Regin
Norse · numen · mythic prehistoric · Recorded classification
He is the plot. Sigurd does not seek out the dragon: a foster-father with a grievance about an inheritance arranges the whole thing, forges the weapon, and is killed by the boy immediately afterwards when the dragon's blood lets Sigurd understand the birds, who tell him what Regin intends. That the registry held the foster-son and not the man who raised him is the shape of the omission this batch is mostly about.
Parentage
- parent: Hreiðmarr
Domains
- smithing
- fosterage
Relations
- sibling: FáfnirReference treatment of Regin and Fáfnir as brothers. (secondary)
- guide of: SigurdHe raised the boy, made the sword, and pointed it at his brother.Reference treatment of Sigurd as Regin's foster-son, whom he set on to kill Fáfnir. (secondary)
Sources
- Regin is the son of Hreiðmarr and brother of Fáfnir, driven off from the hoard, who fostered the Völsung Sigurd and set him to kill the dragon.: Reference treatments of Regin, Fáfnir and the Völsunga saga. (secondary)