Völsung
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v-lsung-228-536507
title:
Völsung
text:
Völsung is a figure in Germanic mythology, where he is the eponymous ancestor of the Völsung family, which includes the hero Sigurð. In Nordic mythology, he is the son of Rerir and was murdered by the Geatish king Siggeir. He was later avenged by one of his sons, Sigmund, and his daughter Signy, who was married to Siggeir. Völsung's story is recorded in the Völsung Cycle, a series of legends about the clan. The earliest extant versions of the cycle were recorded in medieval Iceland; the tales of
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Figure in Germanic mythology
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%B6lsung
date created:
2002-09-18T17:18:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T11:30:36Z
main entity:
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