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Svanhild (Swanhild)
Svanhild or Swanhild was the daughter of Sigurd and Gudrun. Svanhild was the sister of Sigmund Sigurdarson, as well as half-sister of Aslaug, the d...
By Jimmy Joe
Signy
Signy was the daughter of Volsung and Ljod ( Hljod ). She was the sister of Sigmund (her twin) and nine other brothers. Signy was the reluctant bri...
By Jimmy Joe
Hjordis (Sisibe)
In the Icelandic legend, Hjördís (Hjordis) was the wife of Sigmund and the mother of the hero Sigurd . Hjördís is known by various names. In the Ic...
By Jimmy Joe
Gudrun (Grimhild, Kriemhild)
Wife of the hero Sigurd . Gudrun was the daughter of Giuki and Grimhild . She was the sister of Gunnar , Hogni and Guttorm . In the first lay of Gu...
By Jimmy Joe
Brynhild (Brünhild)
A Valkyrie . Brynhild was the daughter of Budli. She was the sister of Atli and Bekkhild, and possibly of Oddrun. Brynhild was also the foster-daug...
By Jimmy Joe
Vogg
A friend of Hrolf. Vogg was a servant of Yrsa, who was the mother of Hrolf, king of Denmark. At the time, Yrsa was married to Adils, king of Sweden...
By Jimmy Joe
Vikar
Hero of the Gautreks Saga . Vikar was a son of King Harald of the Agder Province. His father had a champion named Storvirk who was a father of Star...
By Jimmy Joe
Svipdag
One of Hrolf's champions. Svipdag played a prominent role in Hrolfs saga Kraki , and there is a whole episode of his adventures in the saga. Svipda...
By Jimmy Joe
Starkad
The hero in the Gautreks Saga . Starkad was a son of Storvirk and Unn. Starkad was named after his grandfather, Starkad the Ala-Warrior, and the he...
By Jimmy Joe
Skiold (Scyld)
The legendary founder of the royal dynasty in Denmark, known as the Skioldungs. There are several variant spellings. Skiold could be spelt Skjold, ...
By Jimmy Joe
Hrolf Kraki
King of Denmark from the House of Skjoldung. Hrolf was the son of Helgi and Yrsa. Helgi and Yrsa were actually father and daughter, but they didn't...
By Jimmy Joe
Helgi (Skjoldung)
According to the Hrolfs saga Kraka, Helgi was a King of Denmark. The saga also made him the son of Halfdan, the brother of Hroar (Old English Hroth...