It takes the average reader 2 hours and 40 minutes to read The Saga of the Volsungs by Jesse L. Byock
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
One of the great books of world literature--an unforgettable tale of jealousy, unrequited love, greed, and vengeance. Based on Viking Age poems and composed in thirteenth-century Iceland, The Saga of the Volsungs combines mythology, legend, and sheer human drama in telling of the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer, who acquires runic knowledge from one of Odin's Valkyries. Yet the saga is set in a very human world, incorporating oral memories of the fourth and fifth centuries, when Attila the Hun and other warriors fought on the northern frontiers of the Roman empire. In his...
The Saga of the Volsungs by Jesse L. Byock is 160 pages long, and a total of 40,000 words.
This makes it 54% the length of the average book. It also has 49% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 38 minutes to read The Saga of the Volsungs aloud.
The Saga of the Volsungs is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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