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Sigurd

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  1. 1
    The principal hero of the Volsungasaga and of the Elder Edda's Niflung cycle, who slew a dragon. Norse

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From Old Norse Sigurðr, from sigr (“victory”) + varðr, vǫrðr (“guard”). This is the name of the legendary Eddaic character corresponding to Siegfried, the hero of the Nibelungenlied, but the names are not exact cognates. Sigfrid is a saint's name in Scandinavia.

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