Giuki

[ gyoo-kee ]

/ ˈgyu ki /

Gjuki.

Definition for giuki (2 of 2)

Gjuki

[ gyoo-kee ]

/ ˈgyu ki /

a king, the father of Gudrun and Gunnar and the husband of Grimhild.

< Old Norse Gjūki; compare Old English Gifica, Old High German Gibicho

King Giuki had a stepson named Guttorm and he was not bound in the oath that bound Sigurd and the others in brotherhood.

The Children of Odin |Padraic Colum
To Giuki lead all-verdant ways; the fates point out to wayfarers where the good king a born daughter has; her wilt thou, Sigurd!

The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson |Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson
Green roads lead to Giuki's, fate guides the wanderer forward.

The Edda, Vol. 2 |Winifred Faraday
Gold-bestrider, the name given to Sigurd by Giuki because he rode with the treasure of gold upon his saddle.

The Story of Sigurd the Volsung |William Morris

Gunnar and Hogni, sons of Giuki; and Gudrun likewise, their sister.

The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson |Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre Sturleson