Vingi

Family: Budlungs · Role: messenger · First appears: Chapter XXXIV · Atli bids the Giukings to him

In Chapter XXXIV, Atli sends Vingi as the chief of his messengers to summon the Giukings. Before they come ashore, Vingi alters the runes so they seem to carry Gudrun’s invitation to her brothers, including Gunnar and Hogni, to meet Atli.

In Chapter XXXVI, Vingi admits that he lured the Giukings into a trap and threatens them with hanging. Hogni and the others cast him down and beat him to death with their axe-hammers.

Relationship record

Life events

• Vingi reveals that he lured them into a trap and threatened them with hanging.(Chapter XXXVI · Of the Journey of the Giukings to King Atli)
  • With: Hogni
  • “Softly and sweetly I bade you hither, but an evil thing abode thereunder; short while to bide ere ye are tied up to that same tree!”
• Hogni and the others cast Vingi down and beat him to death with their axe-hammers.(Chapter XXXVI · Of the Journey of the Giukings to King Atli)
  • With: Hogni
  • “And therewith they cast him down to earth, and smote him with their axe-hammers till he died.”

Chapter XXXIV · Atli bids the Giukings to him

• employer: Atli “and the chief of those messengers was hight Vingi.”
• enemies with Gunnar “and or ever they came aland Vingi beheld the runes, and turned them about in such wise as if Gudrun prayed her brethren in her runes to go meet King Atli.”
• enemies with Hogni “and or ever they came aland Vingi beheld the runes, and turned them about in such wise as if Gudrun prayed her brethren in her runes to go meet King Atli.”
• with Gudrun (Vingi alters Gudrun's runes to deceive her brethren.) “and or ever they came aland Vingi beheld the runes, and turned them about in such wise as if Gudrun prayed her brethren in her runes to go meet King Atli.”

Chapter XXXVI · Of the Journey of the Giukings to King Atli

• enemies with Hogni “And therewith they cast him down to earth, and smote him with their axe-hammers till he died.”

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