Hreidmar
Father of Otr, Fafnir and Regin; after taking the compensation gold he becomes an early victim of the curse chain.
Overview
Hreidmar turns Otr’s death into a compensation demand. Once he receives the gold, the curse immediately enters his own family.
Key facts
Demands compensation
Chapter XIV has Hreidmar demand gold for Otr’s death.
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Relationships
- Otrfather of
Hreidmar is Otr’s father.
- Fafnirfather of
Hreidmar is Fafnir’s father.
- Reginfather of
Hreidmar is Regin’s father.
- Cursed Goldpaid as compensation
The cursed gold is paid to Hreidmar as compensation for Otr’s death.
- Fafnirkills for gold
Fafnir kills Hreidmar to take the gold.
- Fafnirkills his father for the gold
kills his father for the gold
Story appearances
- Sigurd and the VolsungsCompensation-seeking father
Hreidmar demands gold for Otr’s death and is later killed by Fafnir.
- Reginsmol: Gold, Sword, and Broken OmensFigure or artifact in Reginsmol
Father of Otr, Fafnir and Regin; after taking the compensation gold he becomes an early victim of the curse chain.
Ancient sources
MythWeave distinguishes ancient-source evidence from later adaptations and modern interpretation.
- Anonymous, Volsunga Saga, Chapter XIV, Regin tells of Hreidmar, Otr, Fafnir, Andvari and Andvari's hoard
- Anonymous, Poetic Edda, Reginsmol, Bellows, Otr, Andvari, hoard and curse passages
- Anonymous; translated by Henry Adams Bellows, The Poetic Edda: Reginsmol, Introduction, prose, and stanzas 1–12: Andvari, the ransom gold, Hreithmar’s death, and Regin’s inheritance claim.