wynter's review against another edition
4.0
Some strange things I learned while reading the book:
1. You can start out as a hunted criminal, and be raised to a place of honor and respect by pillaging villages,
2. Weak children must be killed off. Spartans have nothing on these guys,
3. Incest is okay as long as you switch bodies with someone else before doing it,
4. You want this guy. He tells you he would leave his wife for you. You get the guy killed,
5. When your evil stepmother gives you poisoned ale twice, you have good faith in the third time,
6. Talk in riddles to your brothers, if you want them to kill you for no reason. They will feel really bad about it after the fact though, if that’s any consolation.
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1. You can start out as a hunted criminal, and be raised to a place of honor and respect by pillaging villages,
2. Weak children must be killed off. Spartans have nothing on these guys,
3. Incest is okay as long as you switch bodies with someone else before doing it,
4. You want this guy. He tells you he would leave his wife for you. You get the guy killed,
5. When your evil stepmother gives you poisoned ale twice, you have good faith in the third time,
6. Talk in riddles to your brothers, if you want them to kill you for no reason. They will feel really bad about it after the fact though, if that’s any consolation.
For more thoughts on this awesome book head over to Through the Pages
gamato's review against another edition
4.0
Read this book if you want to know the literary basis for the show Vikings.
Read this book if you want to know about all kinds of background used by Tolkien and other fantasy writers.
Read this book if you want to know how to overcome a magic battle-cow.
Read this book if you want to know about all kinds of background used by Tolkien and other fantasy writers.
Read this book if you want to know how to overcome a magic battle-cow.
bubblegumbook's review against another edition
5.0
I read this for my Epics class, and it was by far my favorite read of the semester. I loved all the characters and the wacky stories. It was so fun! Sigmund and Brynhild are my favorite characters. This book definitely sparked my interest in Norse Myth.
bibliophilelinda's review against another edition
5.0
As an appreciator of Norse/Icelandic mythology and history I had my eye on this story for quite a long time. Wasn't sure whether I should read it before or after Snori's "Prose Edda". After reading Penguin's introduction to the tale, I decided the reader would not be at a disadvantage reading the Volsung's story prior to "Prose Edda". And it certainly did not dissappoint! A fabulous story about the history of Volsung's descendants from Sigmund through Hamdir and Sorli. Battles, adventure, betrayals, dragon slaying, romance and heartbreak. The saga is every bit as dramatic as a television soap opera but in a more compact story.