Gudrun

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Norse legendary heroine Völsung cycle character legendary figure mythological character

Gudrun is a tragic heroine from Norse legend, best known as the wife of the dragon-slayer Sigurd and a central figure in the Volsunga saga and related epic tales.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Guðrún 4
Queen Gudrún 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Norse legendary heroine ⓘ
Völsung cycle character ⓘ
legendary figure ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ
analogInOtherTradition Kriemhild NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn Eddic lays NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nibelung tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ
Poetic Edda NERFINISHED ⓘ
Völsunga saga NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith dragon-slayer Sigurd NERFINISHED ⓘ
brother Gunnar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Guttorm NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hogni NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralCharacterOf Völsunga saga NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ
father Gjuki NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
languageOfSources Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ
literaryForm heroic lay ⓘ
prose saga ⓘ
mother Grimhild NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent forced marriage to Atli ⓘ
incitement of conflict leading to the fall of the Nibelungs in some versions ⓘ
killing of her sons by Atli in some versions ⓘ
marriage to Sigurd ⓘ
serving Atli the flesh of their sons in revenge in some versions ⓘ
vengeance on Atli ⓘ
widowhood after Sigurd's death ⓘ
portrayedAs avenging widow ⓘ
loyal wife of Sigurd ⓘ
suffering mother ⓘ
regionOfLegend Scandinavia NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedCycle Nibelung legend NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedFigure Atli NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brynhild NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gunnar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sigurd NERFINISHED ⓘ
role tragic heroine ⓘ
sourceType heroic epic ⓘ
mythological literature ⓘ
spouse Atli NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jonakr NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sigurd NERFINISHED ⓘ
theme betrayal ⓘ
fate ⓘ
grief ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
timeOfCompositionOfSources medieval period ⓘ
tradition Germanic heroic legend ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Guðrúnarkviða → character → Gudrun ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guðrún
The Northman → character → Gudrun ⓘ
this entity surface form: Queen Gudrún
Atlakviða → featuresCharacter → Gudrun ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guðrún
Guðrúnarkviða → mainCharacter → Gudrun ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guðrún
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs → mainCharacter → Gudrun ⓘ
Atlamál in grœnlenzku → mainCharacters → Gudrun ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guðrún
Hamðismál → mainCharacters → Gudrun ⓘ