The Danish History, Books I–IX · Character Index

476 characters extracted from the original text, every relationship traceable to a quoted passage. Start from the major figures, or browse by house.

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Major figures

Starkad — 61 relationships · champion
Ragnar Lodbrog — 59 relationships · king
Frode (son of Fridleif the Swift) — 53 relationships · king
Harald Hyldetand — 48 relationships · son of Halfdan and Gurid
Erik Shrewd-spoken — 40 relationships · son of Ragnar the champion; Frode's counsellor
Ole — 37 relationships · son of Siward and of Harald's sister; king of the Danes
Hadding — 29 relationships · son of Gram
Hother — 26 relationships · son of Hothbrodd
Rolf — 25 relationships · son of Urse
Halfdan (son of Harald) — 24 relationships · son of Harald and Signe
Ring (son of Ingild) — 24 relationships · son of Ingild
Frode (son of Hadding) — 21 relationships · king
Fridleif (son of Frode) — 19 relationships · king
Frode (father of Ingild) — 18 relationships · king
Siward Snake-Eye — 18 relationships · son of Ragnar
Amleth — 17 relationships · son of Horwendil and Gerutha; avenger of his father
Gram — 17 relationships · son of Skiold
Biorn Ironsides — 16 relationships · son of Ragnar
Iwar — 16 relationships · son of Ragnar
Feng — 15 relationships · Horwendil's brother and slayer; Amleth's uncle and stepfather
Ingild (son of Frode) — 15 relationships · king
Omund — 15 relationships · son of Ole; king
Alf (son of Sigar) — 14 relationships · sea-rover
Arngrim — 14 relationships · champion

By house

Unaffiliated (108)

Halfdan (son of Harald) — 24 relationships · son of Harald and Signe
Amleth — 17 relationships · son of Horwendil and Gerutha; avenger of his father
Feng — 15 relationships · Horwendil's brother and slayer; Amleth's uncle and stepfather
Alf (son of Sigar) — 14 relationships · sea-rover
Sigar — 14 relationships · king
Hagbard — 13 relationships · son of the kinglet Hamund
Helge (son of Halfdan) — 13 relationships · king of Denmark
Odin — 13 relationships · god
Hiartuar — 12 relationships · governor of Sweden
Horwendil — 12 relationships
Balder — 11 relationships · regent of the gods
Ulfhild (daughter of Hadding) — 11 relationships · Hadding's daughter
Signe (daughter of Sigar) — 10 relationships · daughter of Sigar
Biorn (champion of Fridleif) — 9 relationships · brother and leader among the robbers
Bjarke — 9 relationships
Swanhwid — 9 relationships · daughter of Hadding
Drota — 8 relationships · daughter of Ragnald
Gewar — 8 relationships · tutor
Harald (son of Harald) — 8 relationships · son of Harald and Signe
Hothbrodd — 8 relationships · son of Ragnar and Swanhwid
Rorik Slyngebond — 8 relationships · king
Alfhild (daughter of Siward) — 7 relationships
Ane — 7 relationships · servant
Bug — 7 relationships · child of Finn
Fanning — 7 relationships · child of Finn
Gunholm — 7 relationships · child of Finn
Halfdan (son of Frode) — 7 relationships
Harald (son of Olaf) — 7 relationships · younger son of Ingild
Huyrwil — 7 relationships · lord of Oland
Nanna — 7 relationships · daughter of Gewar
Sigrid — 7 relationships
Alger — 6 relationships · sea-rover
Bild — 6 relationships · child of Finn
Brodd (son of Finn) — 6 relationships · child of Finn
Daxo — 6 relationships · son
Erik (son of Frode) — 6 relationships · king’s grandson; son of Frode
Hather (son of Hlenne) — 6 relationships
Hlenne — 6 relationships · general
Ottar — 6 relationships
Agnar (son of Ingild) — 5 relationships · son of Ingild
Finn — 5 relationships
Gotar (King of the Swedes) — 5 relationships · king
Hamund (father of Hagbard) — 5 relationships · kinglet
Homod (son of Atyl) — 5 relationships · rower; son of Atyl the Skanian
Hugleik (king of Ireland) — 5 relationships · king
Rusla — 5 relationships
Signe (daughter of Karl) — 5 relationships · queen, daughter of Siward
Siwald (father of Sigrid and Sigar) — 5 relationships
Skulde — 5 relationships · sister of Rolf
Urse — 5 relationships · Helge's daughter by Thora, mother of Rolf
Wagnhofde — 5 relationships · guardian
Anganty — 4 relationships
Boe — 4 relationships
Budle — 4 relationships
Esbern — 4 relationships · father
Gerutha — 4 relationships
Haki — 4 relationships
Hakon (lord of Starkad) — 4 relationships
Hamund (son of Hamund) — 4 relationships · son of the kinglet Hamund
Handwan — 4 relationships · king
Harald (son of Thyra) — 4 relationships
Hardgrep — 4 relationships
Helwin — 4 relationships · son of the kinglet Hamund
Hwitserk — 4 relationships · son of Ragnar and Swanloga
Kanute (son of Gorm) — 4 relationships
Olaf (son of Fridleif) — 4 relationships
Ro (son of Frode) — 4 relationships
Ro (son of Halfdan) — 4 relationships · king of Denmark
Scot — 4 relationships · Ulfhild’s husband
Serker — 4 relationships
Sigmund — 4 relationships
Siward (king of the Goths) — 4 relationships · king of the Goths
Skat (son of Frode) — 4 relationships
Thole — 4 relationships · rower; son of Atyl the Skanian
Thor — 4 relationships · god
Thorhild (daughter of Hather) — 4 relationships
Thorias — 4 relationships
Wigg — 4 relationships · youth
Wiglek — 4 relationships
Yngwin — 4 relationships
Asmund (son of Alf) — 3 relationships
Aswid — 3 relationships
Atyl — 3 relationships · general; the Skanian
Bemon (father of Haki) — 3 relationships
Ber — 3 relationships
Bikk — 3 relationships · adviser
Bolwis — 3 relationships · blind man
Dia (king of the Hellespont) — 3 relationships · king
Dia (son of the king of the Hellespont) — 3 relationships · son
Esa (daughter of Olaf) — 3 relationships · daughter of Olaf
Geigad — 3 relationships · noble
Gunn (ruler of Tellemark) — 3 relationships
Hame (king of Britain) — 3 relationships · king of Britain
Hermutrude — 3 relationships · queen
Hjalte — 3 relationships · Bjarke's messmate
Koller — 3 relationships
Ladgerda — 3 relationships · skilled amazon
Ragnald (rival of Yngwin) — 3 relationships
Ragnar (father of Erik) — 3 relationships · champion
Ring (king of the Northmen) — 3 relationships · king of the Northmen
Rothe — 3 relationships
Rusila (foe of Olaf) — 3 relationships · maiden
Rute — 3 relationships · sister of Rolf
Stikla — 3 relationships · maiden
Thora (daughter of Kuse) — 3 relationships · daughter of Kuse
Thora (mother of Urse) — 3 relationships
Thrond — 3 relationships
Toste — 3 relationships

