Sigrdrifa

[sig-er-dree-vah]

noun (in the Elder Edda)

a Valkyrie who, for disobedience to Odin, sleeps within a circle of fire until awakened by Sigurd.

Compare Brynhild.

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May not Sigrdrifa's slumber break the son of warriors, against the Norns' decrees.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson
Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson