Editing Gudrun (section)

===''Gesta Danorum''===
The Danish historian [[Saxo Grammaticus]] records a version of the story of Jorumrek ([[Ermanaric]])'s death that includes Gudrun (as Guthruna) in Latin in his ''[[Gesta Danorum]]'' .{{sfn|Glauser|1999|p=474}} In this version, in which "Jarmericus" is a Danish king, Gudrun appears as a powerful sorceress who casts spells on the weapons of the brothers coming to avenge Svanhild's death that make them invincible.{{sfn|Sprenger|1992|p=125}}

Saxo probably completed his history before 1208,{{sfn|Friis-Jensen|2004|p=555}} making this the earliest version of the Scandinavian tradition to have survived and roughly contemporary with the ''Nibelungenlied''. Victor Millet nevertheless believes that Saxo is of little value as a source for authentic heroic traditions, as he appears to have thoroughly altered whatever sources he used.{{sfn|Millet|2008|p=138}}