Sigrun
Hogni's daughter, who names the pledge made for her and aids Helgi in the storm.
Overview
Sigrun is Hogni's daughter. She tells Helgi that her father has pledged her to Hothbrodd and that she does not want to go; later the poem has her aid Helgi's fleet in a storm. Her martial presentation belongs to this lay and is not universalized across traditions.
Key facts
Refusal and aid
She explicitly rejects marriage to Hothbrodd and later appears beside the fleet to help it through danger.
Daughter of Hogni
She names Hogni as her father when speaking with Helgi.
Relationships
- Hogni, Sigrun's Fatherfather of
The poem calls Sigrun the daughter of Hogni.
- Hothbroddrejects the match with
Sigrun scorns Hothbrodd and rejects being taken into the match.
- Helgi Hundingsbanepromises to fight for
Helgi answers Sigrun that he will meet the matter in battle before she is taken unwillingly.
- Helgi Hundingsbaneaids in the storm
When waves threaten the fleet, Sigrun aids Helgi and his men.
- Dagsiblings
Dag addresses Sigrun as his sister when he brings the death news.
- Dagcurses
Sigrun curses Dag by the oaths he swore with Helgi.
- Dagoffers compensation
Dag offers red rings and half his land as compensation for Sigrun and her sons.
- Helgi’s Mound Visitenters the mound
Hearing that Helgi has returned to the mound, Sigrun enters to meet him.
- Helgi’s Mound Visitleaves before dawn
Helgi says he must ride the skyward roads before dawn, and so leaves Sigrun.
Story appearances
- The First Lay of Helgi HundingsbaneWoman who rejects the pledge and intervenes in the voyage
Sigrun names her refusal, aids the fleet in the storm, and confirms the outcome after battle.
- Helgakvitha Hundingsbana II: Dag and the MoundFigure or place in the Dag, mourning, and mound-visit sequence
Hogni's daughter, who names the pledge made for her and aids Helgi in the storm.
Ancient sources
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