Gjúki was the King of the Burgundians in the late 4th century.
Norse attestations[]
He is mentioned in Old English Widsith as Gifica and as Gjúki in Norse eddic poem Atlakviða. As one of the earliest kings of the Niflungar, Gjúki's clan is called the Gjúkungar.
In the Prose Edda, Snorri Sturluson says that Gjúki fathered the sons Gunnarr, Högni and a daughter Guðrún. Gjúki's wife was Grímhildr who was a völva.
In Guðrúnarkviða I, Gjúki's second daughter is named Gullrönd while in Skáldskaparmál she is called Guðný. Gjúki's son by another woman is Gutþormr. With the death of his grandsons Erpr, Sörli and Hamðir the line of Gjúki came to an end.
In Hyndluljóð stanza 27, Óttarr is mentioned as being of the race of Gjúki:
Gunnarr ok Högni, |
Gunnar and Hogni, |
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External links[]
- Gjúki - Encyclopedia Mythica
- Burgundian Kings - Völkerwanderung: The Migration Period RPG
References[]
- ↑ Hyndluljóð at Heimskringla.no.
- ↑ Hyndluljóð stanzas 26-30, at voluspa.org.
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