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Episode 35 - Volsunga Saga Part III: The Fearless Heart Norse Mythology: The Unofficial Guide

    • Geschichte

In our final installment of Völsunga Saga (for now), it's what you've all been waiting for: We finally cover the tale of Sigurðr, the most famous of all Norse heroes who slew the dragon Fáfnir, and his tragic love with the valkyire Brynhildr. There's fire, murder, mayhem, and one ring to curse them all. Don't miss it!

Sources:


“Dictionary of Northern Mythology” by Rudolf Simek, 2007
“The Saga of the Volsungs”, transl. by Jesse Byock, 2004, supplemented by some of my own translations from the source text
“The Poetic Edda”, transl. by Carolyne Larrington, 2014
"The Prose Edda", transl. by Anthony Faulkes, 1995

Contact:


Write in: waelhraefn (at) gmail (dot) com
Join the Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/Nvw5hmkRsW⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music:

Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In our final installment of Völsunga Saga (for now), it's what you've all been waiting for: We finally cover the tale of Sigurðr, the most famous of all Norse heroes who slew the dragon Fáfnir, and his tragic love with the valkyire Brynhildr. There's fire, murder, mayhem, and one ring to curse them all. Don't miss it!

Sources:


“Dictionary of Northern Mythology” by Rudolf Simek, 2007
“The Saga of the Volsungs”, transl. by Jesse Byock, 2004, supplemented by some of my own translations from the source text
“The Poetic Edda”, transl. by Carolyne Larrington, 2014
"The Prose Edda", transl. by Anthony Faulkes, 1995

Contact:


Write in: waelhraefn (at) gmail (dot) com
Join the Discord: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/Nvw5hmkRsW⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Music:

Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

1 Std. 3 Min.

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