Budli
Family: Budlungs · Role: father · First appears: Chapter XXIV · Sigurd sees Brynhild at Hlymdale
In Chapter XXIV, Alswid identifies Brynhild as Budli’s daughter. In Chapter XXVII, Budli comes to the feast with Brynhild and his son Atli, and agrees to Gunnar’s suit if Brynhild does not refuse him; Gunnar is later wedded to Brynhild at the feast.
Relationship record
Life events
- Budli agrees to Gunnar's suit if Brynhild does not refuse him.(Chapter XXVII · The Wooing of Brynhild)
- With: Gunnar
- “in a good wise he took their speech, if so be that she herself would not deny them”
Chapter XXIV · Sigurd sees Brynhild at Hlymdale
- child: Brynhild “Then said Alswid, ‘Thou has seen Brynhild, Budli's daughter, the greatest of great women.’”
Chapter XXVII · The Wooing of Brynhild
- child: Brynhild “and thither came Budli the King with his daughter Brynhild, and his son Atli, and for many days did the feast endure; and at that feast was Gunnar wedded to Brynhild”
- child: Atli “and thither came Budli the King with his daughter Brynhild, and his son Atli, and for many days did the feast endure; and at that feast was Gunnar wedded to Brynhild”
- younger kin: Gunnar (Budli becomes Gunnar's father-in-law through Gunnar's marriage to Brynhild.) “and thither came Budli the King with his daughter Brynhild, and his son Atli, and for many days did the feast endure; and at that feast was Gunnar wedded to Brynhild”
Chapter XXXI · Of the Lamentation of Gudrun over Sigurd dead, as it is told told in ancient Songs
- child: Brynhild “Then spake Brynhild, Budli's daughter--”
- child: Atli “My very brother Born of Budli.”
Edda · The Short Lay of Sigurd · Part 1
- child: Brynhild “Brynhild to me Is better than all, The child of Budli Is the best of women.”
Edda · The Short Lay of Sigurd · Part 2
- child: Brynhild “Then laughed Brynhild Budli's daughter,”
Edda · The Short Lay of Sigurd · Part 3
- child: Atli “Yet will Atli Come to win her, My very brother, Born of Budli.”
- child: Brynhild “And my father's dower That Budli of old days Gave to his dear child.”
Edda · The Hell-Ride of Brynhild
- child: Brynhild “Thou, O Brynhild, Budli's daughter,”
Edda · Fragments of the Lay of Brynhild
- child: Brynhild “Then quoth Brynhild, Budli's daughter;”
Edda · The Second or Ancient Lay of Gudrun · Part 2
- child: Atli “With the son of Budli Kin to bring forth,”
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Extracted from the original text of The Story of the Volsungs. Made with Rho MD.