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Part I here, Part VIII here, Part X here
In our last installment, we explored the career of the legendary Norse hero Helgi. Chapter Nine of the Volsung Saga is devoted to Helgi, and it constitutes a rich and entertaining digression from the main story. At one time, Helgi must have been a very important hero. The anonymous author of the Volsung Saga draws on two poems concerning Helgi compiled in the Poetic Edda: Helgakvitha Hundingsbana I (The First Poem of Helgi, Killer of Hunding; henceforth HH I), and Helgakvitha Hundingsbana II (or HH II). Read more …
An Esoteric Commentary on the Volsung Saga, Part X:
The Deaths of Sinfjotli & Sigmund
Part I here, Part IX here, Part XI here
Chapter 10. The Death of Sinfjotli
In our last two installments, we explored the fascinating digression – the “saga within the saga” – that is the story of Helgi. Read more …