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Helgi Hundingsbane is a prominent figure in Norse sagas. He is featured in the Volsunga saga and in two poems from the Poetic Edda, specifically Helgakviða Hundingsbana I and Helgakviða Hundingsbana II. According to the Poetic Edda, Helgi and his beloved Sigrún are the reincarnations of Helgi Hjörvarðsson and Sváva from the Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar. They are also reborn as Helgi Haddingjaskati and Kára, whose narrative is preserved within the Hrómundar saga Gripssonar. Helgi is identified as the offspring of Sigmund and Borghild, and at the tender age of fifteen, he avenges his father by killing Hunding, the Saxon king. He continues to engage in martial exploits, and one day, while aboard his longship, he encounters a Valkyrie named Sigrún, who possesses the ability to traverse the air and sea and is well-acquainted with his heroic deeds. She embraces and kisses him, leading him to fall deeply in love with her. However, her father, King Högne of Östergötland, has pledged her to Hothbrodd, the son of King Granmar of Södermanland. Helgi assembles a force at Brandey and advances into realm of Granmar. The narrative elaborates on the mobilization of troops and recounts a significant battle in which Helgi and his brother Sinfjötli confront Högne, along with his son Dag, Granmar, and sons of Granmar namely Hothbrodd, Starkad, and Gudmund. Ultimately, all perish except for Helgi, Sinfjötli, and youngest son of Högne namely Dag. Sigrún bids a furious farewell to the dying Hothbrodd and rejoices upon learning that her entire family is deceased, save for Dag, who pledges his loyalty to Helgi. Sigrún and Helgi subsequently marry and have several sons. Nevertheless, Dag is plagued by the obligation to avenge his father. He makes a sacrifice to Odin in hopes of retribution. Odin grants him a spear, which he uses to fatally wound Helgi. Following this, he approaches Sigrún to express his condolences, provoking her curse upon him. She instructs Dag to escape into the forest and to thereafter subsist on carrion. Subsequently, she inters Helgi in a burial mound, yet spirit of Helgi has already ascended to Valhalla, where Odin advises him to make himself at ease. Helgi willingly complies and commands Hunding to tend to the pigs, cleanse the feet of the einherjars, and perform other menial tasks. One evening, a report surfaces that someone has witnessed Helgi riding with a grand entourage into his own burial mound, prompting Sigrún to visit the barrow to see Helgi. His hair is encrusted with frost, his body stained with blood, and his hands are damp. He clarifies that this is due to every tear she has wept falling cold and wet upon him. Despite this, she arranges the bedding in his mound, and they share a cosy and delightful night together. Before dawn arrives, Helgi must return to Valhalla. Sigrún goes back home and spends the remainder of her life waiting in vain for Helgi to revisit his barrow once more.

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