Völsung
Norse · scion · mythic prehistoric · Recorded classification
Eponymous ancestor of the Vǫlsungar. Son of Rerir and grandson-line of Odin through Sigi; father of the twins Sigmund and Signý and of eight further sons. His hall is built around the tree Barnstokkr, into which Odin later thrusts the sword Sigmund alone can draw. Killed by his son-in-law Siggeir, setting in motion the cycle of vengeance that defines the line.
Parentage
- father: RerirLong-awaited son of Rerir; eponym of the Vǫlsung line.Vǫlsunga saga ch. 2 (primary)
Children
Powers
- is conceived by the fertility-apple Frigg sends to Rerir
Relations
- father: RerirLong-awaited son of Rerir; eponym of the Vǫlsung line.Vǫlsunga saga ch. 2 (primary)
- father of: SigmundEldest son and heir.Vǫlsunga saga ch. 2-3 (primary)
- father of: SignýTwin-born daughter, given in marriage to Siggeir of Gautland.Vǫlsunga saga ch. 2-3 (primary)
Sources
- existence: Vǫlsunga saga ch. 2-5 (13th-c. Old Norse prose) (primary); Snorri Sturluson, Skáldskaparmál (the Vǫlsung-Niflung summary) (primary)
- eponym-of-line: Vǫlsunga saga ch. 2 (primary)