Borghild was Sigmund's first wife and mother of Helgi Hundingsbane. She poisoned Sinfjötli, Sigmund's son by Signý, after Sinfjötli killed her brother in a dispute, and Sigmund banished her for the deed.
Borghild poisoned Sinfjötli at a funeral feast to avenge her brother whom he had killed. Sigmund drank the first two cups for him, but the third time Sinfjötli drank and died, according to the Völsunga saga.
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