ö ls ung ▁and ▁Sig mund ▁are ▁att ending ▁the ▁wed ding ▁fe ast ▁( which ▁last ed ▁for ▁some ▁time ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁marriage ), ▁when ▁Od in , ▁dis gu ised ▁as ▁a ▁begg ar , ▁pl ung es ▁a ▁sword ▁( G ram ) ▁into ▁the ▁living ▁tree ▁Bar n st ok k ▁(" off spring - tr unk ") ▁around ▁which ▁V ö ls ung ' s ▁hall ▁is ▁built . ▁The ▁dis gu ised ▁Od in ▁announ ces ▁that ▁the ▁man ▁who ▁can ▁remove ▁the ▁sword ▁will ▁have ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁gift . ▁Only ▁Sig mund ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁free ▁the ▁sword ▁from ▁the ▁tree . ▁ ▁Sig ge ir ▁is ▁sm itten ▁with ▁env y ▁and ▁desire ▁for ▁the ▁sword . ▁He ▁tries ▁to ▁buy ▁it ▁but ▁Sig mund ▁ref uses . ▁Sig ge ir ▁inv ites ▁Sig mund , ▁his ▁father ▁V ö ls ung ▁and ▁Sig mund ' s ▁nine ▁brothers ▁to ▁visit ▁him ▁in ▁G aut land ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁newly w eds ▁three ▁months ▁later . ▁When ▁the ▁V ö ls ung ▁cl an ▁arrive , ▁they ▁are ▁attacked ▁by ▁the ▁G aut s ; ▁King ▁V ö ls ung ▁is ▁killed ▁and ▁his ▁sons ▁captured . ▁Sign ý ▁b ese ech es ▁her ▁husband ▁to ▁spare ▁her ▁brothers ▁and ▁to ▁put ▁them ▁in ▁stock s ▁instead ▁of ▁killing ▁them . ▁As ▁Sig ge ir ▁thinks ▁that ▁the ▁brothers ▁des erve ▁to ▁be ▁tort ured ▁before ▁they ▁are ▁killed , ▁he ▁agre