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Völsung

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Völsung

Summary

Völsung is a Norse mythical character[1]. He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Völsung was married to Hljod[3].
  • A child of Völsung was Sigmund[4].
  • Völsung is recorded as male[5].
  • Völsung's instance of is recorded as Norse mythical character[6].
  • Völsung is part of Norse mythology[7].
  • Völsung's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'non', 'text': 'Vǫlsungr'}[8].
  • Völsung's different from is recorded as Völsungs[9].

Body

Personal Life

Among Völsung's spouses was Hljod[3]. A child of him was Sigmund[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Völsung include Völsungs[10], a fictional family[11].

Why It Matters

Völsung has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Entities named for him include Völsungs[10], a fictional family[11].

FAQs

Who was Völsung married to?

Völsung's spouses include Hljod[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Völsung. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/v-lsung
MLA “Völsung.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/v-lsung.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_v-lsung_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Völsung}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/v-lsung}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of children → +10
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1971]]: 10"
  2. 27d ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Killed by → Q1810814
    Manner of death → Q149086
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1196]]: [[Q149086]]"
  3. 5w ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → Norse mythical character
    Part of → —
    Part of → Norse mythology
    Different from → Völsungs
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P22]]: [[Q457767]]"
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