Jonakr

Also known as: King Jonakr · Role: king · First appears: Chapter XL · How Gudrun cast herself into the Sea, but was brought ashore again

In Chapter XL, Jonakr took Gudrun to wife, and they had three sons: Hamdir, Sorli, and Erp. In Chapter XLI, he furthered the match between Swanhild and Jormunrek, and Swanhild was sent away with Jormunrek’s company; she was nourished with Jonakr’s sons. The Whetting of Gudrun tells of Jonakr’s marriage to Gudrun, their three sons, and Swanhild being raised with them.

Relationship record

Life events

• King Jonakr took Gudrun to wife.(Chapter XL · How Gudrun cast herself into the Sea, but was brought ashore again)
  • With: Gudrun
  • “And he took Gudrun to wife”
• Gudrun and King Jonakr had children named Hamdir, Sorli, and Erp.(Chapter XL · How Gudrun cast herself into the Sea, but was brought ashore again)
  • With: Gudrun Hamdir Sorli Erp
  • “and their children were Hamdir, and Sorli, and Erp;”
• Jonakr agrees to the match, and Swanhild is sent away with Jormunrek's company.(Chapter XLI · Of the Wedding and Slaying of Swanhild)
  • With: Jormunrek Swanhild
  • “Yet because of the king's furthering, and all the matters that went herewith, is the wooing accomplished; and Swanhild went to the ship with a goodly company, and sat in the stern beside the king's son.”
• In the Whetting of Gudrun, King Jonakr weds Gudrun.(Edda · The Whetting of Gudrun)
  • With: Gudrun
  • “he wedded her”
• In the Whetting of Gudrun, Gudrun has three sons with King Jonakr, and Swanhild is raised with them.(Edda · The Whetting of Gudrun)
  • With: Sorli Erp Hamdir Swanhild
  • “and their sons were Sorli, and Erp, and Hamdir, and there was Swanhild, Sigurd's daughter, nourished”

Chapter XL · How Gudrun cast herself into the Sea, but was brought ashore again

• married with Gudrun “And he took Gudrun to wife”
• child: Hamdir “And he took Gudrun to wife, and their children were Hamdir, and Sorli, and Erp;”
• child: Sorli “And he took Gudrun to wife, and their children were Hamdir, and Sorli, and Erp;”
• child: Erp “And he took Gudrun to wife, and their children were Hamdir, and Sorli, and Erp;”

Chapter XLI · Of the Wedding and Slaying of Swanhild

• ward: Swanhild “for with King Jonakr is nourished Swanhild, the daughter of Sigurd Fafnir's-bane;”

Edda · The Short Lay of Sigurd · Part 3

• parent: Gudrun “There shall she bear sons, Stays of a heritage, Stays of a heritage, Jonakr's sons;”

Edda · The Whetting of Gudrun

• married with Gudrun “She drave over the firths to the land of King Jonakr, and he wedded her”
• child: Sorli “and their sons were Sorli, and Erp, and Hamdir”
• child: Erp “and their sons were Sorli, and Erp, and Hamdir”
• child: Hamdir “and their sons were Sorli, and Erp, and Hamdir”

Edda · The Lay of Hamdir

• child: Hamdir “These sons of Jonakr!”
• child: Sorli “These sons of Jonakr!”

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Extracted from the original text of The Story of the Volsungs. Made with Rho MD.