Danes (68)

Starkad — 61 relationships · champion
Ragnar Lodbrog — 59 relationships · king
Frode (son of Fridleif the Swift) — 53 relationships · king
Harald Hyldetand — 48 relationships · son of Halfdan and Gurid
Ole — 37 relationships · son of Siward and of Harald's sister; king of the Danes
Hadding — 29 relationships · son of Gram
Rolf — 25 relationships · son of Urse
Frode (son of Hadding) — 21 relationships · king
Fridleif (son of Frode) — 19 relationships · king
Frode (father of Ingild) — 18 relationships · king
Siward Snake-Eye — 18 relationships · son of Ragnar
Gram — 17 relationships · son of Skiold
Biorn Ironsides — 16 relationships · son of Ragnar
Iwar — 16 relationships · son of Ragnar
Ingild (son of Frode) — 15 relationships · king
Omund — 15 relationships · son of Ole; king
Eyfura — 13 relationships · daughter of Frode
Roller — 13 relationships · son of Ragnar the champion and Kraka; Erik's brother
Frowin — 12 relationships · warrior
Gurid — 12 relationships · daughter of Alf
Halfdan (son of Borgar) — 12 relationships · champion
Frode (son of Olaf) — 11 relationships · son of Ingild
Jarmerik — 11 relationships · Siward's son
Ket — 11 relationships · son of Frowin
Radbard (son of Ragnar) — 11 relationships · son of Ragnar
Gunwar — 10 relationships · sister of Frode
Hakon (son of Hamund) — 10 relationships · king
Helga — 10 relationships · Ingild's sister
Agnar (son of Ragnar) — 9 relationships · son of Ragnar
Borgar — 9 relationships
Fridleif (son of Ragnar) — 8 relationships · son of Ragnar
Gotrik — 8 relationships · king
Grep (eldest son of Westmar) — 8 relationships · eldest of three sons sharing the name Grep
Harald (rival of Ragnar) — 8 relationships · king
Wermund — 8 relationships · king
Wig — 8 relationships · son of Frowin
Dunwat — 7 relationships · son of Ragnar
Fridleif the Swift — 7 relationships · sovereign
Guthorm (son of Gram) — 7 relationships · son of Gram
Westmar — 7 relationships · guardian of Frode; father of twelve sons
Erik Wind-hat — 6 relationships · son of Ragnar and Swanloga
Gorm (father of Gotrik) — 6 relationships · king
Gorm (husband of Thyra) — 6 relationships · king
Siward (son of Omund) — 6 relationships · king
Odd (grandson of Fridleif) — 5 relationships · recipient of the supremacy of the sea
Siward Ring — 5 relationships · rival for the throne
Skiold — 5 relationships · king
Ubbe (son of Ragnar) — 5 relationships · son of Ragnar
Uffe (son of Wermund) — 5 relationships · son of Wermund
Dan — 4 relationships · founder
Humble, son of Dan — 4 relationships · king
Koll (guardian of Frode) — 4 relationships · guardian of Frode
Lother — 4 relationships · king
Siwald (son of Sigar) — 4 relationships · son of Sigar
Swanloga — 4 relationships · wife of Ragnar
Thorkill — 4 relationships · guide
Erik (royal line) — 3 relationships · rebel
Erik, son of Siward — 3 relationships · infant sovereign
Folk — 3 relationships · chief officer
Gotwar — 3 relationships · wife of Koll
Hetha — 3 relationships · commander
Hilda — 3 relationships · maiden
Hogni — 3 relationships · chieftain
Kanute (son of Erik) — 3 relationships · son of Erik, son of Siward
Olaf (son of Ingild) — 3 relationships · son of Ingild; possibly son of Ingild's sister
Ring (master of Jutland) — 3 relationships · master of Jutland
Siward (royal line) — 3 relationships · rebel
Snio — 3 relationships · king

