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Figure in Norse mythology
Heidrek or Heiðrekr (Old Norse: [ˈhɛiðˌrekz̠]) is one of the main characters in the cycle about the magic sword Tyrfing. He appears in the Hervarar saga
Heidrek
Germanic legendary saga
Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks (The Saga of Hervör and Heidrek) is a legendary saga from the 13th century combining matter from several older sagas in Germanic
Hervarar_saga_ok_Heiðreks
Viking and shield maiden characters
female characters in the Tyrfing Cycle, presented in The Saga of Hervör and Heidrek with parts found in the Poetic Edda. The first, the Viking Hervör, challenged
Hervor
Legendary sword from Norse mythology
had two sons, Heidrek and Angantyr (the second). Hervor gave Heidrek the sword Tyrfing in secret. While Angantyr and Heidrek walked, Heidrek showed Angantyr
Tyrfing
Fictional character
saga and in editions of the Poetic Edda. Gizur was the foster-father of Heidrek, who made a coup-d'état in Reidgotaland, the land of the Goths (see Oium
Gizur
Fictional metal in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings
use. Impenetrable armour occurs in Norse mythology in Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, a story that Tolkien certainly knew and could have used for his mithril
Mithril
British book editor (1924–2020)
in 1954. Away from his father's writings, he published The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise: "Translated from the Icelandic with Introduction, Notes and Appendices
Christopher_Tolkien
Protohistoric Swedish dynasty
listed first in most medieval Swedish king lists. The Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks has in some versions an addition which gives a regnal list of Sweden following
House_of_Munsö
Odin's eight-legged horse
in a riddle found in the 13th-century legendary saga Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, in the 13th-century legendary saga Völsunga saga as the ancestor of the
Sleipnir
Old Icelandic verse riddles
The riddles of Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, also known as Gátur Gestumblinda ('Gestumblindi's riddles'), Heiðreks gátur ('Heiðrekr's riddles') and Heiðreksmál
Gátur_Gestumblinda
Character in Norse mythology
Glæsisvellir and they had the sons Heidrek and Angantyr. Angantyr would be the next of Tyrfing's victims. Angantyr's brother Heidrek had made himself impossible
Angantyr
Semi-legendary Swedish king
sources and his disappearance from the historical record. "Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks", Guðni Jónsson's and Bjarni Vilhjálmsson's edition at Norrøne Tekster
Erik_Björnsson
Norse deity
earth. Dellingr is also attested in the legendary saga Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks. Scholars have proposed that Dellingr is the personified dawn and his name
Dellingr
Norse mythological figure
Hlöd or Hlod was the illegitimate son of Heidrek, the king of the Geats, in Norse mythology. He appears in the Hervarar saga and probably also as Hlith
Hlöd
Old Norse heroic poem
Hunnenschlachtlied, is an heroic poem in Old Norse found in Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks. Many attempts have been made to try to fit the Hlöðskviða with known history
Hlöðskviða
Female warrior in Norse folklore and mythology
skjaldmær most often shows up in legendary sagas such as Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks. However, female warriors are also mentioned in the Latin work Gesta Danorum
Shield-maiden
Widely revered deity in Germanic mythology
family line. In the 13th century legendary saga Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, the poem Heiðreks gátur contains a riddle that mentions Sleipnir and Odin: 36.
