Epic Poetry
Readings of great seldom heard Epic Poems. These poems stem from a wonderful tradition of storytelling, of bards and skalds, and should be read aloud. Hear The Fall of Troy, the Volsunga saga, the story of Parzival, Paradise Lost, The Nibelungenlied, The Aeneid, the Lays of Ancient Rome and other great poems of mighty deeds, brave men, and gods.
Sigurd the Volsung - part 1 - Sigmund - Of the dwelling of King Volsung, and the wedding of Signy his daughter
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The epic tale of the Volsungs. The source of Richard Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen. The reading is of the marvelous verse rendition of William Morris.
In Part I Signy, daughter of Volsung marries the treacherous Siggeir, King of the Goth-folk. Odin, the All-Father appears at the wedding in disguise and plunges a mighty sword in the depths of the center tree of Volsung's hall. All the men attempt to pull it free but fail. Only the intrepid Sigmund the Volsung succeeds, thus giving rise to the envy of Siggeir...
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I just discovered your most interesting webpages. My question: will you be adding any further sections of the Volsungasaga?
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I will be adding more of this and Parzival at a later date.