Volsung

[ vol-soo ng ]

/ ˈvɒl sʊŋ /

noun (in the Volsunga Saga)

a grandson of Odin and the father of Sigmund and Signy.

any of his family.

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Examples from the Web for volsung

Now, one day Volsung received a message from a King asking for the hand of Signy in marriage.
The Children of Odin|Padraic Colum
It was Odin's tree, and King Volsung had planted it there with his own hands.
The Story of Siegfried|James Baldwin
When peace had settled upon it he took unto him a wife, and Frigga blessed them with a fine little son, whom they named Volsung.
Told by the Northmen:|E. M. [Ethel Mary] Wilmot-Buxton
In that hall, when Volsung's daughter was to be given away to Siggeir, king of Gothland, in came an old guest with one eye.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant

It is Odin's sword, "Gram," stuck in the roof tree of Volsung's hall.
Traditions, Superstitions and Folk-lore|Charles Hardwick

British Dictionary definitions for volsung

Volsung

/ (ˈvɒlsʊŋ) /

noun

a great hero of Norse and Germanic legend and poetry who gave his name to a race of warriors; father of Sigmund and Signy

any member of his family

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