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Norse mythology, Sváfa or Sváva is a
valkyrie and the
daughter of king
Eylimi. Consequently, she was
probably the
maternal aunt of Sigurd, the dragon...
- of his kingdom. As an old man,
Sigmund marries Hjördís,
daughter of King
Eylimi. The
suitor she
rejected in Sigmund's
favor brings an army
against him,...
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followed him; his
kindred are
called Lofdungs [Lofðungar],
whence sprang Eylimi,
Sigurd Fáfnir's-bane's mother's sire); the ninth,
Sigar [Sigarr], whence...
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having won fame in battle,
Helgi went to king
Eylimi and
asked the king for his daughter's hand. King
Eylimi consented and so
Helgi and Sváfa
exchanged their...
- In the Völsunga saga, Hunding's sons kill
Sigmund and his father-in-law
Eylimi,
whereupon Sigurd takes revenge.
Helgakvitha Hundingsbana I, Translation...
- wife of Sigmund, and the
mother of Sigurd. Her
father was a king
named Eylimi. She is
mentioned in the
Poetic Edda and the
Prose Edda. It is also a female...
- striking; this
valkyrie is
detailed later in a
prose narrative as Sváva, King
Eylimi's daughter, who "often
protected him in battles". The
valkyrie speaks to...
- took
their vows at the bragarfull.
Hedin vowed that he
would have Sváva,
Eylimi's daughter, the
beloved of his
brother Helgi; then such
great grief seized...
- took
their vows at the bragarfull.
Hedin vowed that he
would have Sváva,
Eylimi's daughter, the
beloved of his
brother Helgi; then such
great grief seized...
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suggested that this
means that
either Lyngheid or her
daughter married Eylimi, Sigurd's grand-father). She also
advised Regin not to
claim his
share of...
