Völsunga Saga
VÖLSUNGA SAGA: THE STORY OF THE VOLSUNGS AND NIBLUNGS, WITH CERTAIN SONGS FROM THE ELDER EDDA. EDITED, WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES, BY H. HALLIDAY SPARLING.
TRANSLATED FROM THE ICELANDIC BY EIRÍKR MAGNÚSSON (TRANSLATOR OF “LEGENDS OF ICELAND”); AND WILLIAM MORRIS (AUTHOR OF “THE EARTHLY PARADISE”).
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