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The Sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok

By: Ben Waggoner - Translator
Narrated by: Ray Chase
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Although based on historical persons from the ninth century, Ragnar Lodbrok and his sons are the subjects of compelling legends dating from the Viking era. Warriors, raiders, and rulers, Ragnar and his sons inspired unknown writers to set down their stories over seven centuries ago. This volume presents new and original translations of the three major Old Norse texts that tell Ragnar's story: The Saga of Ragnar Lodbrok, The Tale of Ragnar's Sons, and The Sögubrot. Ragnar's death song, the "Krákumál," completes the story. Extensive notes and commentary are provided, helping listeners enter the world of these timeless stories of Viking adventure.

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excellent narrorator very impressed 😊

the story was slightly hard to follow at times content wise, however the translation was quite accurate and both translation and narration could not have been better! over all very good

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Well read and entertaining to listen to. If you enjoy viking history you will definitely enjoy this one!

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Totally Viking

a must read if you truly love Viking stores. this book was totally freaking AWWWESOME!

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Great read (or listen)

I listen when cleaning, or working. It's exciting. Especially if you've watched the show Vikings, then the characters are already there and minimal background is needed. Excellent.

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Enjoyable sagas/legends

These are great stories about some of the most well known warriors. It was interesting hearing how the characters tied together. The narrator had a frustrating habit of getting quiet with certain dialogue so I was constantly adjusting the volume.

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Great story and information

It was really interesting, hearing the real sagas and learning how inaccurate the 'Vikings' show is.

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Interesting lore, but hard to follow

While this all seems like great lore to know, the story here was pretty hard to follow at times and just really wasn't all that interesting.

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Story line

This was a nice way to hear some history with a splash of folklore. Nice change from the typical course type book that is 20 hours

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Not for me

I'm sure it's as accurate as these old poems can be but the narrator gave it no life and it was hard to follow along with. I just got frustrated when it seemed to repeat the story from the beginning and lose some details.

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Delightfully Weird

Narration is well done, especially considering the dificulty of the source material. Compares well with the various sagas of Icelanders and other ancient literature.

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