Atli
Gudrun’s later husband; he seeks the gold left by Sigurd, leading the Giuking brothers toward death.
Overview
Atli extends the cursed gold’s consequences beyond Sigurd’s death. His demand kills the Giuking brothers and pushes Gudrun toward final vengeance.
Relationships
- Gudrunmarries
Atli later marries Gudrun.
- Cursed Goldseeks gold
Atli seeks the gold left by Sigurd.
- Gunnarkills for gold
Atli kills Gunnar for the gold.
- Hognikills for gold
Atli kills Hogni for the gold.
- Gudruntakes vengeance
Gudrun takes vengeance on Atli in answer to her brothers’ deaths.
- Vingisends
Atli sends Vingi to the home of the Giukings.
- Hogniorders death of
Atli orders Hogni’s heart cut out.
- Gunnarorders death of
Atli orders Gunnar cast among serpents.
- Hniflungavenges father against
Hniflung and Guthrun together kill Atli.
- Gudrunreveals the death-feast to
Guthrun makes Atli learn the truth of the feast and his two sons.
- Brynhildblames Atli
Brynhild says all the sorrow was caused by her brother Atli.
- Prophetic Ravenforetells Atli’s blade
The raven says Atli’s blade will be reddened with blood.
- Gunnararranges marriage
arranges marriage
- Atli’s Ominous Dreamhas ominous dream
has ominous dream
- Herkjaheeds her accusation
Atli is angered by what Herkja says.
- Gudrunquestions her about the bed
Atli asks Guthrun whether Herkja’s claim that she lay with Thjothrek is true.
- Gunnarhas slain her brothers
In speaking to Atli, Guthrun says he has killed her brothers and kinsmen.
- Gudrunaccepts her innocence
Atli’s heart rejoices when he sees Guthrun’s hand unhurt.
- Herkjahas her thrown into a bog
After Herkja is burned, she is thrown into a foul bog.
- Gunnarrefuses their marriage
refuses their marriage
- Oddrunsends spies
sends spies
- Hognihas Hogni killed
has Hogni killed
- Gunnarputs him in the serpent cave
puts him in the serpent cave
- Knefröthsends an envoy
sends an envoy
- Gunnarrides through Myrkwood
rides through Myrkwood
- Hognirides through Myrkwood
rides through Myrkwood
- Gunnarseizes and binds him
seizes and binds him
- Hjallihas Hjalli killed
has Hjalli killed
- Hognitakes Hogni’s heart
takes Hogni’s heart
- Gunnarkeeps the hoard secret
keeps the hoard secret
- Gunnarcasts him among serpents
casts him among serpents
- Gudrunserves him his sons
serves him his sons
- Gudrunkills Atli
kills Atli
- Gudrunburns Atli’s hall
burns Atli’s hall
Story appearances
- Sigurd and the VolsungsSeeker of the gold
Atli kills the Giuking brothers for the gold and finally draws Gudrun’s vengeance.
- The Greenland Ballad of AtliExisting figure in the longer Atli poem
This poem presents this existing figure with different details.
- Guthrunarkvitha I: A Lament at the BodyFigure or event in the lament at Sigurd’s body
Gudrun’s later husband; he seeks the gold left by Sigurd, leading the Giuking brothers toward death.
- Fragment of a Sigurd Lay: The Outdoor Killing VersionFigure or event in the Fragment of a Sigurd Lay
Gudrun’s later husband; he seeks the gold left by Sigurd, leading the Giuking brothers toward death.
- The Old Lay of Guthrun: Recollection and Ominous DreamFigure or event in the Old Lay of Guthrun
Gudrun’s later husband; he seeks the gold left by Sigurd, leading the Giuking brothers toward death.
- The Third Lay of Guthrun: The Boiling CauldronFigure or event in the Third Lay of Guthrun
Gudrun’s later husband; he seeks the gold left by Sigurd, leading the Giuking brothers toward death.
- The Lament of Oddrun: The Journey and the Failed RescueFigure in the Lament of Oddrun
Gudrun’s later husband; he seeks the gold left by Sigurd, leading the Giuking brothers toward death.
- The Lay of Atli: Ring, Serpents, and RevengeFigure in the Lay of Atli
Gudrun’s later husband; he seeks the gold left by Sigurd, leading the Giuking brothers toward death.
- Guthrun’s Inciting: A Daughter’s Death and Final LamentFigure in Guthrunarhvot
Gudrun’s later husband; he seeks the gold left by Sigurd, leading the Giuking brothers toward death.
- Drap Niflunga: A Bridge between LaysFigure in prose bridge
Gudrun’s later husband; he seeks the gold left by Sigurd, leading the Giuking brothers toward death.
Ancient sources
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