Odin
Legendary Norse princess
and in the Lay of Hyndla. As Alfhild, she appears in Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks. She would have lived during the 7th or 8th century. She was given in marriage
Auðr the Deep-Minded (Ívarsdóttir)
Auðr_the_Deep-Minded_(Ívarsdóttir)
Norse mythical character
or mythological event. Gollum and King Heidrek were both angry and frustrated with their opponent. King Heidrek becomes violent and swings his sword, Tyrfing
Vafþrúðnir
Legendary king of Sweden and Denmark
Ragnar Lodbrok, Tale of Ragnar's Sons, Heimskringla, Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, Sögubrot af nokkrum fornkonungum, and many other Icelandic sources, Ragnar
Ragnar_Lodbrok
Supernatural being in Germanic folklore
some sources as either resembling or being a dwarf. In Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, the sword Tyrfing is forged, and subsequently cursed, by a dwarf named
Dwarf_(folklore)
Norse mythical name
appearing in two medieval Scandinavian legendary texts: Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks and (in the Latinised form as Gestiblindus) in Saxo Grammaticus' Gesta
Gestumblindi
Boar, sacrificed as a part of Yule celebrations in Germanic paganism
in some forms of a tradition known as heitstrenging. Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks refers to the tradition of swearing oaths on Yule Eve by laying hands on
Sonargöltr
Early Germanic people
other Romanized populations. According to Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks (The Saga of Hervör and Heidrek), a 13th-century legendary saga, Árheimar was the capital
Goths
Figure in Norse mythology
of the warrior Hlöd by Heidrek, King of the Geats. She was the daughter of Humli, King of the Huns. After the Geatish Heidrek murdered the Gothic king
Sifka
Ritualistic killing, usually as an offering
sacrificing his last son, Egil.[citation needed] In the Saga of Hervor and Heidrek, Heidrek agrees to the sacrifice of his son in exchange for command over half
Human_sacrifice
Ideas concerning death and the afterlife in Norse pagan belief systems
during the encounter with the draug Karr the Old and Hervarar saga ok Heidreks when Hervor goes to her father Angantyr's mound to obtain the sword Tyrfing
Death_in_Norse_paganism
Norse gods
for Gaut or Gauti. According to Hervarar saga ok Heidreks konungs ("The Saga of Hervor and King Heidrek") versions H and U: Sigrlami. He was son of Odin
Sons_of_Odin
Statement with a double meaning used as a puzzle
dogs off, One ever dirty Dangles behind it. This riddle ponder O prince Heidrek! The cow has four teats, four legs, two horns, two back legs, and one tail
Riddle
King of the Huns
the Hervarar Saga. He is the Grandfather of Hlod, illegitimate son of Heidrek, King of the Goths. After Heideric's death, Humli tells his grandson to
Humli
king Heidrek is asked by Gestumblindi (Odin), "What is that lamp which lights up men, but flame engulfs it, and wargs grasp after it always." Heidrek knows
Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology
Wolves_in_folklore,_religion_and_mythology
River in Norway
York: Praeger Publishers. Tolkien, Christopher (trans.), The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise (London: Nelson, 1960), p. 67 fn. 4. Media related to Glomma at
Glomma
Legendary Swedish-Danish battle
recounted in several sources such as the Norse sagas Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, Bósa saga ok Herrauðs and Sǫgubrot af nokkrum fornkonungum, but it is
Battle_of_Brávellir
Term for "oath swearing" in Old Norse
bristles of the sónargöltr and drinking of the bragarfull: Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks describes heitstrengingjar taking place in a similar manner to in Helgakviða
Heitstrenging
Semi-legendary Swedish chieftain
uncertain. Virtually our only source for his person is the Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks (13th century) that concludes with a brief chronicle of Swedish kings up
Refil_Björnsson
Norse mythical location
points to a potential additional connection in the saga Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, where the queen hangs herself in the dísarsalr (Old Norse "the Hall of
Fólkvangr
or weather-maker Óðins nǫfn (5) Ítrekr Glorious ruler Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks< Jafnhárr Jafnhar Evenhigh, just-as-high, equally high Gylfaginning, Grímnismál
List_of_names_of_Odin
14th century Icelandic manuscript
section on mathematics called Algorismus, the text of Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks. It was originally in one part, but now split in three (AM 371 4to, AM
Hauksbók
Group of deities in Norse mythology
Jónsson's edition of the text with normalized spelling. The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise in translation by Christopher Tolkien (1960) verse 104, p. 58
Norns
King of the Swedes and later Denmark
