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myrdal
Alva (Reimer) [al-vuh rey-mer;; Swedish ahl-vah rey-muh r] /ˈæl və ˈreɪ mər;; Swedish ˈɑl vɑ ˈreɪ mər/ (Show IPA), 1902–86, Swedish sociologist and diplomat: Nobel Peace Prize 1982 (wife of Gunnar Myrdal). -
brynhild
a Valkyrie won as the wife of Gunnar by Sigurd who wakes her from an enchanted sleep: corresponds to Brunhild in the Nibelungenlied -
gjuki
a king, the father of Gudrun and Gunnar and the husband of Grimhild. -
grimhild
(in the Volsunga Saga) a sorceress, the wife of Gjuki and the mother of Gudrun and Gunnar. She gave Sigurd a potion to make him forget Brynhild so that he would marry Gudrun. -
gunther
John, 1901–1970, U.S. journalist and author. -
sigurd
the son of Sigmund and Hjordis and the husband of Gudrun. He kills the dragon Fafnir, acquires the treasure of Andvari, wins Brynhild for Gunnar, and is finally killed at the behest of Brynhild, whom he had once promised to marry: corresponds to Siegfried of the Nibelungenlied.