Sigurd (name)

Sigurd or Sigur (Pronounced the same) is a Scandinavian male name - mainly used in Norway and Denmark, derived from the Old Norse Sigurðr (from sigr "victory" and varðr "guardian").[1] Other forms of this name are Sigvard and Siward.[2] A short form of the name is Sjur.

Sigurd may refer to:

Several figures from Norse mythology and legend:

  • Sigurd, a hero from the Völsunga Saga
  • Sigurd Hring, the legendary Danish king and father of Ragnar Lodbrok
  • Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, the Viking warlord and son of Ragnar Lodbrok

Several Norwegian monarchs:

Several Jarls of Orkney:

  • Sigurd Eysteinsson, Jarl in the late 9th century
  • Sigurd Hlodvirsson, Jarl of Orkney (circa 991-1014), killed at the Battle of Clontarf

A number of pretenders to the Norwegian throne:

Other figures from Scandinavian history:

  • Sigurd Haakonsson (circa 895-962), Earl of Lade
  • Saint Sigurd of Växjö, also known as Sigfrid
  • Siward, Earl of Northumbria, whose Danish name was Sigurd
  • Sigurd Jonsson of Sudreim, Regent of Norway on two occasions in the 15th century. Offered the throne in 1448, but declined.
  • Sigurd Ibsen, the eight prime minister of Stockholm and Norway, and son of playwright Henrik Ibsen.

In music:

  • Sigurd, one of the two guitarists and founding members of the blackened death metal band Belphegor
  • Sigurd Køhn, Norwegian jazz musician
  • Sigurd Wongraven, better known as Satyr, lead singer and guitarist of Norwegian black metal band Satyricon

In science:

Fictionals Sigurds

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See also

  • Siward (disambiguation), English equivalent to Sigurd

References

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