This is my comment on Volsungic poetry as well as other sagas or stories. They are much like Bibilical stories memorized less importantly for rhetoric or plot as for truths contained. I came to this realization as I listened to the Sagas of the Volsungs and noticed similarities to other Welsh and English tales that had some deeper truth that Disney even took over as a passer-on of such truths like a sword in a stone.
I will give an example so not to appear so enigmatic.
I was listeninging to a story about a sword being buried in a tree, and thought it was very similar to the way I would tell my children something that I wanted them to remember, only it would have been a song then. Still, the tree was a family, and the sword was a weapon or tool.. ok, see it yet? If not, tis probably was never intended to be read by you, instead you will just pass on a neat little story which may or may not be ever understood, much like hose who tried to remove the sword... I am want to include a video clip if I can find it: Still loading... It say it all, and is from the movie entitled "The Illusionist" Where the magic trick is that an heir will not inherit his throne unless he can take a resheath his sword.... Ah hah! Got it!
