Eylimi

Also known as: Eylime · First appears: Elder Edda · Sinfiotli's End

Life events

• Gripir foretells that Sigurd will avenge his father and Eylimi, and defeat Hunding’s sons.(Elder Edda · The First Lay of Sigurd Fafnicide, or Gripir's Prophecy · Part 1)
  • With: Gripir Sigurd Hunding
  • “First wilt thou, prince! avenge thy father, and for the wrongs of Eylimi wilt retaliate; thou wilt the cruel sons of Hunding boldly lay low; thou wilt have victory.”

Elder Edda · Sinfiotli's End

• child: Hiordis “Hiordis, the daughter of Eylimi.”

Elder Edda · The First Lay of Sigurd Fafnicide, or Gripir's Prophecy · Part 1

• child: Gripir “Gripir was the name of the son of Eylimi, the brother of Hiordis.”

Elder Edda · The Second Lay of Sigurd Fafnicide

• enemies with Hunding “Loud will laugh Hunding's sons, they who Eylimi of life deprived, if the prince is more desirous to seek red rings, than to avenge his father.”

Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · The Niflungs and Gjukungs · Part 1

• child: Hiordis “There he undertook the fostering of Sigurd (Sigfrid), the son of Sigmund, the son of Volsung and the son of Hjordis, the daughter of Eylime.”

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