"The Story of Sigurd the Volsung" by William Morris is an epic poem that recounts the legendary saga of Sigurd, a hero of Norse mythology, through the lens of courage, deceit, and destiny. Drawing inspiration from the "Volsunga Saga," the poem brings to life a world populated by gods, dragons, and the intertwined lives of heroes and giants, opening with the introduction to Sigurd's ancestry and the pivotal events foreshadowing his heroic journey. We learn of King Volsung, Sigurd’s forefather, with his daughter Signy and their distinguished home, steeped in lore of bravery and age-old predictions when the shadow of Siggeir, king of the Goths, falls over them, bringing conflict and the ruin of the Volsungs. Here, loyalty and destiny collide as Sigmund, Sigurd's father, along with Volsung's offspring, are betrayed, struggling for honor as fate closes in, the vivid, poetic language pulls the audience into a world where bravery and beauty are starkly contrasted by treachery and sorrow.
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung
By William Morris
In a world of gods, monsters, and heroes, a prophesied warrior must confront betrayal and destiny to claim his place in legend.
Summary
About the AuthorWilliam Morris was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he helped win acceptance of socialism in fin de siècle Great Britain.
William Morris was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he helped win acceptance of socialism in fin de siècle Great Britain.
More Like This
Explore books similar to the one you're viewing
The Story of Siegfried
By James Baldwin
Saga of Halfred the Sigskald: A Northern Tale of the Tenth Century
By Felix Dahn
The Giant of Bern and Orm Ungerswayne: A Ballad
By George Borrow
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs
By William Morris
The Gods of the North: an epic poem
By Adam Oehlenschläger
The House of the Wolfings A Tale of the House of the Wolfings and All the Kindreds of the Mark Written in Prose and in Verse
By William Morris
More by This Author
Discover other books written by the same author
A Selection from the Poems of William Morris
By William Morris
Poems By the Way
By William Morris
The Tables Turned; or, Nupkins Awakened. A Socialist Interlude
By William Morris
The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems
By William Morris
The Well at the World's End: A Tale
By William Morris
The Story of the Glittering Plain Which Has Been Also Called the Land of Living Men or the Acre of the Undying
By William Morris
Related by Category
Discover books in the same genre or category
Manners: A Novel, Vol 1
By Madame Panache
Discourses in America
By Matthew Arnold
Hardscrabble; or, the fall of Chicago: a tale of Indian warfare
By Major (John) Richardson
The Olden Time Series: Vol. 2: The Days of the Spinning-Wheel in New England Gleanings Chiefly from old Newspapers of Boston and Salem, Massachusetts
By Henry M. (Henry Mason) Brooks
The Rural Life of England
By William Howitt
Mary Derwent : $b a tale of Wyoming and Mohawk Valleys in 1778
By Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens