Sigurd (name) explained

Sigurd or Sigur (Pronounced the same) is a Scandinavian male name used in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Iceland derived from the Old Norse Sigurðr (from sigr "victory" and varðr "guardian").^[1] Other forms of this name are Sigvard and Siward.^[2] A short form of the name is Sjur.

Sigurd may refer to:

Several figures from Norse mythology and legend:

• Sigurd, a hero from the Völsunga Saga
• Sigurd Hring, the legendary Danish king and father of Ragnar Lodbrok
• Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, the Viking warlord and son of Ragnar Lodbrok

Several Norwegian monarchs:

• Sigurd Hart, a king of Ringarike and contemporary of Halfdan the Black
• Sigurd Syr, petty king of Ringarike and father of Harald III of Norway
• King Sigurd I of Norway, also known as Sigurd Jorsalfar (the Crusader).
• King Sigurd II of Norway

Several Jarls of Orkney:

• Sigurd Eysteinsson, Jarl in the late 9th century
• Sigurd Hlodvirsson, Jarl of Orkney (circa 991-1014), killed at the Battle of Clontarf

A number of pretenders to the Norwegian throne:

• Sigurd Slembe
• Sigurd Markusfostre
• Sigurd Magnusson

Other figures from Scandinavian history:

• Sigurd Haakonsson (circa 895-962), Earl of Lade
• Saint Sigurd of Växjö, also known as Sigfrid
• Siward, Earl of Northumbria, whose Danish name was Sigurd
• Sigurd Jonsson of Sudreim, Regent of Norway on two occasions in the 15th century. Offered the throne in 1448, but declined.
• Sigurd Ibsen, the eight prime minister of Stockholm and Norway, and son of playwright Henrik Ibsen.

In music:

• Sigurd, one of the two guitarists and founding members of the blackened death metal band Belphegor
• Sigurd Køhn, Norwegian jazz musician
• Sigurd Wongraven, better known as Satyr, lead singer and guitarist of Norwegian black metal band Satyricon

In science:

• Sigurd Angenent, Dutch mathematician

In military:

• Sigurd Kihlstedt, Swedish military surgeon
• Sigurd Lagerman, Swedish Navy vice admiral

In politics:

• Sigurd Agersnap (born 1993), Danish politician

Fictionals Sigurds

• Sigurd, character in the 1996 video game .
• Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, character in the 2013 television series Vikings, based on the historical Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye.
• Sigurd Styrbjornsson, character in the 2020 video game .
• Sigurd, writer of logs in the 2023 video game Lethal Company.

See also

• Siward (disambiguation), English equivalent to Sigurd

References

1. http://www.behindthename.com/name/sigurd Behind the Name
2. http://www.behindthename.com/name/sigvard Behind the Name