Editing Sigrún

{{Short description|Valkyrie in Norse mythology}}
{{for|people named Sigrún|Sigrún (name)}}
[[Image:Helgi Hundingsbane and Sigrún by Robert Engels.jpg|thumb|A depiction of Sigrún with Helgi Hundingsbane (1919) by Robert Engels.]]
[[Image:Sigrun waiting.jpg|right|thumb|Sigrun waiting by Helgi's barrow]]
'''Sigrún''' ([[Old Norse]] "victory [[runic alphabet|rune]]"<ref name=ORCHARD194>Orchard (1997:194).</ref>) is a [[valkyrie]] in [[Norse mythology]]. Her story is related in ''[[Helgakviða Hundingsbana I]]'' and ''[[Helgakviða Hundingsbana II]]'', in the ''[[Poetic Edda]]''. The original editor annotated that she was [[Sváfa]] reborn.

The hero [[Helgi Hundingsbane]] first meets her when she leads a band of [[Numbers in Germanic paganism|nine]] Valkyries:
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:15. Þá brá ljóma 
:af Logafjöllum, 
:en af þeim ljómum 
:leiftrir kómu, 
:-- -- -- 
:hávar und hjalmum 
:á Himinvanga, 
:brynjur váru þeira 
:blóði stokknar, 
:en af geirum 
:geislar stóðu.<ref>[https://heimskringla.no/wiki/Helgakvi%C3%B0a_Hundingsbana_I Helgakviða Hundingsbana I at «Norrøne Tekster og Kvad», Norway.]</ref>
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:15. Then glittered light
:from Logafjoll,
:And from the light
:the flashes leaped;
:-
:High under helms
:on heaven's field;
:Their byrnies all
:with blood were red,
:And from their spears
:the sparks flew forth.<ref>[http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/poe/poe19.htm Bellow's translation.]</ref>
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|}

[[Image:Helgi und Sigrun by Johannes Gehrts.jpg|thumb|right|"Helgi and Sigrun" (1901) by Johannes Gehrts.]]
The two fall in love, and Sigrún tells Helgi that her father [[Högne|Högni]] has promised her to [[Höðbroddr]], the son of king [[Granmar]]r. Helgi invades Granmar's kingdom and slays anyone opposing their relationship. Only Sigrún's brother Dagr is left alive on condition that he swears fealty to Helgi.

Dagr is however obliged by honour to avenge his brothers and after having summoned [[Odin]], the god gives him a spear. In a place called [[Fjoturlund]], Dagr kills Helgi and goes back to his sister to tell her of his deed. Sigrún puts Dagr under a powerful curse after which he is obliged to live on carrion in the woods.

Helgi is put in a [[tumulus|barrow]], but returns from Valhalla one last time so that the two can spend a night together.

Sigrún dies early from sadness, but is reborn as a Valkyrie. In the next life, she is [[Kára]] and Helgi is [[Helgi Haddingjaskati]], whose story is related in ''[[Hrómundar saga Gripssonar]]''.

==Modern influence==
Sigrún appeared in the 2018 video game [[God of War (2018)|God of War]], in which she is the Valkyrie Queen. She can be fought by the player after defeating eight other Valkyries. Her fight is considered to be one of the most difficult and demanding encounters in the franchise.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/god-of-war-2018/God_of_War_Valkyrie_Queen_-_How_to_Defeat_Queen_Sigrun |title=God of War Valkyrie Queen - How to Defeat Queen Sigrun |date=August 19, 2022 |access-date=September 30, 2022}}</ref>

In 2022, she also appeared in [[God of War Ragnarök]]. But this time, she was an ally with Kratos, Freya, Mimir, Atreus and the shield maidens—her sisters. She and the other eight Valkyries, her sisters, are now free of the corruption spells of Odin thanks to the events which happened in [[God of War (2018)|God of War]].

In the series [[The Dresden Files]], Sigrun, more commonly referred to as "Gard", is a warrior in the service of Monoc Securities, headed by Donar Vadderung. Vaddering is a being who is also Odin and Santa Claus.

==Notes==
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==References==
* Orchard, Andy (1997). ''Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend''. [[Orion Publishing Group|Cassell]]. {{ISBN|0-304-34520-2}}

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