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The Lay of Atli: Ring, Serpents, and Revenge

Atli lures Guthrun’s brothers with wealth; her warning fails, and she answers with a brutal feast, killing, and fire.

Chapters

01
Knefröth’s Invitation
Knefröth’s Invitation
Atli Knefröth Gunnar Hogni
02
The Wolf-Hair Ring
The Wolf-Hair Ring
Gudrun Gunnar Hogni
03
Through Myrkwood
Through Myrkwood
Gunnar Hogni Atli
04
Capture and Resistance
Capture and Resistance
Gunnar Hogni Atli
05
The Test of Hearts
The Test of Hearts
Atli Gunnar Hogni Hjalli
06
Hoard and Serpent Den
Hoard and Serpent Den
Gunnar Atli
07
The Sons’ Feast
The Sons’ Feast
Gudrun Atli Erp Eitil
08
Killing and Fire
Killing and Fire
Gudrun Atli

Ancient sources

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Anonymous; translated by Henry Adams Bellows, The Poetic Edda: Atlakvitha en Grönlenzka, Opening prose and stanzas 1–46: invitation, warning, the brothers’ deaths, and Guthrun’s revenge.

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