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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Example Sentences

To write out in full the story of the Volsungs and Niblungs was left to the prose compilers of the Volsunga Saga, and to the Austrian poet of the Nibelungenlied.

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

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

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

The story of the Volsungs, as here supposed to be related by Mimer, is derived mainly from the Volsunga Saga.

From The Story of Siegfried by Baldwin, James

It may be interesting to give a summary of the Volsunga Saga, which is a prose paraphrase of the Edda Songs.

From Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine by Spence, Lewis

In the Volsunga Saga Brunhild is a Valkyrie, or Chooser of the Slain, a sort of Northern Bellona, endowed with supernatural strength.

From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown