Volsung

American  

[vol-soong] / ˈvɒl sʊŋ /

noun

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

2. any of his family.

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Volsung British  

/ ˈvɒlsʊŋ /

noun

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

2. any member of his family

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Example Sentences

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

The great example of this common right in heroes is Sigfred, Sigurd the Volsung, Siegfried of the Nibelungenlied.

From Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 by Ker, W. P. (William Paton)

And his foe made answer: "Sigurd am I called, of Volsung kin."

From Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas by Wilmot-Buxton, E. M. (Ethel Mary)

The weapon was evidently not intended for either of them, and the young Volsung princes were next invited to try their strength.

From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)