In the Völsunga saga tradition Rerir is the son of Sigi. While Rerir was absent his father Sigi was attacked and killed; Rerir returned, reclaimed the throne, and avenged his father's murder. Rerir married but remained childless until the goddess Frigg sent a giantess named Hljod in the shape of a crow to deliver an apple of fertility to Rerir and his wife; after his wife conceived Rerir died of an illness. The pregnancy lasted six years and the child, Völsung, was delivered by Caesarean and was able to kiss his mother before she died.
The supplied saga material and summaries do not provide a physical description of Rerir. He is portrayed functionally as a king and dynastic leader — a ruler who reclaims a throne and exacts vengeance — but details such as age, bearing, clothing, or specific regalia are not recorded in the referenced sources.
Rerir is not described as possessing supernatural powers. His notable capacities are political and martial: he reclaims his father's throne, avenges Sigi's murder, and governs Hunaland as a powerful ruler. His household's fertility is resolved through divine intervention by Frigg, who dispatches Hljod with a fertility apple; the extraordinary features of his son's gestation and birth (six‑year pregnancy and Caesarean delivery) are narrative motifs tied to divine agency rather than to abilities of Rerir himself.
Weaknesses
- otherNo supernatural weaknesses recorded
Wards
None recorded.
Abdiel
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Abiel
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Abigail
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Abraun
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Accolon
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Adils
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Adsullata
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Afaon fab Taliesin
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Agilaz (Egil)
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Aglovale
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Agnarr Geirröðsson
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Agne
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Community Record
- [1]The Saga of the Volsungs (summary reference). Völsunga saga summaries — sections on Sigi, Rerir, and Völsung; account of Frigg sending Hljod with an apple and description of six‑year pregnancy and Caesarean birth.literary
- [2]Rerir — Wikipedia. Encyclopedic entry summarizing Rerir as son of Sigi, ruler of Hunaland, avenger of Sigi, and father of Völsung; notes on Frigg/Hljod and Völsung's birth.wiki
- [3]Rerir — Alchetron. Secondary summary of the Völsung material noting Rerir's filial and paternal relations, kingship in Hunaland, and associated birth narrative.other
- [4]Tolkien Gateway — Rerir. Note of later literary reuse of the name 'Rerir' (e.g. Mount Rerir) in Tolkien's legendarium; cited as a modern appropriation distinct from the saga figure.other
- [5]Comparative mention: Beowulf / Anglo‑Saxon tradition. Reference in the supplied notes indicating that in Beowulf the character appears as Waels and the son as Waelsing — evidence of cognate traditions and name‑variants across Germanic literatures.literary