Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- INTRODUCTION
- Bibliographical Note
- GRETTIS SAGA: THE STORY OF GRETTIR THE STRONG
- THE VÖLSUNGA SAGA: THE STORY OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE NIBLUNGS
- Translators' Preface
- The Names of those who are most noteworthy in this Story
- A Prologue in Verse
- 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 sons to Gothland
- Chapter V Of the slaying of King Volsung
- Chapter VI Of how Signy sent the Vhildren 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 Valled Andvari's Hoard
- Chapter XV Of the welding together of the shards of the sword Gram
- Chapter XVI The prophecy of Grifir
- Chapter XVII Of Sigurd's avenging of Sigmund his father
- Chapter XVIII Of the slaying of the worm Fafnir
- Chapter XIX Of the slaying of Regin,son of Hreidmar
- Chapter XX Of Sigurd's meeting with Brynhild on the mountain
- Chapter XXI More wise words of Brynhild
- Chapter XXII Of the semblance and array of Sigurd Fafnir's-bane
- Chapter XXIII Sigurd Vomes to Hlymdale
- Chapter XXIV Sigurd sees Brynhild at Hlymdale
- Chapter XXV Of the dream of Gudrun, Giuki's daughter
- Chapter XXVI Sigurd Vomes to the Giukings and is wedded to Gudrun
- Chapter XXVII The wooing of Brynhild
- Chapter XXVIII How the queens held angry Vonverse together at the bathing
- Chapter XXIX Of Brynhild's grief and mourning
- Chapter XXX Of the slaying of Sigurd Fafnir's-bane
- Chapter XXXI Of the lamentation of Gudrun over Sigurd dead, as it is told in the ancient songs
- Chapter XXXII Of the ending of Brynhild
- Chapter XXXIII Gudrun wedded to Atli
- Chapter XXXIV Atli bids the Giukings to him
- Chapter XXXV The dreams of the wives of the Giukings
- Chapter XXXVI Of the journey of the Giukings to King Atli
- Chapter XXXVII The battle in the burg of King Atli
- Chapter XXXVIII Of the slaying of the Giukings
- Chapter XXXIX The end of Atli and his kin and folk
- Chapter XL How Gudrun Vast herself into the sea, but was brought ashore again
- Chapter XLI Of the wedding and slaying of Swanhild
- Chapter XLII Gudrun sends her sons to avenge Swanhild
- Chapter XLIII The latter end of all the kin of the Giukings
- SONGS FROM THE ELDER EDDA
- Notes
- Additional Notes by Eiríkr Magnússon
- Index
- Colophon
Chapter XXXVII - The battle in the burg of King Atli
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2013
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- INTRODUCTION
- Bibliographical Note
- GRETTIS SAGA: THE STORY OF GRETTIR THE STRONG
- THE VÖLSUNGA SAGA: THE STORY OF THE VOLSUNGS AND THE NIBLUNGS
- Translators' Preface
- The Names of those who are most noteworthy in this Story
- A Prologue in Verse
- 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 sons to Gothland
- Chapter V Of the slaying of King Volsung
- Chapter VI Of how Signy sent the Vhildren 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 Valled Andvari's Hoard
- Chapter XV Of the welding together of the shards of the sword Gram
- Chapter XVI The prophecy of Grifir
- Chapter XVII Of Sigurd's avenging of Sigmund his father
- Chapter XVIII Of the slaying of the worm Fafnir
- Chapter XIX Of the slaying of Regin,son of Hreidmar
- Chapter XX Of Sigurd's meeting with Brynhild on the mountain
- Chapter XXI More wise words of Brynhild
- Chapter XXII Of the semblance and array of Sigurd Fafnir's-bane
- Chapter XXIII Sigurd Vomes to Hlymdale
- Chapter XXIV Sigurd sees Brynhild at Hlymdale
- Chapter XXV Of the dream of Gudrun, Giuki's daughter
- Chapter XXVI Sigurd Vomes to the Giukings and is wedded to Gudrun
- Chapter XXVII The wooing of Brynhild
- Chapter XXVIII How the queens held angry Vonverse together at the bathing
- Chapter XXIX Of Brynhild's grief and mourning
- Chapter XXX Of the slaying of Sigurd Fafnir's-bane
- Chapter XXXI Of the lamentation of Gudrun over Sigurd dead, as it is told in the ancient songs
- Chapter XXXII Of the ending of Brynhild
- Chapter XXXIII Gudrun wedded to Atli
- Chapter XXXIV Atli bids the Giukings to him
- Chapter XXXV The dreams of the wives of the Giukings
- Chapter XXXVI Of the journey of the Giukings to King Atli
- Chapter XXXVII The battle in the burg of King Atli
- Chapter XXXVIII Of the slaying of the Giukings
- Chapter XXXIX The end of Atli and his kin and folk
- Chapter XL How Gudrun Vast herself into the sea, but was brought ashore again
- Chapter XLI Of the wedding and slaying of Swanhild
- Chapter XLII Gudrun sends her sons to avenge Swanhild
- Chapter XLIII The latter end of all the kin of the Giukings
- SONGS FROM THE ELDER EDDA
- Notes
- Additional Notes by Eiríkr Magnússon
- Index
- Colophon
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- The Collected Works of William MorrisWith Introductions by his Daughter May Morris, pp. 385 - 386Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012First published in: 1910