Herkia

First appears: Elder Edda · The Third Lay of Gudrun

Life events

• Herkia accused Gudrun of sleeping with Thiodrek, afflicting Atli.(Elder Edda · The Third Lay of Gudrun)
  • With: Atli Gudrun
  • “She informed Atli that she had seen Thiodrek and Gudrun together; whereat Atli was much afflicted.”
• Atli sent Herkia to the cauldron, where her hand was burnt.(Elder Edda · The Third Lay of Gudrun)
  • With: Atli
  • “‘Now must Herkia to the cauldron go, she who Gudrun had hoped to injure.’ No one has misery seen who saw not that, how the hand there of Herkia was burnt.”
• Herkia was led to a foul slough.(Elder Edda · The Third Lay of Gudrun)
  • “They then the woman led to a foul slough.”

Elder Edda · The Third Lay of Gudrun

• employer: Atli “Atli had a serving-woman named Herkia, who had been his concubine.”
• with Atli (concubine) “Atli had a serving-woman named Herkia, who had been his concubine.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Eddas. Made with Rho MD.