Sigrdrifa

Role: Valkyria · First appears: Elder Edda · The Lay of Sigrdrifa · Part 1

Life events

• Sigurd cut Sigrdrifa’s corslet, waking her from sleep.(Elder Edda · The Lay of Sigrdrifa · Part 1 · 📍 Hindarfiall)
  • With: Sigurd
  • “With his sword Gram he ripped the corslet from the upper opening downwards, and then through both sleeves. He then took the corslet off from her, when she awoke, sat up and, on seeing Sigurd, said:”
• Sigrdrifa defeated Hialmgunnar despite Odin’s promise of victory to him.(Elder Edda · The Lay of Sigrdrifa · Part 1)
  • With: Hialmgunnar Odin
  • “Odin had promised him victory. The other was Agnar, a brother of Hoda, whom no divinity would patronize. Sigrdrifa overcame Hialmgunnar in battle;”
• Odin punished Sigrdrifa for defeating Hialmgunnar, condemning her to sleep and denying her victory in battle.(Elder Edda · The Lay of Sigrdrifa · Part 1)
  • With: Odin
  • “in revenge for which Odin pricked her with a sleep-thorn, and declared that henceforth she should never have victory in battle, and should be given in marriage.”
• Sigrdrifa vowed not to marry any man who could be made to fear.(Elder Edda · The Lay of Sigrdrifa · Part 1)
  • “But I said to him, that I had bound myself by a vow not to espouse any man who could be made to fear.”
• Sigurd and Sigrdrifa pledge themselves to each other with oaths.(Elder Edda · The Lay of Sigrdrifa · Part 2)
  • With: Sigurd
  • “And this they confirmed with oaths to each other.”

Elder Edda · The Lay of Sigrdrifa · Part 1

• enemies with Hialmgunnar “Sigrdrifa overcame Hialmgunnar in battle; in revenge for which Odin pricked her with a sleep-thorn, and declared that henceforth she should never have victory in battle, and should be given in marriage.”
• enemies with Odin “Sigrdrifa overcame Hialmgunnar in battle; in revenge for which Odin pricked her with a sleep-thorn, and declared that henceforth she should never have victory in battle, and should be given in marriage.”
• protégé: Sigurd “Beer I bear to thee, column of battle! with might mingled, and with bright glory: 'tis full of song, and salutary saws, of potent incantations, and joyous discourses.”

Elder Edda · The Lay of Sigrdrifa · Part 2

• engaged with Sigurd “And this they confirmed with oaths to each other.”

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