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	Signy - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Signy is the name of two heroines in two connected legends from Scandinavian mythology which were very popular in medieval Scandinavia.
		The second Signy is the daughter of king Siggeir's nephew Sigar.
		Hagbard managed to signal this to Signy who set her house on fire and died in the flames whereupon Hagbard hanged himself in the gallows, see Hagbard and Signy for more.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Signy (223 words)

	Hagbard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hagbard, son of Haamund, was a hero from Scandinavian mythology.
		Hagbard remained well-known until recent times in the legend of Hagbard and Signy.
		Hagbard fell in love with Signy the daughter of king Sigar, the nephew of king Siggeir (of the Völsunga saga), a love affair which ended tragically in their deaths, when Sigar wanted to have Hagbard executed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hagbard (194 words)

	Cross-dressing - T-Vox
		Hagbard in the Scandinavian legend of Hagbard and Signy (the Romeo and Juliet of the Vikings).
		Signy, however, who understood that it was Hagbard who had come to see her, explained to the maidens that his verse was truthful.
		Hagbard was, however, deceived by the handmaidens and he was arrested by Sigar's warriors.
	www.t-vox.org /index.php/Cross-dressing (2747 words)

	Hagbard and Signy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hagbard was the son of Haamund and Signy was the daughter of Sigar.
		In order to meet Signy, Hagbard dressed up as a woman and claimed to be his brother Haki's shieldmaiden.
		Hagbard was deceived by the handmaidens and he was arrested by Sigar's men.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hagbard_and_Signy (1121 words)

	Informat.io on Hagbard And Signy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Hagbard and Signy (Signe) (the Viking Age) or Habor and Sign(h)ild (the Middle Ages and later) were a pair of lovers in Scandinavian mythology and folklore whose legend was widely popular.
		Hagbard and his brother Haki were famous sea-kings (see Haki for his battles over the throne of Sweden).
		She mocked him, but Hagbard answered I will drink a last toast, and I take the horn of death with the same hand as with the one I sent your two sons to the goddess Hel.
	www.informat.io /?title=hagbard-and-signy (1091 words)

	Hagbard (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It has been suggested that Hagbard and Signy be merged into this article or section.
		Hagbard remained well-known until recent times in the legend of Hagbard and Signy.
		Hagbard fell in love with Signy the daughter of king Sigar, the; nephew of king Siggeir (of the VÃ¶lsunga saga), a love affair which ended tragically in their deaths, when Sigar wanted to have Hagbard executed.
	www.e-tv.co.za.cob-web.org:8888 /h/a/g/Hagbard.html (164 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Jorund (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Jorund or Eorund was a Swedish king of the House of Yngling.
		He was the son of Yngvi, and he had reclaimed the throne of Sweden for his dynasty from Haki (the brother of Hagbard, the hero of the legend of Hagbard and Signy, and it should be noted that Snorri cites two kennings from this legend Sigar's steed and Hagard's fell noose, when telling of Jorund).
		Snorri Sturluson relates that when Jorund was young he used to travel the seas and plunder with his brother Erik, and they were great warriors.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Jorund (494 words)

	Volsung - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		First they had twins, the girl Signy and her twin brother named Sigmund then nine more sons.
		Siggeir, the King of the Geats, soon arrived and proposed to Signy.
		They were met by Signy, who warned them that Siggeir intended to ambush them.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Volsungs (483 words)

	The Ultimate Sigar - American History Information Guide and Reference
		Sigar was in a feud with the sea-king Hagbard, but was informed by Signy's handmaid, that Hagbard had a secret love affair with Signy.
		Sigar decided to hang Hagbard, who, however, managed to inform Signy of this.
		Signy set her house on fire and succumbed in the flames while Hagbard executed himself in the gallows.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Sigar (139 words)

	Norse Mythology Encyclopedia Article @ Forbear.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Notable are also the shieldmaidens who were "ordinary" women who had chosen the path of the warrior.
		Otherwise there are few accounts from the 14th to the 18th century, but the clergy, such as Olaus Magnus (1555) wrote about the difficulties of extinguishing the old beliefs.
		The story related in Þrymskviða appears to have been unusually resilient, like the romantic story of Hagbard and Signy, and versions of both were recorded in the 17th century and as late as the 19th century.
	www.forbear.net /encyclopedia/Norse_mythology (4460 words)

	Hagbard and Signy Term Papers, Essay Research Paper Help, Essays on Hagbard and Signy (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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	Hamund - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Secondly, he was the father of Haki and Hagbard, two legendary sea-kings.
		His son Hagbard fell in love with Signy, a relative of Sigmund's enemy Siggeir (see Hagbard and Signy).
		This article relating to a Norse myth or legend is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hamund (98 words)

	Haki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		He had amassed a great force of warriors, and occasionally plundered together together with his brother Hagbard (who himself was the hero of one of the most popular legends of ancient Scandinavia, see Hagbard and Signy).
		He avenged his brother Hagbard's death by killing king Sigar, but he was later chased away by Sigar's son Sigvalde.
		Haki considered that he had amassed enough wealth and followers to make himself the king of Sweden.
	www.kiwipedia.com /haki.html (466 words)

	The Ultimate Hugleik Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
		He was reputed to be as greedy as he was rich and, he preferred to be in the company of jesters, seidmen and völvas who entertained him.
		Haki and Hagbard (the hero of the legend of Hagbard and Signy) were two famous sea-kings who had amassed a great force of warriors, and they occasionally plundered together.
		Haki arrived in Sweden with a his troops to assault Uppsala.
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Hugleik (509 words)

	Tristan and Isolde.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It is possible that Salernitano based his own story on the celtic myth, but there is little evidence of Tristan and Isolde mythology penetrating the Italian cultural stories.
		Mariotto and Gianozza is much more likely to be inspired by more well known star-crossed lovers like Hero and Leander, Pyramus and Thisbe, Floris and Blanchefleur, Troilus and Cressida and Hagbard and Signy.
		There are so many Isolde's in this tale - I am so confused!
	www.tristanandisolde.net /FAQ/faq.asp (932 words)

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