Sigurðr (Prime Earth)

Sigurðr or Sigurd, also known as Siegfried, was a warrior who slew the dragon Fafnir and was admitted into Valhalla upon his death as one of the Slain Warriors.^[3]

History

Upon death in combat, Siegfried became one of the einherjar in Valhalla, the Norse afterlife in Asgard. When he first met Wonder Woman in the afterlife, he gifted her with Gram, the magical sword forged by dwarven blacksmiths that he used to slew the dragon Fafnir, so that she would have better chances in the eternal battles of the einherjar.^[3]^[4]

Siegfried later returned from the dead through dark magic as the mysterious Shining Knight, being manipulated by Dr. Psycho to fight Wonder Woman. However, Siegfried has his memories and sanity restored when he faces Diana wielding his own sword, which she returns to him.^[2] So he moved into Steve Trevor's apartment in Washington, D.C. and became a member of the Checkmate organization, working with Diana, Steve and Etta Candy.^[5]

Powers and Abilities

Powers

Animal Empathy: Siegfried can talk to birds.^[6]
Invulnerability: Siegfried was invulnerable during his original lifetime, leaving the power behind with his body after death.^[3] He regained it when he returned to the land of the living.^[7]
Flight (Possibly Formerly): While under his guise as the 'Shining Knight' Siegfried could fly under his own power.^[2]
Resurrection (Formerly): Like all Slain Warriors in Valhalla's hall, Siegfried resurrected every time he was killed.
- Immortality (Formerly): As his death was never permanent in the afterlife because he resided in Valhalla, he was called an "immortal hero".^[1]

Abilities

Charisma
Multilingualism: He can speak to birds.^[8]
Swordsmanship

Paraphernalia

Weapons

Gram

Notes

This character or object is an adaptation of Sigurd, a character or object in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.
Siegfried was first adapted by William Woolfolk and Pete Riss, first appearing in Kid Eternity #2. However, in the Prime Earth continuity Siegfried first appeared as part of the New 52 DC Universe in Wonder Woman #770 by Michael W. Conrad, Becky Cloonan and Travis Moore.

Trivia

Siegfried's ability to speak to birds references Norse tradition. In many version of his legend, he learned the language of birds after tasting the blood or consuming the heart of the slain Fafnir.
Diana's favored nickname for Siegfried is "Siggy", which has proliferated to some of her friends such as Deadman, Etta Candy and Steve Trevor.
In addition to Diana, Siegfried has had romantic relationships with the half-Jotun Jack Frost^[9] and the Valkyrie Brunhilde^[10] in the past, and has been flirting with Cheetah^[11] and, apparently, Steve Trevor.^[5]^[9]