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The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs

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    William Morris's The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs is a classic fantasy and folklore and fairy tales poetry collection. It deals with völsunga saga.

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    "The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs" by William Morris is an epic poem published in 1876. Spanning over 10,000 lines, it tells the tragic tale of the Norse hero Sigmund, his son Sigurd, and Sigurd's wife Gudrun. Drawing from ancient Icelandic sagas, the poem weaves together divine intervention, family vengeance, dragon-slaying, a cursed treasure, and star-crossed love. Through betrayal and bloodshed, the story follows the doomed Volsung lineage to its devastating conclusion.
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    The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs was written by William Morris.

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