His father was Helge Hvasse (the Sharp); and his mother was Aslaug, a daughter of Sigurd the worm-eyed, who again was a son of Ragnar Lodbrok. It is told of Sigurd that when he was only twelve years old he killed in single combat the berserk Hildebrand, and eleven others of his comrades; and many are the deeds of manhood told of him in a long saga about his feats.
His father was Helge Hvasse (the Sharp); and his mother was Aslaug, a daughter of Sigurd the one-eyed; who himself was a son of Ragnar Lodbrok. It is said of Sigurd that at twelve years old he fought in single combat against berserk Hildebrand and killed eleven others of his companions; many heroic deeds are recounted about him in a lengthy saga detailing his exploits.