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HOFUNDSSON Heidrek |
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0512 |
Scandinavia, Europe  |
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Male |
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- According to Hervor's Saga, Heidrek was the son of Hervor, daughter of Angantyr the Berserker, and Höfund, son of Gudmund. He took after his mother, and was brash and cruel.
He was banished from his father's kingdom after killing several men at a banquet. His mother gave him the enchanted sword Tyrfing when he left, and his brother Agantyr accompanied him.
He killed his brother when Angantyr asked Heidrek to show him Tyrfing, upon which Heidrek drew the sword - which was cursed to not be drawn without killing a man.
Heidrek went to Reidgotaland and entered into king Harald's service, and was rewarded with half the kingdom and the king's daughter, Helga. They had a son named Angantyr. When Heidrek's father, Höfund, ruled that Angantyr, as the noblest boy in the land, had to be sacrificed to end the bad times, Heidrek killed king Harald and his young son Halfdan and sacrificed their blood on the altar instead. Because of this, his wife Helga killed herself.
Heidrek abducted the Hun princess Sifka and kept her for a year, then sent her home to her people when she was pregnant. She bore him a son, Hlod, who later went to war against Angantyr for the kingdom.
Heidrek married Olof, daughter of the Saxon king, but divorced her after his son Angantyr caught her sleeping with a thrall.
As part of peace negotiations, he fostered Herlaug, son of king Hrollaug in Holmgard, and later married Hrollaug's daughter, Hergerd. They had a daughter who was named Hervor after her grandmother. She became a shieldmaiden.
Heidrek was murdered by nine thralls who stole the sword Tyrfing and killed him and his entire retinue. His son Angantyr avenged him, and having dealt three misdeeds, the sword was no longer cursed.
Sources
https://heimskringla.no/wiki/Hervarar_saga_ok_Hei%C3%B0reks accessed May 2024
https://heimskringla.no/wiki/Sverdet_Tyrfing accessed 1 May 2024
https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angantyr accessed 1 May 2024
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hervor accessed 1 May 2024
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidrek accessed 1 May 2024
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I58775 |
Freeman-Smith |
| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
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