Signy’s Family Tree

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Family

• Hljóð(parent),Volsung(parent),Sigmund(sibling)— Marriage

  Völsung and Hljód fathered Sigmund and Signý among their ten children. Sigmund drew Odin's sword from the oak Barnstokk in Völsung's hall, and Signý later conspired to produce the hero Sinfjötli to avenge their father's death.

• Sigmund(spouse),Sinfjotli(child)— Consort

  Sigmund and his twin sister Signý produced Sinfjötli through an incestuous union. Signý used shape-shifting magic to conceive a pure Völsung avenger strong enough to help Sigmund destroy King Siggeir.

• Siggeir(spouse)— Marriage

  Siggeir married Signý, daughter of Völsung, at a feast where Odin thrust a sword into the tree Barnstokkr. The marriage was against Signý's will and led to Siggeir's treacherous attack on the Völsung clan.

Enemy of

• Siggeir

  Signý endured years of captive marriage to Siggeir, the man who slaughtered her father Völsung and bound her brothers to die in the wilderness, nursing her hatred in silence while she shaped the instrument of his destruction.

Associated with

• Sigmund

  Signý warned Sigmund of Siggeir's treachery and saved him from the she-wolf by smearing honey on his face. She later bore Sinfjötli to give Sigmund a worthy avenger, then walked into the flames of Siggeir's hall after revealing the truth.