Norse mythology
Sigurd
Greatest Hero of the Norse World
- Mythology
- Norse mythology
- Parents
- Sigmund
- Group
- Magic · Fate · Death · Sworn Bond · Love · Revenge · Kinship · Berserker
- Appears in
- Sigurd the Dragon Slayer
- Places
- Midgard
- Objects
- Gram · Aegishjalmr · Andvaranaut
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Sigurd is the greatest Volsung hero, raised by the smith Regin, who reforges his father's broken sword Gram so keen it splits an anvil. Goaded by Regin, Sigurd digs a pit and stabs the dragon Fafnir from below, then roasts its heart; tasting the blood, he suddenly understands the birds, who warn that Regin means to betray him, so he beheads the smith and takes the cursed gold. He wakes the valkyrie Brynhild on her flame-ringed mountain. Drugged into forgetting her and wed to Gudrun, he is murdered in his bed, his death igniting the Niflung tragedy.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sigurd?
- Sigurd is the greatest Volsung hero, raised by the smith Regin, who reforges his father's broken sword Gram so keen it splits an anvil.
- Which mythology does Sigurd belong to?
- Sigurd belongs to Norse mythology.
- Which stories does Sigurd appear in?
- Sigurd appears in Sigurd the Dragon Slayer, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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MythologyNow. (2026). Sigurd. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/sigurd"Sigurd." MythologyNow, 2026, https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/sigurd.MythologyNow. "Sigurd." Accessed 2026. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/sigurd.Listen to the stories of Sigurd
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