Excerpt: ...have I lived, but sons from my loins have sprung, Whose deeds with the rhyme are mingled, and their names with the people's tongue." Then he took his hand in his hand, and into the hall they passed, And great shouts of salutation to the cloudy roof were cast; And they rang from the glassy pillars, and the Gods on the hangings stirred, And afar the clustering eagles on the golden roof-ridge heard, And cried out on the Sword of the Branstock as they cried in the other days: Then the harps rang out in the hall, and ...
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Excerpt: ...have I lived, but sons from my loins have sprung, Whose deeds with the rhyme are mingled, and their names with the people's tongue." Then he took his hand in his hand, and into the hall they passed, And great shouts of salutation to the cloudy roof were cast; And they rang from the glassy pillars, and the Gods on the hangings stirred, And afar the clustering eagles on the golden roof-ridge heard, And cried out on the Sword of the Branstock as they cried in the other days: Then the harps rang out in the hall, and men sang in Sigurd's praise; And a flood of great remembrance, and the tales of the years gone by Swept over the soul of Sigurd, and his fathers seemed anigh; And he looked to the cloudy hall-roof, and anigh seemed Odin the Goth, And the Valkyrs holding the garland, and the crown of love and of troth; And his soul swells up exalted, and he deems that high above, In the glorious house of the heavens, are the outstretched hands of his love; And she stoops to the cloudy feast-hall, and the wavering wind is her voice, And her odorous breath floats round him, as she bids her King rejoice. But now on the da
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New in New jacket. The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs by Wiliam Morris, Fiction, Legends, Myths, & Fables-General (Paperback or Softback)
The William Morris translation into old English prose is sheer genius. The breadth and depth of the story touches on all of the human emotions - which explains why this legend ? copied from the oral tradition in circa 1100 AD and possibly based on historical fact - has survived for over one thousand years. This particular translation of the heroic deeds of Sigur (Scandinavia version of the German Siegfried) and his love for the fallen Valkyrie Bruhnild - - is far more meaningful and tragic than the German film version popularized by Fritz Lang. Additionally - this version addresses the lifetimes of Sigur and his father Sigmund - - and is not "compressed" into a convenient time scale of years - - - but rather "flows across" decades and lifetimes. I highly recommend this book in addition to ALL of William Morris' translations of the Icelandic sages - e.g. Heimskringl.