Tolkien, Christopher, & Turville-Petre, G. (eds) (1956) Hervarar Saga ok Heidreks. London: Viking Society for Northern Research. [2] Truhart, Peter (1988)
Sigurd_Ring
Group of asymmetric boardgames
sagas, including Orkneyinga saga, Friðþjófs Saga, the Saga of Hervör and Heidrek, and others. These three period treatments of Hnefatafl offer some important
Tafl_games
Tradition. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 0-299-09500-2. The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise (PDF). Translated by Finch, R. G. London and Edinburgh: Nelson
List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, A
List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_A
Swedish legendary duo
"Hjalmar's death song" is found inserted in the older text of Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks as well as in Örvar-Odds saga, though the texts diverge considerably. In
Hjalmar_and_Ingeborg
Fictional forests
the Hlöðskviða ("The Battle of the Goths and Huns", in Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks) both mention that the Mirkwood was beside the Danpar, the River Dnieper
Mirkwood
Edda. Translated by Faulkes, Anthony. Everyman. 1995. The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise (PDF). Translated by Finch, R. G. London and Edinburgh: Nelson
List of people, clan, and place names in Germanic heroic legend
List_of_people,_clan,_and_place_names_in_Germanic_heroic_legend
Norse mythology. She is mentioned only once in Hervararkviða, part of Heiðreks saga, otherwise known as the Tyrfing Cycle of Old Norse legends. Tófa is
Tofa_(Poetic_Edda)
Antik Historia, Uppsala Universitet. ISBN 91-506-1471-1. The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise (PDF). Translated by Tolkien, Christopher. 1960. Pritsak, Omeljan
List of named weapons, armour and treasures in Germanic heroic legend
List_of_named_weapons,_armour_and_treasures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend
dayspring" or "shining one" Nótt Dagr Poetic Edda, Prose Edda, Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks Æsir Forseti (Old Norse) "Chairman" None attested None attested Poetic
List_of_Germanic_deities
Historical core region of Sweden
original on 23 January 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2010. "Hervarar saga og Heiđreks" (in Icelandic). Snerpa.is. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011
Svealand
Genre of Norse saga
legend, the hero of which is compared to Hrólf Kraki. Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks - a saga which may be of Swedish origin containing Swedish, Geatish and
Legendary_saga
Ghost, spirit, or deity in Norse mythology
honouring them, the dísablót, is mentioned in one version of Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks konungs and in Víga-Glúms saga, Egils saga, and the Heimskringla. According
Dís
parentage are contradictory. The 13th-century Icelandic saga Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks describes him as the son of Björn Eriksson, but Saxo Grammaticus instead
List_of_monarchs_of_Sweden
Traditional form of word-play in Scandinavia
Old Norse riddles occur in one section of the Icelandic Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, in which the god Óðinn propounds around 37 verse riddles (depending on
Scandinavian_riddles
(wife of Ingjald) 7th century: Princess of Småland, daughter of king Heidrek of Småland, (wife of Ivar Vidfamne) 8th century: Inghild of Sweden (wife
List of Swedish royal consorts
List_of_Swedish_royal_consorts
Ancient Norse prose stories and histories
history. Some legendary sagas quote verse — particularly Vǫlsunga saga and Heiðreks saga — and when they do it is invariably Eddaic verse. Some legendary sagas
Saga
Semi-Legendary Norse king
legendary sagas: Bósa saga ok Herrauðs Helga þáttr Þórissonar Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks Norna-Gests þáttr Þorsteins þáttr bæjarmagns He also appears in Saxo Grammaticus'
Guðmundr
Legendary king of Sweden
Swedish Realm again came to be divided between brothers. "Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks", Guðni Jónsson's and Bjarni Vilhjálmsson's edition at Norrøne Tekster
Erik_Refilsson
Colonne – Historia destructionis Troiae Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks (The Saga of Hervar and Heidrek) Gerbert de Montreuil – Le Roman de la Violette Raghavanka
13th_century_in_literature
Sword of legendary Danish king Hrólf Kraki
Muriel A. C. Press (1880). Tolkien, Christopher (1960). The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise. Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd. p. 2. ISBN 9780007416967. {{cite
Skofnung
Winter festival
Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar and Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, the first of which reads: Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks similarly takes place on Yule-Eve and describes
Yule
included in the probably thirteenth-century Old Norse Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks: Fjórir hanga, fjórir ganga, tveir veg vísa, tveir hundum varða, einn eptir
