Dag
Family: House of Hogni · Role: son of Hogni · First appears: Elder Edda · The Second Lay of Helgi Hundingcide · Part 1
Life events
- All Hogni's sons except Dag and all their chiefs were slain; Dag obtained peace and swore oaths to the Volsungs.(Elder Edda · The Second Lay of Helgi Hundingcide · Part 1)
- With: Hogni (father of Sigrun) Bragi (son of Hogni) Volsung
- “There was a great battle, and all the sons of Hogni, and all their chiefs were slain, except Dag, who obtained peace, and swore oaths to the Volsungs.”
- Dag sacrificed to Odin for vengeance for his father, and Odin lent him his spear.(Elder Edda · The Second Lay of Helgi Hundingcide · Part 2)
- With: Odin
- “Dag, the son of Hogni, sacrificed to Odin, for vengeance for his father. Odin lent Dag his spear.”
- Dag pierced Helgi through with his spear, and Helgi fell.(Elder Edda · The Second Lay of Helgi Hundingcide · Part 2 · 📍 Fioturlund)
- With: Helgi
- “Dag met with his relation Helgi in a place called Fioturlund, and pierced him through with his spear. Helgi fell there”
- Dag told Sigrun that Helgi had fallen.(Elder Edda · The Second Lay of Helgi Hundingcide · Part 2)
- With: Sigrun
- “Dag rode to the mountains and told Sigrun what had taken place.”
Elder Edda · The Second Lay of Helgi Hundingcide · Part 1
- parent: Hogni (father of Sigrun) “Among them were Hogni, the father of Sigrun, with his sons, Bragi and Dag.”
Elder Edda · The Second Lay of Helgi Hundingcide · Part 2
- parent: Hogni (father of Sigrun) “Dag, the son of Hogni, sacrificed to Odin, for vengeance for his father.”
- siblings with Sigrun “Sister! thou ravest, and hast lost thy wits, when on thy brother thou callest down such miseries.”
- enemies with Helgi “Dag met with his relation Helgi in a place called Fioturlund, and pierced him through with his spear.”
- patron: Odin “Odin lent Dag his spear.”
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