![]() Sigrún died early due to grief, but was reborn again as a Valkyrie. Helgi is put in a barrow, but returns from Valhalla one last time so that the two can spend a night together. Sigrún puts Dagr under a powerful curse after which he is obliged to live on carrion in the woods. ![]() In a place called Fjoturlund, Dagr kills Helgi and goes back to his sister to tell her of his deed. Only Sigrún's brother, Dagr, is left alive on condition that he swears fealty to Helgi.ĭagr is however obliged by honour to avenge his brothers and after having summoned Odin, the god gives him a spear. Helgi invades Granmar's kingdom and slays anyone opposing their relationship. The two fall in love, and Sigrún tells Helgi that her father Högni has promised her to Höðbroddr, the son of king Granmarr. Her story is related in Helgakviða Hundingsbana I and Helgakviða Hundingsbana II, in the Poetic Edda. Sigrún (Old Norse "victory rune" ) is a Valkyrie in Norse mythology. Her formidable skills in combat undoubtedly helped Kratos and his troops secure their victory over the Asgardians. Grateful for having been freed from Odin's curse, acknowledging Kratos as her General and Freya as the Valkyrie Queen, she actively participates together with her freed sisters to the final assault against Asgard during Ragnarök. Sigrún returns in God of War: Ragnarök as a Shield Maiden, having regained a pure physical form thanks to Freya and her Vanir magic. Blessing them with her eternal gratitude, her spirit vanished and eventually reunited with her sisters. She is nevertheless freed by Kratos and Atreus after they engaged and defeated her physical form in a long and difficult battle. ![]() Although the incredible amount of power she possesses allowed her to resist much longer than her sisters, she inevitably lost herself as well. She is one of the nine Valkyries who have been cursed into insanity by Odin. Sigrún is the Valkyrie Queen introduced in God of War (2018). Now she is free to reunite the Valkyries and attempt to stem the tide of the dead flowing into Midgard. When Freya, the original Queen Valkyrie, lost her wings to Odin, Sigrún grudgingly took the position in her stead. Queen of the Valkyries, although she does not appear to refer to herself as such.
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