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The English and German version of the name is Gudrun. It is one of the most frequently given female names in Iceland. In 2004, it was ranked first before Anna and Sigríður. [2] [3] According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required.
Gudrun is a feminine given name of Old Norse origin derived from guð or goð, meaning "god"; and rūn, meaning "rune", or "secret lore".Gudrun, the Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish as well as the English and German form of the name, was revived and came into greater use in the latter half of the 19th century [2]
Gudrun's two names may result from the merging of two different figures, one who was the wife of Sigurd, and one who was the brother of the Burgundians killed by Attila. [ 16 ] The first attestation of Kriemhild or Gudrun, however, is the Nibelungenlied . [ 109 ]
Guðrún was the daughter of Ósvífr Helgason and Þórdís Þjóðólfsdóttir. She grew up at Laugar in Sælingsdal. Her future marriages were foretold when she relayed four dreams, each representing one of her marriages to come.
Gudrun is the sister of Gunnar and wife of Sigurd in Norse mythology. Gudrun may also refer to: Gudrun (given name) Guðrún, an Icelandic given name (includes variants such as Gudrun) Kudrun, also known as Gudrun, a German medieval epic and its main character; 328 Gudrun, a main belt asteroid; Gudrun (storm), a European windstorm
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.
The First Lay of Guthrun, Henry Adams Bellows' translation and commentary; The First Lay of Gudrún, Benjamin Thorpe's translation; The First Lay of Guthrún, Lee M. Hollander's translation; Guðrúnarkviða hin fyrsta, Sophus Bugge's edition of the manuscript text; Guðrúnarkviða in fyrsta, Guðni Jónsson's edition with normalized spelling
Gudrun sees a warrior riding toward the court. Sigurd enters the court, riding upon Grani. When her father Gjuki asks his name and parentage, he is overjoyed to learn that a Völsung warrior has arrived and summons a seat for Sigurd. Gudrun's brother Gunnar sings a lay of the Niflungs' war against King Atli of the Huns. Sigurd takes the harp ...