Helge (son of Halfdan)
Also known as: Helge / Helgi · Role: king of Denmark · First appears: Book Two · Part 7
In Book Two · Part 7, Halfdan’s sons were Helge and Ro. Sharing the realm, Helge took the sea domain; he slew Skalk, king of Sklavia, made Sklavia a province, and ranged the sea. At Thorey, he ravished Thora, who bore their daughter Urse. Before Stad, he challenged and slew Hunding in a duel, then took Jutland from the Saxons and entrusted its management to Heske, Eyr, and Ler.
In Book Two · Part 8, Helge slew Hothbrodd and all his forces in a naval battle, avenging his country and his brother. After these deeds, he returned to the East, where he died.
Relationship record
Life events
- Helge slew Skalk, the King of Sklavia, and reduced Sklavia into a province.(Book Two · Part 7 · 📍 Sklavia)
- With: Skalk (King of Sklavia)
- “Dividing the realm with his brother, Helge was allotted the domain of the sea; and attacking Skalk, the King of Sklavia, with his naval force, he slew him. Having reduced Sklavia into a province, he scoured the various arms of the sea in a wandering voyage.”
- Helge ravished Thora, who bore a daughter named Urse.(Book Two · Part 7)
- With: Thora (mother of Urse) Urse
- “In Thorey he ravished the maiden Thora, who bore a daughter, to whom she afterwards gave the name of Urse.”
- Helge slew Hunding, the son of Syrik, in a duel.(Book Two · Part 7 · 📍 Stad)
- With: Hunding (son of Syrik)
- “Then he conquered in battle, before the town of Stad, the son of Syrik, King of Saxony, Hunding, whom he challenged, attacked, and slew in duel.”
- Helge took Jutland from the Saxons and entrusted its management to Heske, Eyr, and Ler.(Book Two · Part 7 · 📍 Jutland)
- Helge slew Hothbrodd and all his forces in a naval battle.(Book Two · Part 8)
- With: Hothbrodd
- “Also he annihilated Hothbrodd himself and all his forces in a naval battle”
- Helge returned to the East, where he died.(Book Two · Part 8 · 📍 the East)
- “went back to the East, and there died.”
Book Two · Part 7
- parent: Halfdan (son of Frode) “Halfdan's sons were Ro and Helge.”
- siblings with Ro (son of Halfdan) “Halfdan's sons were Ro and Helge.”
- enemies with Skalk (King of Sklavia) “Dividing the realm with his brother, Helge was allotted the domain of the sea; and attacking Skalk, the King of Sklavia, with his naval force, he slew him.”
- enemies with Hunding (son of Syrik) “Then he conquered in battle, before the town of Stad, the son of Syrik, King of Saxony, Hunding, whom he challenged, attacked, and slew in duel.”
- vassal: Heske “He took Jutland out of the power of the Saxons, and entrusted its management to his generals, Heske, Eyr, and Ler.”
- vassal: Eyr “He took Jutland out of the power of the Saxons, and entrusted its management to his generals, Heske, Eyr, and Ler.”
- vassal: Ler “He took Jutland out of the power of the Saxons, and entrusted its management to his generals, Heske, Eyr, and Ler.”
- with Thora (mother of Urse) (Helge ravished Thora.) “In Thorey he ravished the maiden Thora, who bore a daughter, to whom she afterwards gave the name of Urse.”
- child: Urse “In Thorey he ravished the maiden Thora, who bore a daughter, to whom she afterwards gave the name of Urse.”
Book Two · Part 8
- siblings with Ro (son of Halfdan) “Also he annihilated Hothbrodd himself and all his forces in a naval battle; so avenging fully the wrongs of his country as well as of his brother.”
- enemies with Hothbrodd “Also he annihilated Hothbrodd himself and all his forces in a naval battle; so avenging fully the wrongs of his country as well as of his brother.”
- with Thora (mother of Urse) (Helge raped Thora.) “Then Helge went freebooting to Thorey. But Thora had not ceased to bewail her lost virginity, and planned a shameful device in abominable vengeance for her rape.”
Book Three · Part 1
- enemies with Hothbrodd “When Helgi had slain Hodbrodd, his son Hother passed the length of his boyhood under the tutelage of King Gewar.”
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Extracted from the original text of The Danish History, Books I–IX. Made with Rho MD.