Völsunga saga

13th century Icelandic saga
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Völsunga saga

Summary

Völsunga saga is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,538 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Völsunga saga's instance of is recorded as literary work[3].
  • Völsunga saga's genre is legendary saga[4].
  • Völsunga saga's genre is prose[5].
  • Völsunga saga is part of legendary sagas[6].
  • Völsunga saga's Commons category is recorded as Völsunga saga[7].
  • Völsunga saga's language of work or name is recorded as Old Icelandic[8].
  • Völsunga saga was released on 1250[9].
  • Völsunga saga's characters is recorded as Sigurd[10].
  • Völsunga saga's characters is recorded as Fáfnir[11].
  • Völsunga saga's characters is recorded as Regin[12].
  • Völsunga saga's characters is recorded as Brynhild[13].
  • Völsunga saga's characters is recorded as Gjúki[14].
  • Völsunga saga's characters is recorded as Grimhild[15].
  • Völsunga saga's characters is recorded as Gudrun[16].
  • Völsunga saga's characters is recorded as Gunnar[17].
  • Völsunga saga's characters is recorded as Gutthorm[18].
  • Völsunga saga's characters is recorded as Hagen[19].
  • Völsunga saga's characters is recorded as Etzel[20].
  • Völsunga saga's characters is recorded as Jónakr[21].
  • Völsunga saga's characters is recorded as Jonakr's sons[22].
  • Völsunga saga's characters is recorded as Svanhildr[23].
  • Völsunga saga's characters is recorded as Ermanaric[24].
  • Völsunga saga's has edition or translation is recorded as The Story of the Volsungs[25].
  • Völsunga saga's has edition or translation is recorded as Q141222040[26].
  • Völsunga saga's title is recorded as Völsunga saga[27].

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Publication

Völsunga saga was released on 1250[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Old Icelandic[8]. Genres include legendary saga[4] and prose[5]. It is part of legendary sagas[6].

Why It Matters

Völsunga saga ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,538 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Johshh · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation The Story of the Volsungs, Q141222040
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P747]]: [[Q141222040]]"
  2. 15d ago · Gilwellian · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Ms. GKS 2365 4º (Edda poética).jpg
    Form of creative work prose, poem
    Characters Sigurd, Fáfnir, Regin +12
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Ms. GKS 2365 4º (Edda poética).jpg"
  3. 9w ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Part of
    Part of legendary sagas
    Language of work or name Old Icelandic
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q24282796]]"
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