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The Saga of the Volsungs
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Start date
July 1, 2015
Finish date
July 31, 2015
Discussion
Classics Book Group Read
Discussion leader
Lauren
Why we're reading this
Won the classics paired read poll for July 2015.

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What Members Thought

Zadignose
This book is very rough and very wild. It brings together story elements from several sources, and they have not been assembled in a fully rational manner. If you want plenty of examples of valor, bullheadedness, and bloody vengeance, it's all in here. The text is very laconic... an entire war may be referred to in a couple of sentences, with one or two pertinent points mentioned.

Odin makes many appearances, and arbitrarily helps then hinders, grants gifts, breaks them, and generally leads peop
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Lise Petrauskas
Jun 06, 2015 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: folklore
Jennifer
Jun 06, 2015 marked it as to-read
Jen
Jun 16, 2015 marked it as to-read
Jennifer
Jul 02, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2015, rt
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May 03, 2024 rated it really liked it
Shelves: group-reads, done-24