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Volsung
In Norse mythology, Vǫlsung was murdered by the Geatish king Siggeir and avenged by one of his sons, Sigmund. Vǫlsung was the common ancestor of the ill-fortuned clan of the Vǫlsungs, including the greatest of Norse heroes, Sigurd.
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