Talk:Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye

Name

I'm surprised by this article, because as far as I know Sigurd's given-name was Snake-in-the-Eye. This is of unknown meaning, but may be associated with his cunningness, a trait that was considered a virtue in the likes of Odyyseus and the Norse god Loki.

This may prove to be of interest. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/viking_way/

In Danish, he is called Snogøje (Snakeeye) as well as Orm-i-øje (Wyrm/Snake-in-the-Eye). --dllu 17:05, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Medical conditions can lead to nicknames. Some are severe some are totally (almost) harmless. A coloboma could look like a vertical slit pupil (naturally I do not connsider the gentic cat eye syndrome which certainly does not fit the hardy life of Sigurd. Another condition is a synechia of the iris causing a permanent scar and adhesion - immbility of the iris on this scar); the causes are multiple. Whilst treatable in 2014, viking ophtalmology was limited. This Sigurd could have inherited from a permament scar; his good eye would have help him carry the day and the not so good eye would have not make his life unbearable. But both conditions would have earned him a snake-in-the-eye nickname. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.176.105.145 (talk) 19:54, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

References

Manga

I really don't think the manga/anime part belongs in this article. It is a very obscure reference at best. --dllu 13:47, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

Aaslaug - Brynhild - citation needed

Hi,

In the article on Brynhild herself, the information that she is the mother of Aaslaug, the future wife of Sigurd Snakin'Eye is stated to be found in the Völsunga saga, if that helps.

T — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.89.219.147 (talk) 00:52, 5 March 2016 (UTC)

How?

He was real, but his father was not?2601:806:4301:C100:3509:1F79:2632:9F33 (talk) 21:34, 25 May 2017 (UTC)

If Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye was real then he obviously had a father. But legend claims his father was called Ragnar Lodbrok and experienced certain things. These claims may be false. PrimeHunter (talk) 21:59, 25 May 2017 (UTC)

Sigurd's House

Wouldn't Sigurd be a part of the House of Munsö instead of the Sigfredian Dynasty? Or does the House of Munsö only start with Björn Ironside? 2600:8801:141B:9900:F882:BBC5:ED21:3409 (talk) 03:05, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

The house of Munsö is a modern name given to the old kings of sweden based off the assumption that the burial mound on an island by the name of Munsö belonged to Björn Ironside. Although he died in Frisia and has no connection to later swedish kings such as Erik “blessed with victory”. 2600:100D:A000:4C03:E11D:8EC1:80E9:B9F9 (talk) 17:48, 13 October 2023 (UTC)