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In Norse mythology, Grimhild or Grímhildr ("masked battle" [1] [2]) was a beautiful but evil sorceress who was married to king Gjúki of Burgundy in the Völsunga saga where she is the mother of three sons, Gunnar, Hǫgni and Guthormr, and a daughter, Gudrun.
Seven years later Grimhild convinces Atli to invite the Burgundians (called Niflungs) to visit her by mentioning the hoard of the Nibelungen which her brothers had stolen from her. Atli is seized by greed for the hoard and agrees. Once the Burgundians arrive, Grimhild demands the hoard from them, but Högni replies that it was left behind.
Drawing of the Ramsund carving from c. 1030, illustrating the Völsunga saga on a rock in Sweden.At (1), Sigurd sits in front of the fire preparing the dragon's heart. The Völsunga saga (often referred to in English as the Volsunga Saga or Saga of the Völsungs) is a legendary saga, a late 13th-century prose rendition in Old Norse of the origin and decline of the Völsung clan (including the ...
as Queen of West Franks: 6 October 869 Charles the Bald: Richilde of Provence: Bivin of Gorze - 870 as Queen of West Franks, Queen of Italy, and Holy Roman Empress: 6 October 877 husband's death: 2 June 910 Adelaide of Paris: Adalard of Paris - February 875 6 October 877 as Queen of West Franks: 10 April 879 husband's death: 10 November 901
Grimhild says the original runes have been shaven off the tablet but may still be read. The original message from Gudrun was a warning of danger. Gunnar says he will not be coming to the feast in Hunland. Amused, Vingi responds that, as Grimhild clearly rules the Niflung kingdom, there is no need for Gunnar to come.
Truss, 48, was the last of the 15 prime ministers who served during Queen Elizabeth's reign, and for the first time, she shared details of the last words the queen spoke to her before her death in ...
Grimhild/Ute is the mother of the Burgundian kings. In the Norse tradition, she is the mother of Gunnar, Gudrun, Gutthorm 1 , and Hagen/Högni 1 . In the German tradition, she is the mother of the brothers Gunnar, Giselher, Gernot, and Kriemhild, as well as the sister of Bishop Pilgrim of Passau.
A combination of “we’ve never had a queen on the Iron Throne” misogyny, mixed with the fact that Aegon II was the first son of Viserys’ who lived, plus the murky words of the king made ...