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'''Sigurd Snake-in-the-eye''' (Old Norse: '''Sigurðr ormr í auga''') was one of the five sons of Ragnar Lothbrok. | '''Sigurd Snake-in-the-eye''' (Old Norse: '''Sigurðr ormr í auga''') was one of the five sons of Ragnar Lothbrok. | ||
The "Snake-in-the-eye" part of Sigurd's name denoted the fact that he was born with a mark in his left eye, described as the image of the [[Ouroboros (nonfiction)|Ouroboros]] (a snake biting its own tail) encircling the pupil of his eye. The snake mark had been prophesied by his mother Aslaug, the daughter of the Valkyrie Brynhildr. | The "Snake-in-the-eye" part of Sigurd's name denoted the fact that he was born with a mark in his left eye, described as the image of the [[Ouroboros (nonfiction)|Ouroboros]] (a snake biting its own tail) encircling the pupil of his eye. | ||
The snake mark had been prophesied by his mother Aslaug, the daughter of the Valkyrie Brynhildr. | |||
In modern times, it has been suggested that the mark in Sigurd's eye was a result of a congenital mutation of the PAX6 gene. | In modern times, it has been suggested that the mark in Sigurd's eye was a result of a congenital mutation of the PAX6 gene. | ||
Latest revision as of 06:56, 30 December 2016
Sigurd Snake-in-the-eye (Old Norse: Sigurðr ormr í auga) was one of the five sons of Ragnar Lothbrok.
The "Snake-in-the-eye" part of Sigurd's name denoted the fact that he was born with a mark in his left eye, described as the image of the Ouroboros (a snake biting its own tail) encircling the pupil of his eye.
The snake mark had been prophesied by his mother Aslaug, the daughter of the Valkyrie Brynhildr.
In modern times, it has been suggested that the mark in Sigurd's eye was a result of a congenital mutation of the PAX6 gene.
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