Introduction -- 'The lovers of Gudrun' and the crisis of the Grail quest -- The sagas of Icelanders and the transmutation of shame -- Grettir the Strong and the courage of incapacity -- Heimskringla, literalness and the power of craft -- Sigurd the Volsung and the fulfilment of the deedful measure -- The unnameable glory and the fictional world -- Conclusion
Summary
An examination of how greatly the sagas and other literature of Iceland shaped the poems of William Morris