The Poetic Edda on Sigmund
The > Volume I > Introductory Note
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Sigmund.
"2. "The favor of Heerfather | seek we to find, To his followers gold | he gladly gives; To Hermoth gave he | helm and mail-coat, And to Sigmund he gave | a sword as gift."
attestation: Sigmund is characterized by gladness in the verse.
"2. "The favor of Heerfather | seek we to find, To his followers gold | he gladly gives; To Hermoth gave he | helm and mail-coat, And to Sigmund he gave | a sword as gift."
attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Sigmund.
"2. "The favor of Heerfather | seek we to find, To his followers gold | he gladly gives; To Hermoth gave he | helm and mail-coat, And to Sigmund he gave | a sword as gift."
The > Volume I > Notes
attestation: Sigmund was the son of Volsung and Odin's great-great-grandson, who alone could draw the sword from the tree
"Sigmund: according to the Volsungasaga Sigmund was the son of Volsung, and hence Othin's great-great-grandson"
attestation: Sigmund drew from a tree the sword that a mysterious stranger (Odin) had thrust into it
"Sigmund alone was able to draw from the tree the sword which a mysterious stranger (Othin, of course) had thrust into it"
The > Volume Ii > Introductory Note
relationship: was is the offspring of Sigmund.
"In the two lays of Helgi Hundingsbane the relationship is established only by the statement that Helgi was the son of Sigmund and Borghild; Sigurth is not mentioned, and in the lay of Helgi the son of Hjorvarth there is no connection at all."
relationship: is is the offspring of Sigmund.
"Here, as in the Helgi lays, Helgi is the son of Sigmund Volsungsson and Borghild; Sigurth, on the other hand, is the son of Sigmund and Hjordis, the latter being the daughter of King Eylimi."
relationship: not is the offspring of Sigmund.
"The Helgi in question is apparently the same traditional figure, and he leads a naval expedition, but he is not the son of Sigmund, there is no connection with the Volsung cycle, and his wife is Svava, not Sigrun."
relationship: A figure is identified as the child of Sigmund.
"6. "In mail-coat stands | the son of Sigmund, A half-day old; | now day is here; His eyes flash sharp | as the heroes' are, He is friend of the wolves; | full glad are we.""
attestation: Sigmund is characterized by age in the verse.
"6. "In mail-coat stands | the son of Sigmund, A half-day old; | now day is here; His eyes flash sharp | as the heroes' are, He is friend of the wolves; | full glad are we.""
relationship: The stanza references a son of Sigmund.
"11. Of Sigmund's son | then next they sought Hoard and rings, | the sons of Hunding; They bade the prince | requital pay For booty stolen | and father slain."
attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Sigmund.
"11. Of Sigmund's son | then next they sought Hoard and rings, | the sons of Hunding; They bade the prince | requital pay For booty stolen | and father slain."
attestation: The stanza references rulership or authority involving Sigmund.
"11. Of Sigmund's son | then next they sought Hoard and rings, | the sons of Hunding; They bade the prince | requital pay For booty stolen | and father slain."
relationship: Sigmund is identified as the offspring of Volsung.
"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"
relationship: a is the offspring of Sigmund.
"The connecting links between these two sets of stories were few in number, the main point being the identification of Helgi as a son of Sigmund Volsungsson."
relationship: Another is the offspring of Sigmund.
"Another son of Sigmund, however, appears in the Helgi poems, though not in any of the poems dealing with the Volsung cycle proper."
relationship: The passage identifies a sibling relationship with Sigmund.
"The twin sister of Sigmund Volsungsson, Signy, had married Siggeir, who hated his brother-in-law by reason of his desire to possess a sword which had belonged to Othin and been won by Sigmund."
relationship: Sigmund is the offspring of Volsung.
"Sigmund, the son of Volsung, was a king in the land of the Franks; Sinfjotli was his eldest son, the second was Helgi, and the third Hamund."
The > Volume Ii > Notes
attestation: Sigmund was son of Volsung and great-grandson of Odin; his children include Helgi, Hamund (by Borghild) and Sigurth (by Hjordis)
"He was the son of Volsung, great-grandson of Othin. His children by his first wife, Borghild, were Helgi and Hamund (belonging to the Helgi cycle); his son by his second wife, Hjordis, was Sigurth"
attestation: Sigmund's incestuous union with his sister Signy produced Sinfjotli
"An incestuous connection with his sister, Signy (cf. Wagner's Siegmund and Sieglinde) resulted in the birth of Sinfjotli"
attestation: Sigmund and Sinfjotli lived in the woods as werewolves, and Sinfjotli killed the two sons of his mother Signy
"Wolves: the Volsungasaga tells that Sigmund and Sinfjotli lived in the woods for a time as werewolves. Brothers: Sinfjotli killed the two sons of his mother, Signy, and her husband, Siggeir"
The > Volume Ii > (Ii)
relationship: A figure is identified as the child of Sigmund.
"11. "Not far was I | from the lord of the folk, Yester morn, | when the monarch was slain; Though crafty the son | of Sigmund, methinks, When he speaks of the fight | in slaughter-runes."
attestation: The stanza references rulership or authority involving Sigmund.
"11. "Not far was I | from the lord of the folk, Yester morn, | when the monarch was slain; Though crafty the son | of Sigmund, methinks, When he speaks of the fight | in slaughter-runes."
