The Poetic Edda on Borghild

The > Volume Ii > Introductory Note

• relationship: The stanza references a son of Borghild.

  "1. In olden days, | when eagles screamed, And holy streams | from heaven's crags fell, Was Helgi then, | the hero-hearted, Borghild's son, | in Bralund born."

• attestation: The stanza describes death or destruction involving Borghild.

  "1. In olden days, | when eagles screamed, And holy streams | from heaven's crags fell, Was Helgi then, | the hero-hearted, Borghild's son, | in Bralund born."

• attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Borghild, Bralund.

  "King Sigmund, the son of Volsung, had as wife Borghild, from Bralund. They named their son Helgi, after Helgi Hjorvarthsson; Hagal was Helgi's foster-father. Hunding was the name of a powerful king, and"

• attestation: The stanza describes travel or movement involving Borghild.

  "King Sigmund, the son of Volsung, had as wife Borghild, from Bralund. They named their son Helgi, after Helgi Hjorvarthsson; Hagal was Helgi's foster-father. Hunding was the name of a powerful king, and"

• attestation: The stanza references rulership or authority involving Borghild.

  "King Sigmund, the son of Volsung, had as wife Borghild, from Bralund. They named their son Helgi, after Helgi Hjorvarthsson; Hagal was Helgi's foster-father. Hunding was the name of a powerful king, and"

• attestation: The passage provides naming or identification for Borghild.

  "Borghild, Sigmund's wife, had a brother who was named ——."

The > Volume Ii > Notes

• attestation: Borghild was Sigmund's first wife, and Bralund was her home

  "Borghild: Sigmund's first wife; Bralund was her home, not Sigmund's"

The > part in a few of the Eddic poems. > Pronouncing Index

• relationship: Borghild is the mother of Helgi

  "Borg′-hild, mother of Helgi"