Saga of King Heidrek
Abundant Lessons Learned
Heiðreks Saga, or “The Saga of King Heidrek”, is a long one. It has many references to other sagas and is very valuable for lessons in Norse culture.
This saga includes Tyrfing, an epic sword that also happens to be cursed, and includes bits from other sagas and poems such as Konungsbók Eddukvæða (the Poetic Edda), Volsunga Saga (The Saga of the Volsungs…
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