where he is the eponymous ancestor of the Völsung family (Old Norse: Vǫlsungar, Old English: Wælsings), which includes the hero Sigurð. In Nordic mythology...
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'Homestead/village of Wæls' people/the Wælsings', a family known in Old Norse as the Vǫlsungar. A priory of Canons Regular was established on the site in 1153, a few...
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associated with this people. Völsungs Old English: Wælsing[as], Old Norse: Vǫlsungar George Gillespie states that the name is probably based on PGmc *wala-...
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