"Volsunga Saga," Morris and Magnusson. _Walter Scott, London._

"The Younger Edda," Anderson. _Scott, Foresman & Co., Chicago, 1880._

(A full bibliography of the Sagas may be found in "Volsunga Saga.")

[Decoration]

A Pronouncing Index

(_This index and guide to pronunciation which are given to indicate the
pronunciation of the more difficult words, are based upon the 1918
edition of Webster's New International Dictionary._)

Aegir ([=e]' j[)i]r)
_[.A]_r[=a]' b[)i] _[.a]_
Aern' v[)i]d
[)A]s' gaerd
[A:]ud' b[)i] orn
[A:]u' d[)u]n

B[)i] aer' n[)i]

Eric ([=e]' r[)i]k)
Ericsson ([)e]r' [)i]k s_[)u]_n)
Eyjolf ([=i]' y[+o]lf)

Faroes (f[=a]' r[=o]z)
fiord (fyord)
Fl[=o]' k[)i]

Gr[)i]m
G[)u]d' braend
G[)u]d' r[)i]d
G[)u]d' r[=o]d
G[)u]n_n_' b[)i] orn
G[u:]' t_h_orm
Gyda (g[=e]' d[+a])

Hae' k[)i]
Hae' k[+o]n
Haelf' d[)a]n
H[)a]r' [)a]ld
Hae' vaerd
H[)e]l' ae
H[)e]l' g[+a]
H[~e]r' st_e_[=i]n
Holmstein (h[=o]lm' st[=i]n)

[)I]n' golf
[=I]' vaer

Leif (l[+i]f)

Niflheim (n[+e]v' 'l h[=a]m)

[=O]' d[)i]n
[=O]' laef
Orkneys (ork' n[)i]z)

Raen
Reykjavik (r[=a]' ky_[.a]_ v[=e]k')
Rolf

Sh[)e]t' l_[)a]_nds
Sif (s[=e]f)
Sighvat (s[)i]g' v[)a]t)
Snorri (sn[)o]r' r[+e])
Sol' f[)i]

Thor (thor)
T_h_or' b[)i] orn
T_h_or' f[)i]nn
T_h_or' g[)e]st
T_h_or' h[)i]ld
T_h_or' k[)e]l
T_h_or' l_e_[=i]f
T_h_or' olf
T_h_or' st_e_[=i]n
Tyrker (t[~e]r' k[~e]r)

V[)a]l h[)a]l' _l[.a]_
Valkyria (v[)a]l k[)i]r' y_[.a]_)
V[=i]' k[)i]ng

A GUIDE TO PRONUNCIATION

[=a] as in [=a]le
[)a] as in [)a]dd
_[)a]_ as in fin_[)a]_l
[.a] as in [.a]sk
_[.a]_ as in sof_[.a]_
ae as in aerm
[a:] as in [a:]ll

[=e] as in [=e]ve
[+e] as in [+e]vent'
[)e] as in [)e]nd
[~e] as in h[~e]r

[=i] as in [=i]ce
[)i] as in [)i]t

[=o] as in [=o]ld
[+o] as in [+o]bey'
[)o] as in [)o]dd
o as in lord

[)u] as in [)u]p
_[)u]_ as in circ_[)u]_s
[u:] as in r[u:]de

[=y] as in fl[=y]

Silent letters are italicized.

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