Four_Hang;_Two_Point_the_Way
Old Norse poem
whole, including manuscript sources, and stemmatics, see Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks. As well as appearing in translations of the Hervarar saga, the poem is
Hervararkviða
Old Norse scholar and YouTuber
ISBN 9781624668357 Crawford, Jackson (2021), Two Sagas of Mythical Heroes: Hervor and Heidrek and Hrólf Kraki and His Champions, Indianapolis, Indiana: Hackett Publishing
Jackson_Crawford
King of Sweden
Heimskringla at the Online Medieval & Classical Library. "Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks", Guðni Jónsson's and Bjarni Vilhjálmsson's edition at Norrøne Tekster
Håkan_the_Red
Translated by Hall; Angela. D. S. Brewer. ISBN 0-85991-369-4. The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise (PDF). Translated by Tolkien, Christopher. 1960. Uecker, Heiko
List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, Hi–Hy
List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_Hi–Hy
Legendary capital of the Goths
first appears in the Hervarar saga when Angantyr has avenged his father Heidrek and retaken the Dwarf-cursed sword Tyrfing: And when it was close on midnight
Árheimar
found in Olof Verelius' work, in the annotations of the Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, and the other one in Johan Hadorph's work (1690). Both of the versions
Ballad_of_Eric
King of Sweden c. 1080–1110
Katarina, married Danish Prince Björn Ironside Haraldsson Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks Dick Harrison, "Inge den äldre", Nationalencyklopedin, http://www.ne
Inge_the_Elder
Central European tribe
similar to the one in Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks (13th century), where prior the battle between Goths and Huns, Heidrek died in Harvaða fjöllum (Carpathian
Vistulans
Old Norse name for Rus'
(in Icelandic). Petersen, Niels Matthias, ed. (1847). Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks konungs. Nordiske oldskrifter (in Icelandic and Danish). Vol. 3. Translated
Garðaríki
Fyodor Braun saw the German Harfada (Harvaða fjöllum from Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks), which would be the German name of the Carpathian Mountains, as the origin
Names of the Croats and Croatia
Names_of_the_Croats_and_Croatia
Heroic literary traditions of the Germanic-speaking peoples
Germanischen Altertumskunde. Vol. 14. de Gruyter. pp. 260–280. The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise (PDF). Icelandic texts. Translated by Tolkien, Christopher. London:
Germanic_heroic_legend
Nafnaþulur Andaðr Breathed None attested None attested Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks Andudr Angeyja Contested Augeia Father: Geirröðr Sisters: Atla, Eistla
List of jötnar in Norse mythology
List_of_jötnar_in_Norse_mythology
Princess in Norse mythology
Danorum Love, Jeffrey Scott (2013). The Reception of »Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks from the Middle Ages to the Seventeenth Century. Herbert Utz Verlag. pp
Eyfura
Scandinavian queen appearing in Norse sagas
receives brief mention in the genealogical appendix to Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, which likewise when discussing Eric states "He married Sigrith the Ambitious"
Sigrid_the_Haughty
Translated by Hall; Angela. D. S. Brewer. ISBN 0-85991-369-4. The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise (PDF). Translated by Tolkien, Christopher. 1960. Uecker, Heiko
List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, I–O
List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_I–O
). Nordisk Familjebok. Vol. 22 (2 ed.). pp. 910–912. The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise (PDF). Translated by Tolkien, Christopher. 1960. Uecker, Heiko
List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, P–S
List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_P–S
Sifka, Hunnic princess appearing in the Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, mother of Hlöd by Heidrek, king of the Geats Ultzindur (fl. 460), Hun nobleman, blood
List_of_Huns
German-language book of Eddic poetry
Hunnenschlacht (from the Saga of Hervör and Heidrek) Das Hervǫrlied (from the Saga of Hervör and Heidrek) Die Biarkamál Das Innsteinslied (from the Saga
Eddica_minora
Early Slavic tribe and ethnic group
similar to the one in Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks (13th century), where prior the battle between Goths and Huns, Heidrek died in Harvaða fjöllum (Carpathian
White_Croats
Flowering plant in the mistletoe family Santalaceae
Additionally, a sword by the same name also appears in Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks and Hrómundar saga Gripssonar. When Christianity became widespread in Europe
Viscum_album
Svea society. Uppsala universitet. ISBN 91-554-5263-9. The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise (PDF). Translated by Tolkien, Christopher. 1960. Uecker, Heiko