Swedes (20)

Hother — 26 relationships · son of Hothbrodd
Ring (son of Ingild) — 24 relationships · son of Ingild
Arngrim — 14 relationships · champion
Ragnar (husband of Swanhwid) — 13 relationships · stepson of Thorhild
Halfdan (son of Erik) — 12 relationships · unknown
Athisl (son of Hothbrodd) — 11 relationships · son of Hothbrodd
Athisl (slain by Ket and Wig) — 9 relationships · King of Sweden
Hildiger — 8 relationships · soldier
Alver — 7 relationships · King of Sweden
Asmund (son of Swipdag) — 7 relationships · son of Swipdag
Groa (daughter of Sigtryg) — 5 relationships · daughter of Sigtryg
Gunnar — 5 relationships · warrior
Thorhild (wife of Hunding) — 5 relationships · wife of Hunding; stepmother of Ragnar and Thorwald
Elrik — 4 relationships · father of Ingi, Oly, Alver, and Folki
Hunding (brother of Uffe) — 4 relationships · king
Ingild (son of Alver) — 4 relationships · son of Alver
Uffe (son of Asmund) — 4 relationships · Asmund's son
Alrik — 3 relationships · king
Thora (daughter of Herodd) — 3 relationships · daughter of Herodd
Thorwald — 3 relationships · stepson of Thorhild

Norwegians (12)

Erik Shrewd-spoken — 40 relationships · son of Ragnar the champion; Frode's counsellor
Gotar (king of Norway) — 8 relationships · king
Helge the Norwegian — 7 relationships
Frogertha — 6 relationships · daughter of Amund
Hedin — 6 relationships · prince
Swipdag — 6 relationships · king
Amund — 5 relationships · king
Kraka — 5 relationships · Roller's mother and Erik's stepmother
Ref — 5 relationships · man of Thule
Helgi (King of Halogaland) — 4 relationships · king
Ragnald (King of the Northmen) — 3 relationships · king
Siward of Norway — 3 relationships · chief of Norway

Saxons (4)

Alfhild (daughter of the King of the Saxons) — 4 relationships · daughter of the King of the Saxons
Hildigisl — 4 relationships · noble
Siwar — 3 relationships · suitor
Swerting — 3 relationships

English (3)

Thyra — 8 relationships · daughter of Ethelred
Ella — 6 relationships · Hame's son
Ethelred — 4 relationships · king

Huns (2)

Hanund — 5 relationships · daughter of the King of the Huns; wife of Frode
Hun (King of the Huns) — 3 relationships · King of the Huns

Frisians (1)

Ubbe the Frisian — 6 relationships · champion

Russians (1)

Olmar — 5 relationships · King

Franks (1)

Karl (father of Pepin) — 4 relationships · king

Finns (1)

Signe (daughter of Sumble) — 4 relationships · daughter of Sumble

Goths (1)

Gestiblind — 3 relationships · king

Minor figures

Characters who appear only briefly are gathered here — each still has their own page.

Extracted from the original text of The Danish History, Books I–IX. Made with Rho MD.