Sigurd or Sigur (Pronounced the same) is a Scandinavian male name - mainly used in Norway, derived from the Old Norse Sigurðr (from sigr "victory" and varðr "guardian"). Another form of this name is Sigvard.
Sigurd may refer to:
Several figures from Norse mythology and legend:
Sigurd, a hero from the Völsunga Saga
Sigurd Hring, the legendary Danish king and father of Ragnar Lodbrok
Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, the Viking warlord and son of Ragnar Lodbrok
Several Norwegian monarchs:
Sigurd Hart, a king of Ringarike and contemporary of Halfdan the Black
Sigurd Syr, petty king of Ringarike and father of Harald III of Norway
King Sigurd I of Norway
King Sigurd II of Norway
Several Jarls of Orkney:
Sigurd Eysteinsson, Jarl in the late 9th century
Sigurd Hlodvirsson, Jarl of Orkney (circa 991-1014), killed at the Battle of Clontarf
A number of pretenders to the Norwegian throne:
Sigurd Slembe
Sigurd Markusfostre
Sigurd Magnusson
Other figures from Scandinavian history:
Sigurd Haakonsson (circa 895-962), Earl of Lade
Saint Sigurd of Växjö, also known as Sigfrid
Siward, Earl of Northumbria, 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.
In music:
Sigurd, one of the two guitarists and founding members of the blackened death metal band Belphegor
Sigurd Køhn, Norwegian jazz musician
Sigurd Wongraven, better known as Satyr, lead singer and guitarist of Norwegian black metal band Satyricon
In science:
Sigurd Angenent, Dutch mathematician
