Ring (son of Ingild)

Also known as: Ring · Family: Swedes · Role: son of Ingild · First appears: Book Seven · Part 18

In Book Seven · Part 18, Ingild (son of Alver) died in Sweden, leaving Ring, his very young son by Harald Hyldetand’s sister. Harald appointed guardians for Ring and put him over his father’s kingdom. In Book Seven · Part 21, Odin, disguised as Brun, sowed strife between Harald and Ring; they declared their feuds and spent seven years preparing for war.

In Book Eight · Part 1, Harald sent Ring a declaration of hostilities. Ring’s forces entered battle with Harald’s in Book Eight · Part 3. When Ring heard Harald was dead in Book Eight · Part 4, he stopped the fighting and made a treaty with the enemy under truce. He ordered Harald’s ashes taken to Leire for a royal funeral, appointed Hetha over Zealand and the other lands of the realm, and placed Ole separately over Skaane.