That hero was Siegfried, the hero of the Volsung Saga.
According to the Poetic Edda, Helgi Hjorvarthsson married one of these figures named Svava, while another story in the same text tells of how Volund and his brothers found and married three of them in the Wolfdales. The most famous of these figures was imprisoned in a wall of fire by Odin for killing too many warriors, but was rescued by a hero acting on the behalf of Gunther in exchange for Guthrun's hand in marriage. That hero was Siegfried, the hero of the Volsung Saga. In addition to Brynhilda, these figures included those who carried the bodies of fallen warriors to Valhalla. For 10 points, name these winged warrior women in Norse mythology.
According to the Poetic Edda, Helgi Hjorvarthsson married one of these figures named Svava, while another story in the same text tells of how Volund and his brothers found and married three of them in the Wolfdales.
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