Siggeir
Siggeir is a mythological figure from the Nordic saga circle, he was king of Gautland (possibly Gotland ). He was married to Signy , the daughter of Wolsung .
During the wedding ceremony on the occasion of Signy's marriage to Siggeir, Odin appeared at the banquet in the disguise of a tall old man with a cape and hood and drove a blade into the apple tree in the middle of the hall . Then he said that the blade should belong to whoever could pull it out of the trunk. Siggeir and every other man in the room tried, but only Sigmund , the bride's twin brother , managed the show of strength. He called the sword griefand it turned out to be an excellent weapon. Siggeir offered him three times to buy the gun for a generous price, but Sigmund mockingly refused. Siggeir was very offended and drove home to Gautland with his bride the next day, thinking of revenge.
As a result, Siggeir invited Sigmund, his father Wölsung and Sigmund's nine brothers to visit Gautland to see the newlyweds again after three months. When the Wölsungen was -Clan arrived, they were attacked by the Gautländer and King Volsung was killed and taken captive his sons. Signy implored her husband to spare her brothers death and to leg irons in the woods instead of killing them immediately. Siggeir thought it would be nice and she deserved to be tortured a little more before he had her killed and therefore agreed. Now every night a she-wolf came and ate one of the brothers until only Siegmund was left. Signy helped her brother by smearing honey on his face and mouth. The she-wolf licked the honey and in search of more she stuck her tongue in Siegmund's mouth, which he then bit off, causing the animal to die. Signy freed and seduced him in the form of a young Völva , where she fathered the Sinfiötli with her brother . After their son was old enough a few years later, he and his father killed King Siggeir and thus took revenge for the betrayal at the time.