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  2. Genealogy
    Family Tree of Norse Deities and Giants Houses of the Northern Kingdoms Houses of the Volsungs and the Giukings (Niflings) House of Halfdan-Hrolf The Nibelungs Thidrekssaga Beowulf and the Scyldings Kudrun
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    Houses of the Volsungs and the Giukings (Niflings)

Houses of the Volsungs and the Giukings (Niflings)

Below is the family of the three main families found in the Volsunga Saga - the Volungs, the Niflungs (or Nibelungs) and the House of Budli.

Please note that in the First Lay of Gudrun (Poetic Edda), Gudrun had a sister named Gullrond. But in the Prose Edda, Snorri Sturluson said that her sister was named Gudny, and Guttorm was only her half-brother; this made Guttorm the stepson of Giuki.

Also, there was no mention of Oddrun, the sister of Atli and Brynhild, in Snorri's Prose Edda.

In the family tree above, I have listed Niflung as being the son of Hogni and Kostbera, but in the Poetic Edda (the poem titled The Death of the Niflungs), Niflung was called Giuki instead.

In the poem from the Edda, Brynhild's Ride to Hell (Helreid Brynhildar), Brynhild had seven sisters, but they were unnamed.

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Genealogy:

  • • Family Tree of Norse Deities and Giants
  • • Houses of the Northern Kingdoms
  • • Houses of the Volsungs and the Giukings (Niflings)
  • • House of Halfdan-Hrolf
  • • The Nibelungs
  • • Thidrekssaga
  • • Beowulf and the Scyldings
  • • Kudrun
Volsunga Saga

Volsunga Saga

The Völsunga Saga (Volsunga Saga or Volsungasaga) was the story of love and betrayal, adventure and tragedy expanding over several generations, beginning with the son of Odin named Sigi. An unknown author from Iceland wrote the Volsunga Saga in th...

August 10th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Volsungs

Volsungs

Beginning Signy & Sigmund Death of Sigmund & SinfjotliBeginning Sigi was a great hunter, yet was a thrall of Skadi named Bredi who had matched his prowess in hunting and bested him. In a jealous rage, he killed Bredi, hiding the body in a snowdrif...

August 10th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
The Nibelungs

The Nibelungs

Below is the family tree of the Nibelungs. The names were gained from the 12th century Middle High German epic known as the Nibelungenlied. It also contains a small tree of the Amelungs, the family of Dietrich. The family tree above may confuse so...

February 24th, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Gudrun (Grimhild, Kriemhild)

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 Gudrun (Gudrunarkvida I), when Gudrun mourned for Sigurd, she had a sister named Gullrond. But in Snorri S...

August 16th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Brynhild (Brünhild)

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-daughter of Heimir. In an Eddaic poem, Helreid Brynhildar (Brynhild's Ride to Hell), it says that she was...

August 16th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Sigurd and the Guikings

Sigurd and the Guikings

Sigurd, like his father (Sigmund) and grandfather Volsung, grew at a rapid pace, both in size and in strength. His stepfather (Alf) gave permission to Sigurd to select any horse he wished from his stable. Sigurd met an old man with one eye (Odin i...

August 10th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Minor Norse Characters

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.VolsungsGiukings (Niflungs) For Niflung, see Hogni. For Hamdir, Sorli and Erp, see Gudrun.Other Chara...

August 27th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Helgi Hundingsbani (Helgi Sigmundarson)

Helgi Hundingsbani (Helgi Sigmundarson)

This is the legend of Helgi Hundingsbani, which formed part of Volsunga Saga, the myth of the hero Sigurd and the Niflungs (German Nibelungs). Helgi was a half-brother of Sigurd; their father was Sigmund and their grandfather was Volsung. The chap...

April 4th, 2010 • Jimmy Joe
Grimhild

Grimhild

Queen and sorceress. Grimhild was the wife of Giuki (Gjuki), king of the southern Rhine, Burgundy (Niflungland). She was the mother of three sons - Gunnar, Hogni and Guttorm - and of one daughter, Gudrun. In the Icelandic legends, Grimhild was the...

September 28th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Hogni

Hogni

A Giuking. Hogni of Troja was the son of Giuki and Grimhild. He was the brother of Gunnar, Guttorm and Gudrun. But in the Thiðrekssaga, Högni of Troja was the son of an incubus and the queen, so he was only a half-brother of Gunnar, Gernoz, Gisler...

August 27th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
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