Borghild

Role: wife of Sigmund · First appears: Chapter VIII · The Death of King Siggeir and of Signy · Part 2

In Chapter VIII, Sigmund took Borghild as his wife, and they had two sons, Helgi and Hamund. In Chapter X, after Sigmund refused to drive Sinfjotli away and offered her gold and wealth for her brother’s death, Borghild gave Sinfjotli a poisoned drink; he drank and fell down dead. Sigmund then drove Borghild away, and she died a little later.

Relationship record

Life events

• Sigmund took Borghild as his wife.(Chapter VIII · The Death of King Siggeir and of Signy · Part 2)
  • With: Sigmund
  • “he had to wife one named Borghild”
• Sigmund and Borghild had two sons, Helgi and Hamund.(Chapter VIII · The Death of King Siggeir and of Signy · Part 2)
  • With: Sigmund Helgi Hamund
  • “he had to wife one named Borghild, and two sons they had between them, one named Helgi and the other Hamund”
• Sigmund refused to drive Sinfjotli away and offered Borghild atonement for her brother's death.(Chapter X · The ending of Sinfjotli, Sigmund's Son)
  • With: Sigmund
  • “But Sigmund said he would not drive him away, and offered her atonement of gold and great wealth for her brother's life,”
• Borghild gave Sinfjotli a poisoned drink, and he fell down dead.(Chapter X · The ending of Sinfjotli, Sigmund's Son)
  • With: Sinfjotli
  • “So Sinfjotli drank, and straightway fell down dead to the ground.”
• Sigmund drove Borghild away, and she died.(Chapter X · The ending of Sinfjotli, Sigmund's Son)
  • With: Sigmund
  • “So thereafter Sigmund turned back home, and drave away the queen, and a little after she died.”

Chapter VIII · The Death of King Siggeir and of Signy · Part 2

• married with Sigmund “he had to wife one named Borghild, and two sons they had between them, one named Helgi and the other Hamund;”
• child: Helgi “he had to wife one named Borghild, and two sons they had between them, one named Helgi and the other Hamund;”
• child: Hamund “he had to wife one named Borghild, and two sons they had between them, one named Helgi and the other Hamund;”

Chapter X · The ending of Sinfjotli, Sigmund's Son

• married with Sigmund “the brother of Borghild, the king's wife”
• with Sinfjotli (Stepmother and stepson.) “Fall to now and drink, fair stepson!”

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