Heimir

Role: mighty chief · First appears: Chapter XXIII · Sigurd comes to Hlymdale

In Chapter XXIII, Heimir is a mighty chief who lives at Hlymdale with his wife, Bekkhild, and their son Alswid. They welcome Sigurd, who dwells at their stead for a long time in great honour. In Chapter XXIV, Brynhild, Bekkhild’s sister and Heimir’s foster-daughter, comes home to him.

In Chapter XXVII, Brynhild tells Heimir that Sigurd was her first troth-plight and beloved, and says that their daughter, Aslaug, shall be nourished with him.

Relationship record

Life events

• Sigurd arrives at Heimir and Bekkhild's dwelling and is welcomed.(Chapter XXIII · Sigurd comes to Hlymdale · 📍 Hlymdale)
  • With: Sigurd Bekkhild
  • “so they went to meet him, and gave him good welcome;”
• Sigurd dwells at Heimir and Bekkhild's stead in great honour.(Chapter XXIII · Sigurd comes to Hlymdale · 📍 Hlymdale)
  • With: Sigurd Bekkhild
  • “So there dwelt Sigurd long in great honour holden;”
• Brynhild tells Heimir that Sigurd, not Gunnar, was her first troth-plight and beloved.(Chapter XXVII · The Wooing of Brynhild)
  • With: Brynhild Sigurd
  • “but I said that such a deed might Sigurd alone have done, with whom I plighted troth on the mountain; and he is my first troth-plight, and my well-beloved.”
• Brynhild says that her daughter with Sigurd shall be nourished by Heimir.(Chapter XXVII · The Wooing of Brynhild)
  • With: Brynhild Sigurd Aslaug
  • “Aslaug the daughter of me and Sigurd shall be nourished here with thee.”

Chapter XXIII · Sigurd comes to Hlymdale

• married with Bekkhild “Heimir; he had to wife a sister of Brynhild, who was hight Bekkhild, because she had bidden at home, and learned handicraft, whereas Brynhild fared with helm and byrny unto the wars, wherefore was she called Brynhild.”
• child: Alswid “Heimir and Bekkhild had a son called Alswid, the most courteous of men.”

Chapter XXIV · Sigurd sees Brynhild at Hlymdale

• ward: Brynhild “In those days came home to Heimir, Brynhild, his foster-daughter,”

Chapter XXVII · The Wooing of Brynhild

• ward: Brynhild (The foster-father is Heimir, who is named earlier in the chapter.) “That same day went Brynhild home to her foster-father, and tells him as one whom she trusted, how that there had come a king to her;”

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