The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga)Norse MythologyLegend / Oral TraditionOld NorseShareThe Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 22Morris & Magnusson (1888) - EnglishMoreVersion - 1 availableMorris & Magnusson (1888)LanguageEnglishEspañol‹The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 1The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 2The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 3The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 4The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 5The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 6The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 7The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 8The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 9The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 10The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 11The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 12The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 13The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 14The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 15The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 16The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 17The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 18The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 19The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 20The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 21The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 22The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 23The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 24The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 25The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 26The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 27The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 28The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 29The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 30The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 31The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 32The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 33The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 34The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 35The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 36The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 37The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 38The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 39The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 40The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 41The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 42The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 43›Of the Semblance and Array of Sigurd Fafnir's-bane. (1)The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 22ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapterNow Sigurd rides away; many-folded is his shield, and blazing with red gold, and the image of a dragon is drawn thereon; and this same was dark brown above, and bright red below; and with even such-like image was adorned helm, and saddle, and coat-armour; and he was clad in the golden byrny, and all his weapons were gold wrought. Now for this cause was the drake drawn on all his weapons, that when he was seen of men, all folk might know who went there; yea, all those who had heard of his slaying of that great dragon, that the Voerings call Fafnir; and for that cause are his weapons gold-wrought, and brown of hue, and that he was by far above other men in courtesy and goodly manners, and well-nigh in all things else; and whenas folk tell of all the mightiest champions, and the noblest chiefs, then ever is he named the foremost, and his name goes wide about on all tongues north of the sea of the Greek-lands, and even so shall it be while the world endures. Now the hair of this Sigurd was golden-red of hue, fair of fashion, and falling down in great locks; thick and short was his beard, and of no other colour, high-nosed he was, broad and high-boned of face; so keen were his eyes, that few durst gaze up under the brows of him; his shoulders were as broad to look on as the shoulders of two; most duly was his body fashioned betwixt height and breadth, and in such wise as was seemliest; and this is the sign told of his height, that when he was girt with his sword Gram, which same was seven spans long, as he went through the full-grown rye-fields, the dew-shoe of the said sword smote the ears of the standing corn; and, for all that, greater was his strength than his growth: well could he wield sword, and cast forth spear, shoot shaft, and hold shield, bend bow, back horse, and do all the goodly deeds that he learned in his youth's days. Wise he was to know things yet undone; and the voice of all fowls he knew, wherefore few things fell on him unawares. Of many words he was, and so fair of speech withal, that whensoever he made it his business to speak, he never left speaking before that to all men it seemed full sure, that no otherwise must the matter be than as he said. His sport and pleasure it was to give aid to his own folk, and to prove himself in mighty matters, to take wealth from his unfriends, and give the same to his friends. Never did he lose heart, and of naught was he adrad. ‹Previous chapterThe Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 21Next chapterThe Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga) Chapter 23›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public domain