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 Abt 0472 - 0492 (20 years)
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| Name |
ARNGRIMSSON Angantyr |
| Birth |
Abt 0472 |
Norway  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
0492 |
| Notes |
- According to Hervor's Saga, Angantyr the Berserker was the largest and strongest of the twelve sons of Arngrim på Bolm and his wife Eyfura. His father gave him the sword Tyrfing, which would cut through anything and which could not be drawn without killing a man.
According to the saga, one christmas eve on Bolm his brother Hjörvard proclaimed that he would marry Ingeborg, the daughter of king Yngve in Uppsala. The brothers went to Uppsala, where Hjalmar, one of king Yngve's men, offered a countersuit. The king let Ingeborg decide, and she chose Hjalmar; Hjörvard conceded defeat, but challenged Hjalmar to meet him for a duel on Samsø on midsummer's eve.
Angantyr married Svafa/Tofa, the daughter of Jarl Bjartmar.
The twelve brothers all came to the duel, and went berserk and attacked Hjalmar and his friend, the giant Orvar-Odd; Orvar-Odd killed eleven of the brothers and then found Angantyr dead and Hjalmar mortally wounded by the sword Tyrfing.
Orvar buried the brothers on Samsø.
Later, Angantyr's daughter, Hervor, came to claim the sword Tyrfing, and commanded her father to rise from the grave to get it for her, which he did.
Hervor married Höfund, and had sons Heidrek and Angantyr. Angantyr was killed when he asked Heidrek to show him Tyrfing, upon which Heidrek drew the sword.
Heidrek had a daughter named Hervor and sons named Angantyr and Hlod. When Heidrek died, Angantyr refused to give Hlod his share of the inheritance. Hlod attacked with the support of a Hun army, and was killed.
Research Notes
The battle between Angantyr and Hlod echoes the battles between the Goths and the Huns around 300 AD.
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
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I58782 |
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| Last Modified |
27 Jan 2026 |
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