The Völsunga Saga on Glaumvor

The Story Of The Volsungs, (Volsunga Saga) > CHAPTER XXXVI. Of the Journey of the Giukings to King Atli.

• attestation: Glaumvor, wife of Gunnar, told him dreams betokening guile, but Gunnar interpreted them all in other wise

  "Glaumvor his wife told him many dreams which seemed to her like to betoken guile coming; but Gunnar areded them all in other wise."

• attestation: Glaumvor dreamed a bloody sword was borne into the hall and thrust through Gunnar, with wolves howling at either end

  "methought a bloody sword was borne into the hall here, wherewith thou wert thrust through, and at either end of that sword wolves howled."

• attestation: Glaumvor dreamed heavy drooping women came in and chose Gunnar for their mate, which may be his fateful women (disir)

  "women came in, heavy and drooping, and chose thee for their mate; may-happen these would be thy fateful women."