Atli

[ aht-lee ]

nounScandinavian Legend.
  1. Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.

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British Dictionary definitions for Atli

Atli

/ (ˈɑːtlɪ) /


noun
  1. Norse myth a king of the Huns who married Gudrun for her inheritance and was slain by her after he killed her brothers

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