Keywords: The Branstock by Hoffman.jpg Image is captioned as The Branstock Two figures stand before the tree Barnstokkr The figure brandishing the sword is perhaps the hero Sigmund after pulling it from the tree The female figure is presumably Signy but no such scene occurs in the saga Völsunga saga itself Guerber Hélène Adeline 1895 Myths of the Northern Lands Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art American Book Company Page 228 Published 1895 Credited to Hoffmann PD-old Barnstokkr American Book Company |