Volsung
Americannoun
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a grandson of Odin and the father of Sigmund and Signy.
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any of his family.
noun
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a great hero of Norse and Germanic legend and poetry who gave his name to a race of warriors; father of Sigmund and Signy
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any member of his family
Example Sentences
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Back in England Morris embarked on Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs, a four-part Icelandic epic in long, swinging, rhyming couplets.
From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2010
Signy was the daughter of Volsung and the sister of Sigmund.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
And because Volsung had heard a good report of his success in war, he promised his daughter to him without setting eyes upon his face.
From Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas by Wilmot-Buxton, E. M. (Ethel Mary)
But this seemed not good in the eyes of Volsung, and he sent her back sadly to her home.
From Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas by Wilmot-Buxton, E. M. (Ethel Mary)
In verse the finest rendering of this story is found in Sigurd the Volsung by William Morris, told in sonorous measure that never becomes monotonous.
From Comfort Found in Good Old Books by Fitch, George Hamlin
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