The Hervarar Saga ok Heiðreks on Sigurth

Stories And Ballads > Part I > Introduction To The TháTtr Of Nornagest

• attestation: Sigurth and his brothers-in-law belong to the early fifth century while Harold the Fairhaired and Lothbrok's sons belong to the late ninth century

  "Sigurth and his brothers-in-law belong to the early part of the fifth century, Harold the Fairhaired and the sons of Lothbrok to the latter part of the ninth century."

Stories And Ballads > Part I > The TháTtr Of Nornagest

• attestation: Sigurth was son of Sigmund son of Volsung, and of Hjordis daughter of Eylimi

  "Sigurth, the son of Sigmund, the son of Völsung, and of Hjördis, the daughter of Eylimi"

• attestation: Sigurth was the noblest warrior prince and model king of heathen times

  "Sigurth, however, outstripped all his brothers, and it is a well-known fact that he was the noblest of all warrior princes, and the very model of a king in heathen times."

• attestation: Sigurth prepared an expedition against the sons of Hunding with ships from King Hjalprek

  "Sigurth made ready an expedition to attack the sons of Hunding; and King Hjalprek gave him many men and some warships."

• attestation: Sigurth promised Regin to slay Fafnir in exchange for lending the sword Rithil

  "Sigurth asked Regin to lend him the sword. He did so, begging him to slay Fafnir when he should return from this adventure, and this Sigurth promised to do."

• attestation: They sailed south along the coast of Holstein and landed east of Friesland where they fought the sons of Hunding

  "we sailed southwards along the coast of Holstein and to the east of Friesland, and there we landed."

• attestation: Sigurth refused to take any spoil himself, giving it all to his sailors

  "Sigurth's sailors got the whole of it because he would not take any himself."

• attestation: Sigurth slew Fafnir and then Regin for treachery, taking Fafnir's gold and earning the name Fafnisbani

  "Afterwards Sigurth slew Fafnir, and Regin also, because Regin had intended to deal treacherously with him. Sigurth took Fafnir's gold and rode away with it, and from that time on he was called Fafnisbani."

• attestation: Sigurth rode to Hindarheith where he found Brynhild

  "After that he rode up to Hindarheith where he found Brynhild."

• attestation: Sigurth married Guthrun daughter of King Gjuki and stayed with the sons of Gjuki

  "Sigurth married Guthrun the daughter of King Gjuki and then stayed for a while with his brothers-in-law, the sons of Gjuki."

• attestation: Sigurth struck Starkath on the jaw with Gram's hilt, knocking out two molars

  "Sigurth pursued him and swung aloft the sword Gram and struck him on the jaw with the hilt so hard that two molars fell out of his mouth"

• attestation: Sigurth's horse Grani leapt so wildly in a muddy pool that its saddle-girth burst and the gold buckle fell out

  "Sigurth Fafnisbani was riding to some gathering or other, he rode into a muddy pool, and his horse Grani leapt up so wildly that his saddle-girth burst asunder and the buckle fell to the ground."