- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- TRANSLATORS' PREFACE.
- 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 Stigny.
- CHAPTER IX.
How Helgi, the son of Sigmund, won King Hodbrod and his Realm, and wedded Sigurn.
- CHAPTER X.
The ending of Sinfjatli, 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 Sward Gram.
- CHAPTER XVI.
The prophecy of Grifir.
- CHAPTER XVII.
Of Sigurd's Avenging of Sigmund his Father.
- 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.
- CHAPTER XXII.
Of the Semblance and Array of
Sigurd Fafnir's bane.
- 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.
- 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's
dead, as it is told told in ancient Songs.
- CHAPTER XXXII.
Of the Ending of Brynhild.
- CHAPTER XXXIII.
Gudrun wedded to Atli.
- CHAPTER XXXIV.
Atli bids the Giukings to him.
- CHAPTER XXXV.
The Dreams of the Wives of the Giukings.
- CHAPTER XXXVI.
Of the Journey of the Giukings to King Atli.
- CHAPTER XXXVII.
The Battle in the Burg of King Atli.
- CHAPTER XXXVIII.
Of the slaying of the Giukings.
- CHAPTER XXXIX.
The End of Atli and his Kin and Folk.
- CHAPTER XL.
How Gudrun cast herself into the Sea,
but was brought ashore again.
- CHAPTER XLI.
Of the Wedding and Slaying of Swanhild.
- CHAPTER XLII.
Gudrun sends her Sons to avenge Swanhild.
- CHAPTER XLIII.
The Latter End of all the Kin of the Giukings.
- Appendix
- PART OF THE SECOND LAY OF HELGI HUNDINGS-BANE
- PART OF THE LAY OF SIGRDRIFA
- THE LAY CALLED THE SHORT LAY OF SIGURD.
- THE HELL-RIDE OF BRYNHILD.
- FRAGMENTS OF THE LAY OF BRYNHILD