Gollrond
Gollrond, Gjuki’s daughter in the First Lay, who has Sigurd’s body uncovered for her sister.
Overview
Gollrond thinks the other comforters have not found a way, so she has Sigurd’s shroud lifted and his head placed on Guthrun’s knees. Guthrun sees blood in his hair, blinded eyes, and the wound in his chest, then begins to weep. Gollrond is named only in this turning scene, whose manuscript arrangement has uncertainties.
Key facts
Unveils the shroud
Stanzas 11–16 have Gollrond uncover the body, after which Guthrun weeps.
Limited to this poem
This name is used only in this poem’s lament setting; no biography beyond it is supplied.
Relationships
- Sigurdunveils the shroud
Gollrond has Sigurd’s shroud lifted and his head placed on Guthrun’s knees.
- Guthrun at Sigurd’s Bodychanges the lament scene
Gollrond’s action changes the lament from silence into Guthrun’s speech.
Story appearances
- Guthrunarkvitha I: A Lament at the BodyFigure or event in the lament at Sigurd’s body
Gollrond, Gjuki’s daughter in the First Lay, who has Sigurd’s body uncovered for her sister.
Ancient sources
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