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'''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.

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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== Nonfiction cross-reference ==

* [[Ivar the Boneless (nonfiction)]]
* [[Ouroboros (nonfiction)]]

External links:

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigurd_Snake-in-the-Eye Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye] @ Wikipedia


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