The Saga of the Volsungs by Jesse Byock Paperback Book 9780140447385

Combines mythology legend and human drama This book focuses on the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer who acquires magical knowledge from one of Odins Valkyries It incorporates strands from the oral narratives of the fourth and fifth centuries when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman Empire