Atli

[ aht-lee ]

/ ˈɑt li /

noun Scandinavian Legend.

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.

Compare Etzel.

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Examples from the Web for atli

Gudrun, the Scandinavian Medea, gives Atli the hearts of his two sons to eat, assuring him that they are calves' hearts.
Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2)|Angelo de Gubernatis
Then they ran at Atli, eight of them altogether, but Atli and his folk were six.
The Story of Grettir The Strong|Translated by Eirikr Magnusson and William Morris
Gudrun is nominally reconciled with Atli, but in secret plans revenge for the death of her brothers.
The Nibelungenlied|Unknown
So she took the sword of Sigurd, which Gunnar had given into her hands, and slew Atli and placed him dead upon a ship.
Told by the Northmen:|E. M. [Ethel Mary] Wilmot-Buxton

Atli said nought to him, but bade give him meat, for he liked his working well.
The Story of Grettir The Strong|Translated by Eirikr Magnusson and William Morris

British Dictionary definitions for atli

Atli

/ (ˈɑːtlɪ) /

noun

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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