
A carving depicting Sigurd sucking the dragon’s blood off his thumb, from a stave church in Setesdal, Norway.
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The purpose of this essay is to offer an account of the hidden meaning of the Volsung Saga (Völsunga saga). In drawing out this meaning, I will approach the saga from a Traditionalist standpoint, broadly speaking; i.e., from the standpoint of Guénon and Evola. I will touch on some details concerning the relation of the saga to other sources, but I do not aim to provide anything like the sort of account a historian or philologist might give. Read more …
Masterpieces of Aryan Music 1
Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen
Richard Wagner (1813-1883) was the most influential composer of the nineteenth century and one of the most influential composers in the history of Western art music. Read more …