The > Volume Ii > (Iii)
- relationship: The stanza references a son of Sigmund.
"14. From her heart the daughter | of Hogni spake, Dear was Helgi, | she said, to her; "Long with all | my heart I loved Sigmund's son | ere ever I saw him."
The > Volume Ii > (Iv)
- relationship: The stanza references a son of Sigmund.
"Helgi then assembled a great sea-host and went to Frekastein. On the sea he met a perilous storm; lightning flashed overhead and the bolts struck the ship. They saw in the air that nine Valkyries were riding,"
The > Volume Ii > (Viii)
- relationship: The stanza references a son of Sigmund.
"49. "Now were he come, | if come he might, Sigmund's son, | from Othin's seat; Hope grows dim | of the hero's return When eagles sit | on the ash-tree boughs, And men are seeking | the meeting of dreams." "
The > part in a few of the Eddic poems.
- relationship: The stanza references a son of Sigmund.
"3. "The ruler glad | of Geitir will ask Who seeks with Gripir | speech to have."
Sigurth spake:
"Sigurth am I, | and Sigmund's son,
And Hjordis the name | of the hero's mother.""
- attestation: The stanza references rulership or authority involving Sigmund.
"3. "The ruler glad | of Geitir will ask Who seeks with Gripir | speech to have."
Sigurth spake:
"Sigurth am I, | and Sigmund's son,
And Hjordis the name | of the hero's mother.""
The > part in a few of the Eddic poems. > Introductory Note
relationship: A figure is identified as the child of Sigmund.
"13. "Hither the son | of Sigmund is come, The hero eager, | here to our hall; His courage is more | than an ancient man's, And battle I hope | from the hardy wolf."
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Sigmund.
"13. "Hither the son | of Sigmund is come, The hero eager, | here to our hall; His courage is more | than an ancient man's, And battle I hope | from the hardy wolf."
attestation: Sigmund is characterized by antiquity in the verse.
"13. "Hither the son | of Sigmund is come, The hero eager, | here to our hall; His courage is more | than an ancient man's, And battle I hope | from the hardy wolf."
attestation: Sigmund is characterized by ferocity in the verse.
"26. "Now the bloody eagle | with biting sword Is carved on the back | of Sigmund's killer; Few were more fierce | in fight than his son, Who reddened the earth | and gladdened the ravens." "
relationship: The stanza references a son of Sigmund.
"4. "My race, methinks, | is unknown to thee, And so am I myself; Sigurth my name, | and Sigmund's son, Who smote thee thus with the sword."
Fafnir spake:"
- relationship: The stanza references a son of Sigmund.
"1. "What bit through the byrnie? | how was broken my sleep? Who made me free | of the fetters pale?"
He answered:
"Sigmund's son, | with Sigurth's sword,
That late with flesh | hath fed the ravens."
"
- attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Sigmund, Sigurth.
"1. "What bit through the byrnie? | how was broken my sleep? Who made me free | of the fetters pale?"
He answered:
"Sigmund's son, | with Sigurth's sword,
That late with flesh | hath fed the ravens."
"
- attestation: The stanza describes an act of creation involving Sigmund.
"1. "What bit through the byrnie? | how was broken my sleep? Who made me free | of the fetters pale?"
He answered:
"Sigmund's son, | with Sigurth's sword,
That late with flesh | hath fed the ravens."
"
- attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Sigmund.
"1. "What bit through the byrnie? | how was broken my sleep? Who made me free | of the fetters pale?"
He answered:
"Sigmund's son, | with Sigurth's sword,
That late with flesh | hath fed the ravens."
"
relationship: A figure is identified as the child of Sigmund.
"39. "But the bond at last | I let be made, For more the hoard | I longed to have, The rings that the son | of Sigmund won; No other's treasure | e'er I sought."
attestation: The stanza describes an act of creation involving Sigmund.
"39. "But the bond at last | I let be made, For more the hoard | I longed to have, The rings that the son | of Sigmund won; No other's treasure | e'er I sought."
attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Sigmund.
"39. "But the bond at last | I let be made, For more the hoard | I longed to have, The rings that the son | of Sigmund won; No other's treasure | e'er I sought."
attestation: Sigmund is characterized by age in the verse.
"16. Sigmund's ship | by the land was sailing, Golden the figure-head, | gay the beaks; On board we wove | the warriors faring, Sigar and Siggeir, | south to Fjon."
The > part in a few of the Eddic poems. > Notes
attestation: Sigurth and Guthrun's three-year-old son Sigmund was killed at Brynhild's command
"The son: the three-year-old son of Sigurth and Guthrun, Sigmund, who was killed at Brynhild's behest."
attestation: Sigmund appears as a sea-rover in Guthrun's tapestry, and Sigar is named as father of Siggeir, husband of Sigmund's twin sister Signy
"Sigmund: Sigurth's father, who here appears as a sea-rover in Guthrun's tapestry. Sigar: named in Fornaldar sögur II, 10, as the father of Siggeir, the latter being the husband of Sigmund's twin sister, Signy"
attestation: Sigmund was the son of Sigurth and Guthrun, killed at Brynhild's command
"Sigmund: son of Sigurth and Guthrun, killed at Brynhild's behest."