{"collection":"Sacred Texts: Legends and Sagas","full_text_available":false,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/sacred_texts_v1_neu_tml_tml30_htm/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/sacred_texts_v1_neu_tml_tml30_htm","id":"sacred_texts_v1_neu_tml_tml30_htm","license":"unknown_pending_legal_review","rights_basis":"sacred_texts_v1_preview_gate_primary_text_only; acquisition-method/ToS and compilation-copyright questions still open, not resolved by this gate","source":"sacred_texts_v1","source_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/tml/tml30.htm","summary":"This is an excerpt from *Teutonic Myth and Legend* (1912) by Donald A. Mackenzie, a popular retelling and synthesis of Germanic and Norse mythological traditions drawn from Old Norse eddic sources, Anglo-Saxon tradition, and related material. The work covers the interconnected legend cycles of Weland the Smith (the Anglo-Saxon name for the Norse V\u00f6lund), the cursed treasure of the dwarf Andvari, and the origins of the Volsung dynasty \u2014 treating them as parts of a single continuous mythological chain. Its central organizing conceit is the curse on the ring and gold hoard, which passes from Andvari through Hreidmar, Fafner (who transforms into a dragon guarding the gold), and eventually toward Sigurd, setting up the full Volsung saga. Mackenzie frames these legends as a linked narrative chain, explicitly connecting the Weland/V\u00f6lund swan-maiden story to the Rhinegold/Nibelung cycle in a way that emphasizes their shared roots and thematic continuity \u2014 treasure, betrayal, vengeance, and doom echoing across generations. The writing style is elevated but accessible, aimed at a general Edwardian readership rather than scholars, presenting the myths as living heroic literature rather than dry comparative folklore. Readers interested in a narrative overview of Germanic myth that bridges Norse, Anglo-Saxon, and pan-Germanic traditions will find this useful, though those seeking rigorous philological analysis should look elsewhere.","tags":[],"text":null,"title":"Teutonic Myth and Legend: Chapter XXV. The Doom of the Vo...","tradition":"Sacred Texts: Legends and Sagas","translated_text":null,"word_count":3135}