The Hatchling Saga features the daughter of King Håkon I of Norway, following her life from her unusual birth to her mysterious disappearance into the world of Spirit Ravens. As a young woman, she becomes entangled in the legendary Völsunga Saga, ultimately embarking on a quest to find and break the curse of the Volsung's notorious ring.
The saga of the Volsung family was written in the 13th century by an anonymous Icelandic author, based on tales passed down orally for centuries before. It has since become the most influential of the Nordic sagas and a source of inspiration for the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and Richard Wagner.
The Hatchling Saga is rooted in the Völsunga Saga, drawing mainly on its first English translation by Magnússon and Morris in 1870. I have retold much of the saga from the point of view of those who played a role in it. Central to the plot of this book is the cursed ring motif, taken directly from the saga.
Other elements such as the Rhinemaidens from Wagner’s Ring Cycle and the dwarf names from Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda—also used by Tolkien—have been adopted to enrich the narrative.
The historical basis for this book comes from the Heimskringla, by Snorri Sturluson, in which he recorded the life of King Håkon the Good, the second king of Norway, and the birth of his daughter, Thora, the central character of The Hatchling Saga.
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