Budli

Budli is the name of one or two legendary kings from the Scandinavian Legendary sagas.

Ásmundar saga kappabana

According to the Ásmundar saga kappabana, he was a Swedish king, and the father of Hildr. The saga relates that Hildebrand, the king of the Huns had a son named Helgi, who was married to Hildr. Helgi and Hildr had a son who was raised by his grand-father and named Hildebrand after him.

Hildebrand became a great warrior and was called the Hunnish champion. When his father Helgi had fallen in a war, his maternal grand-father, the Swedish king Budli, was killed by a Danish king by the name Alf. This Alf took Hildrebrand's mother Hild captive and gave her to the champion Aki with whom she had the son Asmund.

Völsunga saga

In the Völsunga saga, Budli was the father of Brynhildr (Brünnehilde).

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