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The Poetic Edda on Sigrun

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attestation: Sigrun is characterized by courage in the verse.

"31. But from above | did Sigrun brave Aid the men | and all their faring; Mightily came | from the claws of Ron The leader's sea-beast | off Gnipalund."
attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Sigrun.

"56. From heaven there came | the maidens helmed,— The weapon-clang grew,— | who watched o'er the king; Spake Sigrun fair,— | the wound-givers flew, And the horse of the giantess | raven's-food had:—"
attestation: Sigrun is characterized by beauty in the verse.

"56. From heaven there came | the maidens helmed,— The weapon-clang grew,— | who watched o'er the king; Spake Sigrun fair,— | the wound-givers flew, And the horse of the giantess | raven's-food had:—"
attestation: The stanza references rulership or authority involving Sigrun.

"56. From heaven there came | the maidens helmed,— The weapon-clang grew,— | who watched o'er the king; Spake Sigrun fair,— | the wound-givers flew, And the horse of the giantess | raven's-food had:—"

attestation: Sigrun appears as a Valkyrie; Ron is Aegir's wife

"Sigrun here appears again as a Valkyrie. Ron: Ægir's wife"
attestation: Sigrun is presented as the reincarnation of the valkyrie Svava in the annotator's framework

"he accounts for Sigrun in this way ("she was Svava reborn")"
attestation: Sigrun's brother Dag is responsible for the murder referenced in stanza 29, where Sigrun invokes the oaths sworn to Helgi

"Loyalty: apparently the annotator got this bit of information out of stanza 29, in which Sigrun refers to the oaths which her brother had sworn to Helgi."

attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Sigrun.

"6. "Hamal's the ship | by the shore so steep, Our home in Hlesey | do we have; For fair wind bide we | in Brunavagar, Eastward the way | that we wish to try."

Sigrun spake:"

attribution: Sigrun delivers a speech in the verse.

"6. "Hamal's the ship | by the shore so steep, Our home in Hlesey | do we have; For fair wind bide we | in Brunavagar, Eastward the way | that we wish to try."

Sigrun spake:"

attestation: Sigrun is characterized by power in the verse.

"10. "How didst thou know | that now our kin, Maiden wise, | we have well avenged? Many there are | of the sons of the mighty Who share alike | our lofty race."

Sigrun spake:"

relationship: The stanza references a father of Sigrun.

"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,"
attestation: Sigrun is characterized by courage in the verse.

"20. "On the ground full low | the slain are lying, Most are there | of the men of thy race; Nought hast thou won, | for thy fate it was Brave men to bring | to the battle-field."

Then Sigrun wept. | Helgi said:"

attestation: The stanza describes warfare or combat involving Sigrun.

"21. "Grieve not, Sigrun, | the battle is gained, The fighter can shun not his fate."

Sigrun spake:

"To life would I call   |   them who slaughtered lie,
  If safe on thy breast I might be.""

attribution: Sigrun delivers a speech in the verse.

"21. "Grieve not, Sigrun, | the battle is gained, The fighter can shun not his fate."

Sigrun spake:

"To life would I call   |   them who slaughtered lie,
  If safe on thy breast I might be.""

attribution: Sigrun delivers a speech in the verse.

"28. "Sad am I, sister, | sorrow to tell thee, Woe to my kin | unwilling I worked; In the morn there fell | at Fjoturlund The noblest prince | the world has known, (And his heel he set | on the heroes' necks.)" "

attestation: The stanza references wealth or gifts involving Sigrun.

"40. "No dream is this | that thou thinkest to see, Nor the end of the world, | though us thou beholdest, And hither spurring | we urge our steeds, Nor is home-coming now | to the heroes granted." "
attestation: The stanza describes death or destruction involving Sigrun.

"45. "Well shall we drink | a noble draught, Though love and lands | are lost to me; No man a song | of sorrow shall sing, Though bleeding wounds | are on my breast; Now in the hill | our brides we hold,"
attestation: The stanza describes an act of creation involving Sigrun.

"45. "Well shall we drink | a noble draught, Though love and lands | are lost to me; No man a song | of sorrow shall sing, Though bleeding wounds | are on my breast; Now in the hill | our brides we hold,"
relationship: Sigrun is identified as the offspring of Halfdan.

"50. "Mad thou wouldst seem | alone to seek, Daughter of heroes, | the house of the dead; For mightier now | at night are all The ghosts of the dead | than when day is bright." "
attestation: Sigrun is characterized by age in the verse.

"50. "Mad thou wouldst seem | alone to seek, Daughter of heroes, | the house of the dead; For mightier now | at night are all The ghosts of the dead | than when day is bright." "