The Saga of the Volsungs is a legendary epic saga. It is the most popular saga in Norse mythology and, as we guess, the most interesting. One day you should surely read it. Why? Well, the first and the main reason is that it is in the list of literature we must read for our medieval literature classes. If it doesn't sound convincing, here is another reason why you should do that. 

Have you ever heard of J.R.R. Tolkien? Certainly, you have. And we practically sure that you know about The Lord of the Rings. But have you ever thought about what inspired Tolkien? Well, here is the answer - The Saga of the Volsungs. If one day you read it, you will understand something that was hidden in Tolkien's story before. Isn't it great? By the way, J.R.R. Tolkien has a book called The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún in which you, as a true fan of the writer, may be quite interested. We think you can guess, what it is based on. 

Are you interested in Scandinavian culture? Great! That means you have one more reason to read the saga, because it is as important to Scandinavia as the legend of King Arthur is to the English. By the way, it has a lot of similarities to the famous legend. 

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We hope that we could persuade you that reading this piece of literature may be more interesting than you might have thought. Just enjoy it and remember that reading it is the key to something bigger.