Völsung
FIGURE IN GERMANIC MYTHOLOGY
Volsungs; Völsung cycle; Voelsung cycle; Voelsung; Völsungr; Volsung; Wälsung; Wälse; Wæls; Waels; Völsungs; Vǫlsungr; Volsungr; Wælsings; Waelsingas; Wælsing
In Norse mythology, Völsung ( ) was the son of Rerir and the eponymous ancestor of the ill-fated Völsung clan (), which includes the well known Norse hero Sigurð. He was murdered by the Geatish king Siggeir and later avenged by one of his sons, Sigmund, and his daughter Signy, who was married to Siggeir.