Who Is Signy (Signý)?
The tragic princess who foresaw disaster
Signy is King Volsung's only daughter in the Saga of the Volsungs and the twin of Sigmund. She is portrayed as beautiful and wise, with the gift of seeing what the future holds.
King Siggeir of Gautland asks for her hand. Signy is unwilling, but she leaves the decision to her father, and the wedding takes place. The morning after, she tells her father that great misfortune will come from this marriage and begs him to undo it, but he refuses. Her foreboding later comes true in the tragedy that strikes her family.
Throughout the first part of the saga, Signy sacrifices herself for her family's honor and revenge, making her one of the most striking women in Norse legend.
