Also one of the foremost Scandinavian scholars of the 19th century, Guðbrandur Vigfússon, identifies Sigurd as Arminius.
Najnovejše arheološke najdbe kažejo, da je bilo dolgo iskano prizorišče bitke skoraj zagotovo blizu hriba Kalkriese, približno 20 km severno od Osnabrücka.