 0.25 x 8 inches |
| ISBN-10  | 1420926667 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1420926668 |
| Item Weight  | 4.6 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 104 pages |
| Publication date  | January 1, 2005 |
| Publisher  | Digireads.Com |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting
*by B***3 on December 3, 2025*

Absolutely fascinating!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ great story, great history/heritage
*by G***N on September 21, 2011*

I recommend this book. First, this is an interesting adventure/ set of adventures of ppl of long ago. Fun to read. The first half is mythical and has magical and religious elements (of pre-christian viking religion) with queer beasts, magical talismans and visiting gods. The second half is semi-historical with ppl who really lived in real places, and others who are speculated to be real ppl but their names while similar are different and so they may be fictional. However there is still some magic, and the ppl are often coexisting with other ppl from different eras, and so not really historical.) Second, these tales show us (to some extent) how the ppl of old lived and thought and gives us a piece of our pre-Christian heritage. pretty much any citizen of UK and most of US are going to be related to the vikings). Maybe you don't need that history, but our culture is so awash in Roman and Greek culture, philosophy and myth (even tho we don't grow up on those writings as much as the generations up to 50 yrs ago did, so much language, expressions etc stem from there), not to mention the weight of Christian culture and thinking (nothing wrong with it, but again, it's not stories of N Euro ppl), that we have really forgotten a part of our heritage. It's really a big blank space. Third, these old norse stories in addition to being an exciting adventure, have their share of wisdom about life in them as much as any of the old stories of the Gr/Roman/ Christian ones do. I haven't read any other translation, and can't read the original, so I can't comment on the translation, but it reads well and clearly with easy to find notes that clarify or enlarge on the story/text. There are good essays/ appendices explaining history, culture, other works, as well as the family trees of the characters. Altogether a good book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Why is this not a movie yet?
*by F***N on October 28, 2025*

If you are interested in one of J.R. Tolkien influences for his Lord of the Rings, such as a broken sword that is reforged, rings of power, and a cursed dragon’s hoard, then you should read The Saga of the Volsungs. I’m having my homeschooled kids read it this month. One of them is writing her paper on the different forms of knowledge found in the saga, such as magical foresight (pg.39), seiðr (42), shapeshifting (44), consuming a dragon’s heart to understand birds (66), dreams (76-77), and rune knowledge (67-71). My other kiddo is doing a paper on power objects such as rings, swords, potions, and cursed treasure, and how they impact the story. I really am surprised a movie has not already been made on the Volsungs, as it has all the necessary things for a good blockbuster: magic, betrayal, treasure, unrequited love, shapeshifting, and revenge. ************ Check out my Books Rune Yoga: Staða & Galdr Rune Correspondences Hávamál: Embodying Óðinn’s Wisdom Coming Home to Heathenry

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