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Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athena Atlas Coeus Crius Cronus Demeter Dionysus Gaia Hades Hephaestus Hera Hermes Hestia Hyperion Iapetus Mnemosyne Oceanus Phobos Phoebe Poseidon Prometheus Rhea Tethys Themis Uranus Zeus
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Guttorm

A Giuking and murderer of Sigurd. According to the Volsunga Saga and the poems from the Poetic Edda, Guttorm was the son of Giuki and Grimhild. He was the brother of Gunnar, Hogni and Gudrun. But in Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, Guttorm was only Guiki's stepson, thus the half-brother of Gunnar, Hogni and Gudrun (also in The Song of Hyndla 27).

Gunnar and Hogni persuaded Guttorm to kill Sigurd, promising him wealth and power. Guttorm came upon Sigurd while the hero was sleeping with Gudrun. Guttorm mortally wounded Sigurd with his sword, but Sigurd killed Guttorm when he tried to flee. Sigurd threw his sword at Guttorm's back.

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Name

Guttormr Gjúkason.
Guttorm, Guttormr, Gutthorm.

House (Dynasty)

Burgundy:
Niflungs (descendants of Nefir or Niflung),
Nibelungs (German descendants of Nibelung).
Giukings (children of Guiki).

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Sigurd, Gudrun, Gunnar, Hogni, Grimhild, Brynhild. Völsunga Saga.

Jimmy Joe Timeless Myths

By Jimmy Joe

Minor Norse Characters:

  • • Atli (Attila)
  • • Fafnir
  • • Guttorm
  • • Heimir
  • • Hreidmar
  • • Hunding
  • • Jormunrek
  • • Lyngvi
  • • Mimir
  • • Otter
  • • Regin
  • • Rerir
  • • Siggeir
  • • Sigi
  • • Volsung
Gunnar

Gunnar

King of Burgundy. Gunnar was the son of Giuki (Gjúki) and Grimhild . He was the brother of Hogni , Guttorm and Gudrun . He succeeded his father at Giuki's death. Sigurd and Gunnar swore an oath of brotherhood when they met. Sigurd helped Gunnar to...

August 27th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Hogni

Hogni

A Giuking. Hogni of Troja was the son of Giuki and Grimhild . He was the brother of Gunnar , Guttorm and Gudrun . But in the Thiðrekssaga , Högni of Troja was the son of an incubus and the queen, so he was only a half-brother of Gunnar, Gernoz, Gi...

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Sigurd

Sigurd

In the Norse legends, Sigurd was the son of Sigmund and Hjordis , who was the daughter of Eylimi. He was the half-brother of Sinfjotli, Helgi and Hamund. Note that in the Thiðrekssaga (Norwegian saga), Sigurd's mother was Sisibe , daughter of Nidu...

August 27th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Sigmund

Sigmund

Sigmund was the son of Volsung and Ljod ( Hljod ). He was brother of Signy (his twin), and nine other brothers; no names were ever given for Sigmund's brothers. Sigmund was the only person who could draw out the magic sword Gram ( Balmung ) from t...

August 27th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Siggeir

Siggeir

King of the Goths. Siggeir induced Volsung to allow him to marry Signy. Signy however was not happy with it. When an old man stuck a beautiful magic sword in the great oak tree Branstock, no one could draw the sword out except Sigmund, Volsung's y...

August 27th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Gudrun (Grimhild, Kriemhild)

Gudrun (Grimhild, Kriemhild)

Wife of the hero Sigurd . Gudrun was the daughter of Giuki and Grimhild . She was the sister of Gunnar , Hogni and Guttorm . In the first lay of Gudrun ( Gudrunarkvida I), when Gudrun mourned for Sigurd, she had a sister named Gullrond. But in Sno...

August 16th, 2003 • Jimmy Joe
Gunther

Gunther

In the Nibelungenlied , Gunther ( Gunnar ) was the son of Dancrat and Uote (Uta). However, in Waltharius , Gunther was a son of Gibicho, instead of Dancrat. Gunther ruled as the king of Burgundy with his two brothers, Gernot and Giselher . Gunther...

January 1st, 2001 • Jimmy Joe
Sigurd and the Guikings

Sigurd and the Guikings

Sigurd , like his father (Sigmund) and grandfather Volsung , grew at a rapid pace, both in size and in strength. His stepfather (Alf) gave permission to Sigurd to select any horse he wished from his stable. Sigurd met an old man with one eye (Odin...

August 10th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Sinfjotli

Sinfjotli

Sinfjotli was the son from the incestuous relation of Sigmund and his sister Signy . Sinfjotli was the half-brother of Sigurd, Helgi and Hamund. Sinfjotli was born as the result of Signy, who secretly disguised herself as a young witch, who visite...

August 27th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe
Sigi

Sigi

Sigi was the son of Odin. He had murdered another hunter and thrall named Bredi who out-performed him. He left the body in the snowdrift. Sigi later became king of the Huns, and ruled in the kingdom called Hunland. He married and had a son named R...

August 27th, 1999 • Jimmy Joe

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