Sigurd or Sigur (Pronounced the same) is a Scandinavian male name used in

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, Sweden, and

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derived from the

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

''Sigurðr'' (from ''sigr'' "victory" and ''varðr'' "guardian"). Other forms of this name are Sigvard and Siward.Behind the Name
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Sjur Sjur is a short form of the Norwegian masculine given name Sigurd originating from the Old Norse given name ''Sigurðr'' which means "victory" and "guarding". Sjur is also used as a surname, but is very rare. People with the given name * Sjur A ...

. Sigurd may refer to: Several figures from Norse mythology and legend: *

Sigurd Sigurd ( non, Sigurðr ) or Siegfried (Middle High German: ''Sîvrit'') is a legendary hero of Germanic heroic legend, who killed a dragon and was later murdered. It is possible he was inspired by one or more figures from the Frankish Merovi ...

, a hero from the ''Völsunga Saga'' *

Sigurd Hring Sigurd Ring (Old Norse: ''Sigurðr Hringr'', in some sources merely called ''Hringr'') according to legend was a king of the Swedes, being mentioned in many old Scandinavian sagas. According to these sources he was granted rulership over Sweden ...

, the legendary Danish king and father of Ragnar Lodbrok *

Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye Sigurd Snake-in-the-eye ( non, Sigurðr ormr í auga) or Sigurd Áslaugsson was a semi-legendary Viking warrior and Danish king active from the mid to late 9th century. According to multiple saga sources and Scandinavian histories from the 12th c ...

, the Viking warlord and son of Ragnar Lodbrok Several Norwegian monarchs: *

Sigurd Hart Sigurd Hart or Sigurd Hjort was a legendary king of Ringerike (modern central south Norway), during the late 9th or early 10th centuries. he is mentioned in ''Ragnarssona þáttr'' ("The Tale of Ragnar's Sons") and in '' Halvdan Svartes saga'' ("H ...

, a king of Ringarike and contemporary of Halfdan the Black *

Sigurd Syr Sigurd Syr ( Old Norse: ''Sigurðr Sýr'') (died c. 1018) was a Norwegian petty king of Ringerike, a region in Buskerud. He was notable in Norwegian history largely through his association with Kings Harald Hardrada and Olaf II of Norway. By hi ...

, petty king of Ringarike and father of Harald III of Norway *King

Sigurd I of Norway Sigurd Magnusson (1089 – 26 March 1130), also known as Sigurd the Crusader (Old Norse: ''Sigurðr Jórsalafari'', Norwegian: ''Sigurd Jorsalfar''), was King of Norway (being Sigurd I) from 1103 to 1130. His rule, together with his half-broth ...

, also known as Sigurd Jorsalfar (the Crusader). *King

Sigurd II of Norway Sigurd Haraldsson (Old Norse: ''Sigurðr Haraldsson''; 1133 – 10 June 1155), also called Sigurd Munn, was king of Norway (being Sigurd II) from 1136 to 1155. He was son of Harald Gille, king of Norway and his mistress Thora Guttormsdotter ('' ...

Several Jarls of Orkney: *

Sigurd Eysteinsson Sigurd Eysteinsson, or Sigurd the Mighty (reigned 875–892Ashley, pp. 440–441), was the second Earl of Orkney—a title bequeathed to Sigurd by his brother Rognvald Eysteinsson. A son of Eystein Glumra, Sigurd was a leader in the Viking con ...

, Jarl in the late 9th century *

Sigurd Hlodvirsson Sigurd Hlodvirsson (23 April 1014), popularly known as Sigurd the Stout from the Old Norse ''Sigurðr digri'',Thomson (2008) p. 59 was an Earl of Orkney. The main sources for his life are the Saga, Norse Sagas, which were first written down s ...

, Jarl of Orkney (circa 991-1014), killed at the Battle of Clontarf A number of pretenders to the Norwegian throne: *

Sigurd Slembe Sigurd Magnusson Slembe (or Slembedjakn) (died 12 November 1139) was a Norwegian pretender to the throne. He was the subject of '' Sigurd Slembe'', the historical drama written by the Norwegian playwright Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson in 1862. Biogra ...

