Signy

[ sig-nee, -ny ]

noun(in the Volsunga Saga)

the daughter of Volsung and mother, by her brother, Sigmund, of Sinfjotli, with whose help she kills her husband (Siggeir ) to avenge his murder of Volsung.

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Walked into living room and realised I was holding Signy thing and he had my remote control.
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During our period in reserve the 126th brigade had continued our worrying tactics and had attempted to raid La Signy Farm.
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A magnificent scene is invented by Morris in the midnight visit of Signy to the wood where her brothers had been slain.
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The poem does not record the death of Siggeir's and Signy's son, though the saga does.
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Now, one day Volsung received a message from a King asking for the hand of Signy in marriage.
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It was through Signy, the daughter of the house, that a feud and a deadly battle was brought to Volsung and his sons.
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