SCAND341 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Feud, Nibelung, Siggeir
11 Nov 2016
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Prose to clarify poems to follow, reconcile conflicting plot points. Feud between sons of giuki and brynhild"s brother, atli. Two sons by atli (erp and eitil), and a daughter by sigurd (svanhildr) Gudrun warns brothers of atli"s treachery (is ignored) Gudrun"s sons refuse to plead for their uncles" lives. Hogni"s heart cut out, gunnar put in snake pit. Gudrun"s sorrows after sigurd"s death (exchanges stories of woe with king thiodrek) Consolation with thora hakonardottir in denmark, there for seven seasons. Grimhild gave her a magic potion, married her to atli. Prophecy of tragedy to come in the subsequent poems(death of brothers and atli) Gudrun is accused of having an affair with king thiodrek. Gudrun"s ordeal and innocence, herkia"s punishment for slander. Amalgamation of christian and pagan themes (theme of untrue wife with the niflung cycle) Oddrun"s lament (don"t worry too much about this one) Frame: princess borgny could not give birth without oddrun (gunnar"s lover)
