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Mimir
In the Norwegian epic called Thiðrekssaga , Mimir was the great smith who was the first master to teach Velent ( Wayland ), as well as being the fo...
By Jimmy Joe
Lyngvi
Rival of Sigmund. Lyngvi was one of the sons of Hunding.
By Jimmy Joe
Jormunrek
King of the Goths. In the Icelandic legend, Jormunrek was the aged king who fell love with the beauty of Svanhild (Svanhild), daughter of Sigurd an...
By Jimmy Joe
Hunding
A sea-king (Viking lord). Hunding was killed in battle, by Helgi, son of Sigmund. Hunding was a father of many sons - Alf, Eyjolf, Hervard and Hagb...
By Jimmy Joe
Hreidmar
According to the Volsunga Saga , Hreidmar was a father to four sons - Otter, Fafnir and Regin. However, in the Reginsmal , an Eddaic poem from the ...
By Jimmy Joe
Heimir
A chieftain in Hlymdale. Heimir married Bekkhild, sister of Brynhild . They had a son named Alswid. Heimir became the foster father of Brynhild. Si...
By Jimmy Joe
Guttorm
A Giuking and murderer of Sigurd. According to the Volsunga Saga and the poems from the Poetic Edda, Guttorm was the son of Giuki and Grimhild . He...
By Jimmy Joe
Fafnir
Fafnir was the son of Hreidmar and brother of Otter and Regin . Once Hreidmar received the ransom (Andvari's treassure) from Loki, greed set in, in...
By Jimmy Joe
Atli (Attila)
King of the Huns. Atli was the son of Budli and brother of Brynhild and Bekkhild. In Gudrun's dream or vision, Atli was symbolised as a wolf-cub. A...
By Jimmy Joe
Minor Norse Characters
The majority of the characters here come from the Völsunga Saga (Volsunga Saga) and from the Eddas. So for the full story, read the Völsunga Saga ....
By Jimmy Joe
Wiglaf
A Geatish hero who appeared in the Old English poem, Beowulf . Wiglaf was the son of Weohstan, who was the kinsman of the Swedish leader, Ælfhere. ...
By Jimmy Joe
Hrothgar
A Danish king who appeared in the Old English poem, Beowulf . Hrothgar was the son of Healfdene. Hrothgar was also the brother of Heorogar, Halga a...