Sigurd Markusfostre Sigurd Sigurdsson Markusfostre (ca. 1155 – 29 September 1163) was a pretender and rival king during the Civil war era in Norway. Background Sigurd Sigurdsson was reportedly a bastard son of King Sigurd II of Norway. He must have been born some ...

Sigurd Magnusson :''Sigurd Magnusson was also the name of Sigurd I of Norway.'' Sigurd Magnusson (ca. 1180 – 3 April 1194) was a Norwegian nobleman who campaigned against King Sverre of Norway during the Civil war era in Norway. Background Sigurd Magnusson was ...

Other figures from Scandinavian history: *

Sigurd Haakonsson Sigurd Håkonsson (died 962) ( Old Norse: ''Sigurðr Hákonarson'') was a Norwegian nobleman and Jarl of Lade in Trøndelag. Sigurd Håkonsson Ladejarl was the son of Håkon Grjotgardsson, the first Jarl of Lade (Old Norse Hlaðir). In 900, ...

(circa 895-962), Earl of Lade *Saint Sigurd of Växjö, also known as Sigfrid *

Siward, Earl of Northumbria Siward ( or more recently ) or Sigurd ( ang, Sigeweard, non, Sigurðr digri) was an important earl of 11th-century northern England. The Old Norse nickname ''Digri'' and its Latin translation ''Grossus'' ("the stout") are given to him by near-c ...

, 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 Sigurd Ibsen (23 December 1859 – 14 April 1930) was a Norwegian author, lawyer and statesman, who served as the prime minister of Norway in Stockholm (1903–1905) and played a central role in the dissolution of the union between Norway and ...

, 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 In Christian demonology, Belphegor (or Beelphegor, he, בַּעַל-פְּעוֹר ''Báʿal-pəʿór'' - Lord of the Gap) is a demon. In later Kabbalah Belphegor is a demon who helps people make discoveries. He seduces people by suggesting to ...

Sigurd Køhn Sigurd Eystein Køhn (6 August 1959 – 26 December 2004) was a Norwegian jazz saxophonist and composer. Career Køhn was born in Kristiansand, Norway, and started playing the violin and the clarinet at the age of 9, and begun playing the ...

, Norwegian jazz musician *

Sigurd Wongraven Sigurd Wongraven (born 28 November 1975), also known as Satyr, is a Norwegian musician who is the vocalist, guitarist, bassist and keyboardist for the black metal band Satyricon. Musical career Wongraven was a founding member of Satyricon ( ...

, better known as Satyr, lead singer and guitarist of Norwegian black metal band

Satyricon The ''Satyricon'', ''Satyricon'' ''liber'' (''The Book of Satyrlike Adventures''), or ''Satyrica'', is a Latin work of fiction believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as Titus Petr ...

In science: *

Sigurd Angenent Sigurd Bernardus Angenent (born 1960) is a Dutch-born mathematician and professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Angenent works on partial differential equations and dynamical systems, with his recent research focusing on heat equation a ...

, Dutch mathematician In military: *

Sigurd Kihlstedt Sigurd Wilhelm Kihlstedt (14 March 1897 – 14 October 1953) was a Swedish physician. He served as Surgeon-in-Chief of the Swedish Army and head of the Swedish Army Medical Corps from 1943 to 1953 and Deputy Surgeon-General of the Swedish Armed F ...

, Swedish military surgeon *

Sigurd Lagerman Vice Admiral Albert Hugo Sigurd Lagerman (11 January 1904 – 9 March 1970) was a Swedish Navy officer. Lagerman served as Commanding Admiral of Naval Command South (1958–1961) and was Chief of the Royal Swedish Naval Materiel Administration ...

, Swedish Navy vice admiral

Fictionals Sigurds

*Sigurd, character in the 1996 video game '' Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War''. *

, character in the 2013 television series ''

Vikings Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...

'', based on the historical

. *Sigurd Styrbjornsson, character in the 2020 video game '' Assassin's Creed: Valhalla''.

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Fictionals Sigurds

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