Gudrun meaning
Gudrun name...
Kriemhild fgoGuðrún
The daughter of the legendary king Gjúki and his wife Grímhildr, and sister of Gunnarr, Högni, Guðný, and Guthormr, Gjúki's stepson. Her life is chronicled in Guðrunarkviða I-III.
When Sigurðr tarried at Gjúki's court, her mother, desiring Sigurðr's wealth for her family, gave him a magic draught that made him forget his vows to Brynhildr, and he married Guðrún. They had two children Sigmundr and Svanhildr.
Gudrun pronunciation
Guðrún's brothers Gunnarr and Högni swore oaths of blood brotherhood with him.
After the death of Sigurðr at the hands of Guthormr, Guðrún went to the court of king Hálfr in Denmark, where she spent the next seven years with Hákon's daughter Þóra making embroidery.
She too was given a draught of forgetfulness by Grímhildr, because she would otherwise not have agreed to marry Atli, the king of the Huns, and brother of Brynhildr. Her husband invited Högni and Gunnarr to his residence, but Guðrún suspected treachery and sent them word in runes not to come.
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