Norse mythology
Volsung
Patriarch of the Greatest Heroic Dynasty
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Volsung is the patriarch of the Volsung line, the greatest dynasty of Norse heroic legend, descended from Odin himself through his son Sigi. In Volsunga saga he raises his hall around the living trunk of the great oak Barnstokk, into which the disguised Odin thrusts a sword for the worthiest man to draw; his son Sigmund alone pulls it free. When his daughter Signy's husband Siggeir treacherously summons him, Volsung refuses to flee, declaring he never fled in battle and will not flee now. He falls fighting, and from his blood the saga's long tragedy of Sigmund and Sigurd unfolds.
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The Völsung Prelude: Sigmund and Sinfjötli
Chapter 1
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Volsung?
- Volsung is the patriarch of the Volsung line, the greatest dynasty of Norse heroic legend, descended from Odin himself through his son Sigi.
- Which mythology does Volsung belong to?
- Volsung belongs to Norse mythology.
- Which stories does Volsung appear in?
- Volsung appears in The Völsung Prelude: Sigmund and Sinfjötli, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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MythologyNow. (2026). Volsung. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/volsung"Volsung." MythologyNow, 2026, https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/volsung.MythologyNow. "Volsung." Accessed 2026. https://www.mythologynow.app/en/gods/volsung.Listen to the stories of Volsung
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