LITMIR.BIZ

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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Table of Contents

       INTRODUCTION

       TRANSLATORS' PREFACE.

       THE STORY OF THE VOLSUNGS AND NIBLUNGS.

       CHAPTER I. Of Sigi, the Son of Odin.

       CHAPTER II. Of the Birth of Volsung, the Son of Rerir, who was the Son of Sigi.

       CHAPTER III. Of the Sword that Sigmund, Volsung's son, drew from the Branstock.

       CHAPTER IV. How King Siggeir wedded Signy, and bade King Volsung and his son to Gothland.

       CHAPTER V. Of the Slaying of King Volsung.

       CHAPTER VI. Of how Signy sent the Children of her and Siggeir to Sigmund.

       CHAPTER VII. Of the Birth of Sinfjotli the Son of Sigmund.

       CHAPTER VIII. The Death of King Siggeir and of Signy.

       CHAPTER IX. How Helgi, the son of Sigmund, won King Hodbrod and his Realm, and wedded Sigrun.

       CHAPTER X. The ending of Sinfjotli, Sigmund's Son.

       CHAPTER XI. Of King Sigmund's last Battle, and of how he must yield up his Sword again.

       CHAPTER XII. Of the Shards of the Sword Gram, and how Hjordis went to King Alf.

       CHAPTER XIII. Of the Birth and Waxing of Sigurd Fafnir's-bane.

       CHAPTER XIV. Regin's tale of his Brothers, and of the Gold called Andvari's Hoard.

       CHAPTER XV. Of the Welding together of the Shards of the Sword Gram.

       So Regin makes a sword, and gives it into Sigurd's hands. He took the sword, and said—

       CHAPTER XVI. The prophecy of Grifir.

       CHAPTER XVII. Of Sigurd's Avenging of Sigmund his Father.

       Now Sigurd went to the kings, and spake thus—

       CHAPTER XVIII. Of the Slaying of the Worm Fafnir.

       CHAPTER XIX. Of the Slaying of Regin, Son of Hreidmar.

       CHAPTER XX. Of Sigurd's Meeting with Brynhild on the Mountain.

       CHAPTER XXI. More Wise Words of Brynhild.

       Sigurd spake now, "Sure no wiser woman than thou art one may be found in the wide world; yea, yea, teach me more yet of thy wisdom!"

       CHAPTER XXII. Of the Semblance and Array of Sigurd Fafnir's-bane. (1)

       CHAPTER XXIII. Sigurd comes to Hlymdale.

       CHAPTER XXIV. Sigurd sees Brynhild at Hlymdale.

       CHAPTER XXV. Of the Dream of Gudrun, Giuki's daughter.

       CHAPTER XXVI. Sigurd comes to the Giukings and is wedded to Gudrun.

       CHAPTER XXVII. The Wooing of Brynhild.

       CHAPTER XXVIII. How the Queens held angry converse together at the Bathing.

       CHAPTER XXIX. Of Brynhild's great Grief and Mourning.

       CHAPTER XXX. Of the Slaying of Sigurd Fafnir's-bane.

       CHAPTER XXXI. Of the Lamentation of Gudrun over Sigurd dead, as it is told told in ancient Songs. (1)

       CHAPTER XXXII. Of the Ending of Brynhild.

       And now none might know for what cause Brynhild must bewail with weeping for what she had prayed for with laughter: but she spake—

       CHAPTER XXXIII. Gudrun wedded to Atli.

       CHAPTER XXXIV. Atli bids the Giukings to him.

       Now tells the tale that on a night King Atli woke from sleep and spake to Gudrun—

       CHAPTER XXXV. The Dreams of the Wives of the Giukings.

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