The Eddas

Heidrek

Role: king · First appears: Elder Edda · Oddrun's Lament

Life events

  • Heidrek died, leaving Borgny to inherit his wealth.(Elder Edda · Oddrun's Lament)
    • With: Borgny
    • “Life I enjoyed, and my father's wealth, five winters only, while my father lived.”
  • Heidrek arranged for Borgny to marry Grimhild's son and leave her an endowment.(Elder Edda · Oddrun's Lament)
    • With: Borgny
    • “He bade me be endowed with ruddy gold, and in the south be given to Grimhild's son.”

Elder Edda · Oddrun's Lament

  • child: Borgny “There was a king named Heidrek, who had a daughter named Borgny.”

Also listed in Other Figures — Minor Figures

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