List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, T–Y
List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_T–Y
Icelandic epic poem
from ríma II. The passage corresponds to the famous poem Hervararkviða in Heiðreks saga, a probable source for Ormars rímur, in which Hervör asks her dead
Ormars_rímur
Andrews contributed major articles on the Old Norse sagas Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks and Hrómundar saga Gripssonar and a series on the relationship of Ibsen’s
Albert_LeRoy_Andrews
Legendary kings of Denmark
his dramatic demise. Shorter accounts are found in the Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks (13th century), Lejrekroniken (12th century), The Saga of Herraud and Bose
Harald_Wartooth
King of Sweden c.1050–1060
av Bremen (1984), p. 140-3 (Book III, Chapter 15-16). Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, Guðni Jónsson's og Bjarni Vilhjálmsson's edition at «Norrøne Tekster og
Emund_the_Old
in burials is one riddle of the Gátur Gestumblinda in Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, in which a leek is described as having its feet stretching towards the
Leeks_in_Germanic_paganism
Translated by Hall; Angela. D. S. Brewer. ISBN 0-85991-369-4. The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise (PDF). Translated by Tolkien, Christopher. 1960. de Vries, Jan
List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, H–He
List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_H–He
64 (7): 486–490. doi:10.2307/2910019. JSTOR 2910019. The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise (PDF). Translated by Tolkien, Christopher. 1960. Uecker, Heiko
List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, F–G
List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_F–G
King of Sweden c.1067–1070
letters from a nobleman to his son. A. Small. p. 140. Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, Guðni Jónsson's og Bjarni Vilhjálmsson's edition at «Norrøne Tekster og
Halsten_Stenkilsson
Legendary king of Sweden
in Skáldatal and Landnámabók. Early Swedish history "Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks" Archived 2007-05-08 at the National and University Library of Iceland
Björn_at_Haugi
English Name in Old Norse Poetry". Nomina (20): 23–35. The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise (PDF). Translated by Tolkien, Christopher. 1960. Uecker, Heiko
List of figures in Germanic heroic legend, D–E
List_of_figures_in_Germanic_heroic_legend,_D–E
Religious practice in Germanic paganism
horsemeat when becoming king of the Svear according to Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks. The U-version of this saga further tells how Blótsveinn became king after
Blót
King of Sweden from 1022 to 1050
Machine by Marianne Gustafsson for Främmestad Village Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, Guðni Jónsson's og Bjarni Vilhjálmsson's edition at «Norrøne Tekster og
Anund_Jacob
Icelandic scholar and apologist (1568–1648)
the only complete extant version of the Völuspa and the Hervararsaga ok Heidreks is featured, among a number of others. He was parish rector at Melstaður
Arngrímur_Jónsson
Epic cycle of the Scythian religion
of a sword being connected to a prophecy in both the Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks and the Visio Domini Karoli Regis Francorvm; due to the production techniques
Scythian_genealogical_myth
Figure in Germanic heroic legend
ISBN 0-520-23285-2. Crawford, Jackson (2021). Two sagas of mythical heroes : Hervor and Heidrek & Hrólf Kraki and his champions, Glossary for The Saga of Hrólf Kraki and
Elgfróði
Feast in Germanic paganism
southward over the land, and found Helgi, his brother. Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks relates that Hjörvard, the son of Arngrim, promised at his bragarfull to
Symbel
Building in Upplands-Bro Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
hugumstóri, at Skaldic Arts. Peter Tunstall, The Saga of Hervor & King Heidrek the Wise, 2003. Magnússflokkr Archived 2011-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
Signhildsberg
Traditional stories featuring riddle-contests
org/stable/45763. Jeffrey Scott Love, The Reception of Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks from the Middle Ages to the Seventeenth Century, Münchner Nordistische
Riddle-tale
HEIDREK
HEIDREK
HEIDREK
HEIDREK
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pramlata | பà¯à®°à®®à¯à®²à®¾à®¤à®¾
Boy/Male
Hindu
Victory for proximity, Of exalted victory, Winning, To acquire by victory
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Speaker; Elder Brother; Rain
Boy/Male
English American
From the raven farm. TV detective character Renington Steele. Surname.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Spring
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Bird
Girl/Female
Gaelic
Girl; lass.
Girl/Female
Australian, Thai
Good Hearted
Girl/Female
Muslim
Strong wind
HEIDREK
HEIDREK
HEIDREK
HEIDREK
HEIDREK