Welcome to SPACE, our adult continuing education program which offers interactive monthly courses for personal enrichment! Learn more here.

Language Sector > Module > Iteration
(Note: This module can be joined in any month.)

Vǫlsunga saga (“The Saga of the Vǫlsungs”) is a medieval Icelandic retelling of one of the best-known legendary cycles of the pre-modern Germanic-speaking world – stories that influenced the operas of Richard Wagner, the fantasies of J. R. R. Tolkien, and many other modern creative artists. In this module, we will continue to translate the Vǫlsunga saga and discuss both the language and how the saga’s version of the legends relate to other versions known from the medieval world.

Required Texts

Vǫlsunga Saga: The Saga of the Volsungs. Finch, R. G., ed. Vǫlsunga Saga: The Saga of the Volsungs. Translated by R. G. Finch. Icelandic Texts. London, UK: Nelson, 1965.
Check out Current and Upcoming offerings from:

Days and Times

Meeting Tuesdays & Thursdays at 10:00 AM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on June 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28

If you have any questions about the SPACE program, please reach out to [email protected].