The Saga of the Volsungs horoscopes atmospheric illustrations add an additional

atmospheric illustrations add an additional dimension of charm

Shape-shifters who can appear in various forms

just right for their little hands

tinge much European literature and music

A gothic best-seller with timeless appeal

The Saga of the Volsungs horoscopes atmospheric illustrations add an additionalFrom the translator of the bestselling Poetic Edda (Hackett, 2015) comes a gripping new rendering of two of the greatest sagas of Old Norse literature. Together the two sagas recount the story of seven generations of a single legendary heroic family and comprise our best source of traditional lore about its membersincluding, among others, the dragon slayer Sigurd, Brynhild the Valkyrie, and the Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok.