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captaincaelyn's review against another edition
5.0
Although somewhat baffling at times, I found this to be a truly fascinating read.
leahtylerthewriter's review against another edition
4.0
For my thoughts on this book see my review on Crawford's "The Poetic Edda."
sarahfires's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
colinandersbrodd's review against another edition
5.0
An incredibly complex and rich saga, and the inspiration for some of my own work.
alexpler's review against another edition
4.0
Héroes que matan dragones para robarles el tesoro donde destaca un anillo, reyes traicionando a sus propios hijos, reinas enviando a sus hermanos a la muerte más sangrienta, dioses intercediendo, lobos... Está claro dónde encontraron su inspiración Tolkien y George R.R. Martin.
steven_nobody's review
5.0
I recognized a lot of plot points used by Wagner in his operas, which I love so much, but this was full of details he excluded because they are insane. There’s this wild part where Sigmund bites down on a wolf’s tongue and pulls it out. That part sticks in my mind a lot.
tamara_joy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Gore, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Animal death, Incest, Infidelity, Suicide, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
sevensbrood's review against another edition
5.0
This might be the most disturbing book I've ever read.
julis's review against another edition
medium-paced
5.0
I have so many ancient texts that are bargain bin editions, an out of copyright edition in mass market paperback to be sold at lowest possible price, no notes, no introduction, just the text. So it’s nice to read something that was translated within the last 50 years and includes footnotes AND an introduction AND a glossary at the end, I’ve been spoiled.
Anyway: If I’d read the Nibelungenlied within the last year that might’ve been nice for comparison; as it was I mostly repeatedly got deja vu. I would love to hear someone talk about the role of women here, because there’s something really weird going on where the women are both accurate soothsayers and often incredibly cruel, casually disposing of their own children. But I can’t pull those threads together into something cohesive on my own.