Sigurd

Sig·urd

S0402400 (sĭg′ərd)n. Norse Mythology A warrior hero who won an accursed hoard of gold, awakened Brynhild from her enchanted sleep, married a princess, and was slain through Brynhild's jealous contrivance.

Sigurd

(ˈsɪɡʊəd; German ˈziːɡʊrt) n (Norse Myth & Legend) Norse myth a hero who killed the dragon Fafnir to gain the treasure of Andvari, won Brynhild for Gunnar by deception, and then was killed by her when she discovered the fraud. His wife was Gudrun. German counterpart: Siegfried

Sig•urd

(ˈsɪg ərd; Ger. ˈzi gʊrt)

n. (in the Volsunga Saga) a hero who killed the dragon Fafnir.

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Noun

Sigurd - (Norse mythology) mythical Norse warrior hero who gains an accursed hoard of gold and was killed by Brynhild; Siegfried is the German counterpartNorse mythology - the mythology of Scandinavia (shared in part by Britain and Germany) until the establishment of Christianity

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Sigurd

Sigurd:

see SiegfriedSiegfried
or Sigurd
, great folk hero of early and medieval Germanic mythology. His legend, important in several Germanic epics, recounts his killing of the dragon Fafnir, his marriage to Gudrun (or Kriemhild), his love and betrayal of Brunhild, and his tragic death.
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noun (Norse mythology) mythical Norse warrior hero who gains an accursed hoard of gold and was killed by Brynhild

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