Brynhildr

Valkyrie and shield-maiden of the Volsung cycle, daughter of Budli; mother of Aslaug (and, in the cycle, Svanhild) by Sigurd. Named repeatedly in the corpus entry for Aslaug. Her father Budli has no entry, so parentIds is left empty. Classed numen as a valkyrie (fully-divine being outside the worshipped Aesir/Vanir pantheon).

Domains

• war

Relations

• lover: SigurdSigurd and the valkyrie Brynhildr; their daughter is Aslaug.Volsunga saga ch. 25-29 (Sigurd and Brynhildr; the begetting of Aslaug). (primary)
• mother of: ÁslaugMother of Aslaug by Sigurd; Aslaug was hidden by Brynhildr's foster-father Heimir.Ragnars saga lodbrokar ch. 1; Volsunga saga ch. 29 (Aslaug, daughter of Sigurd and Brynhildr). (primary)
• mother of: SvanhildSvanhild is reckoned a daughter of Sigurd and Brynhildr in the Volsung cycle.Volsunga saga ch. 29 (Svanhild, daughter of Sigurd and the valkyrie). (primary)

Sources

• existence: Volsunga saga ch. 20-31 (Brynhildr the valkyrie, daughter of Budli). (primary); Ragnars saga lodbrokar ch. 1 (Aslaug as the daughter of Sigurd and Brynhildr). (primary)