Project Gutenberg 2006-05-06 Public domain in the USA. 649 Morris, William 1834 1896 Morris, William M. 04013922 The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs Reading ease score: 59.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by R. Cedron, L.N. Yaddanapudi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs" by William Morris is a narrative poem based on Norse mythology written in the late 19th century. The tale revolves around heroic figures from the Volsung clan, particularly focusing on Sigmund and his son Sigurd, and the themes of fate, honor, and vengeance that define their destinies. The book tells a timeless story of bravery, tragedy, and the supernatural, underpinned by the intense conflicts characteristic of mythological sagas. At the start of the story, we are introduced to King Volsung and his noble lineage as they host a grand feast that foreshadows impending conflict. The narrative details the wedding of his daughter Signy to Siggeir, the Goth-king, and unveils a sense of foreboding as Signy reveals her apprehensions about her husband's true nature. Despite her warnings, Volsung chooses honor over suspicion, leading to dire consequences as betrayal and death emerge. The seeds of tragedy are sown with Volsung's decision to honor his obligations, setting the stage for the strife and challenges faced by Sigurd and the surviving members of the Volsung lineage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Völsunga saga PR Text Fantasy Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1037617 1037618 2024-10-08T07:22:02.934472 2023-09-08T09:06:35.077332 text/html text/html 1056575 2006-05-06T10:19:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 269719 2006-05-06T10:19:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 375206 2024-10-08T07:22:30.334349 application/epub+zip 385730 2024-10-08T07:22:11.292443 application/epub+zip 350966 2024-10-08T07:22:07.632451 application/epub+zip 884650 2024-10-08T07:22:39.287268 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 804037 2024-10-08T07:22:25.585362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 752639 2022-09-08T15:55:27.075595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 743614 743515 2024-10-08T07:21:57.454514 2023-09-08T09:06:30.156234 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 743424 2006-05-06T10:19:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 249799 2006-05-06T10:19:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 743421 2006-05-06T10:19:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 249681 2006-05-06T10:19:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21721 2024-10-08T07:22:39.465261 application/rdf+xml 23929 2024-10-08T07:22:08.390436 image/jpeg 4826 2024-10-08T07:22:08.010427 image/jpeg 359536 2024-10-08T07:22:03.006501 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia