Volsunga Saga

American  

[vol-soong-guh sah-guh] / ˈvɒl sʊŋ gə ˈsɑ gə /

Or Volsungasaga

noun

1. an Icelandic saga of the late 13th century, concerning the family of the Volsungs, the theft of the cursed treasure of Andvari, the adventures of Sigurd, his wooing of Brynhild, his enchantment and marriage to Gudrun, and his eventual murder.

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Volsunga Saga British  

/ ˈvɒlsʊŋɡə /

noun

1. a 13th-century Icelandic saga about the family of the Volsungs and the deeds of Sigurd, related in theme and story to the Nibelungenlied

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Volsunga Saga

She asks if Elder Edda, Jordan's Sigfrid's Saga, and Geibel's Tragedy of Brunehild, have ever been translated into English; also where to find the Volsunga Saga.

From Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 by Various

The further adventures of Gudrun are related in certain songs in the Edda, but the Volsunga Saga proper ends with the death of Atli.

From Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine by Lewis Spence

These prose tales were called Sagas, and among the very greatest is the Volsunga Saga, or Story of Sigurd.

From The Story of Sigurd the Volsung by Winifred Turner

The matter of their contents is known from the prose paraphrase called Volsunga Saga.

From Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature by W. P. Ker

The Volsunga Saga is the best known on account of its subject.

From Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature by W. P. Ker