Aslaug’s Family Tree

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Family

• Brunhild(parent),Sigurd(parent)— Consort

  Aslaug is the daughter of Sigurd and Brunhild in the Völsunga saga tradition. After both parents died — Sigurd murdered and Brunhild self-immolated on his pyre — the infant Aslaug was entrusted to Brunhild's foster-father Heimir for protection.

Guarded by

• Heimir

  After Brunhild and Sigurd's deaths, Heimir concealed their infant daughter Aslaug inside his harp and wandered as a traveling musician to protect the child from the enemies who had destroyed her parents.