Hiorvard

Role: king · First appears: Elder Edda · The Lay of Helgi Hiorvard's Son · Part 1

In the Lay of Helgi Hiorvard's Son, Hiorvard is described as a king with four wives: Alfhild, whose son was Hedin; Særeid, whose son was Humlung; Sinriod, whose son was Hymling; and Sigrlinn. He vowed to marry the most beautiful woman he knew. After Svafnir refused his request for Sigrlinn’s hand, Atli (son of Idmund) returned home. At Svavaland, Atli (son of Idmund) killed Franmar and brought Sigrlinn and Alof away; Hiorvard then married Sigrlinn, while Atli (son of Idmund) married Alof.

Hiorvard and Sigrlinn had a son, Helgi Hiorvard's son, who was taciturn and had no fixed name. Hiorvard promised to provide him an army if he would avenge his mother’s father.

Relationship record

Life events

• Hiorvard vowed to marry the most beautiful woman he knew.(Elder Edda · The Lay of Helgi Hiorvard's Son · Part 1)
  • “King Hiorvard made a vow that he would have to wife the most beautiful woman he knew of”
• Svafnir refused Hiorvard’s request for Sigrlinn’s hand, and Atli returned home.(Elder Edda · The Lay of Helgi Hiorvard's Son · Part 1)
  • With: Sigrlinn Atli (son of Idmund)
  • “This jarl advised that the maiden should be refused, and Atli returned home.”
• Atli killed Franmar in eagle form and brought Sigrlinn and Alof away from the house.(Elder Edda · The Lay of Helgi Hiorvard's Son · Part 1 · 📍 Svavaland)
  • With: Atli (son of Idmund) Sigrlinn Alof Franmar
  • “Atli shot the bird dead with an arrow. In the house he found the king's daughter Sigrlinn, and Alof daughter of Franmar, and brought them both away with him. The jarl Franmar had taken the form of an eagle”
• Hiorvard married Sigrlinn, and Atli married Alof.(Elder Edda · The Lay of Helgi Hiorvard's Son · Part 1)
  • With: Sigrlinn Atli (son of Idmund) Alof
  • “Hiorvard obtained Sigrlinn, and Atli Alof.”
• Hiorvard and Sigrlinn had a son.(Elder Edda · The Lay of Helgi Hiorvard's Son · Part 1)
  • With: Sigrlinn Helgi Hiorvard's son
  • “Hiorvard and Sigrlinn had a son tall and comely”
• Hiorvard promised to provide Helgi an army if he avenged his maternal grandfather.(Elder Edda · The Lay of Helgi Hiorvard's Son · Part 1)
  • With: Helgi Hiorvard's son
  • “Hiorvard answers, that he will supply Helgi with an army, if he will avenge his mother's father.”

Elder Edda · The Lay of Helgi Hiorvard's Son · Part 1

• married with Alfhild (Wife and husband.) “There was a king named Hiorvard, who had four wives, one of whom was named Alfhild, their son was named Hedin;”
• child: Hedin (Alfhild is also identified as Hedin's parent in this passage.) “There was a king named Hiorvard, who had four wives, one of whom was named Alfhild, their son was named Hedin;”
• married with Særeid (Særeid is named as one of Hiorvard's four wives in the preceding passage.) “the second was named Særeid, their son was Humlung;”
• child: Humlung (Særeid is also identified as Humlung's parent in this passage.) “the second was named Særeid, their son was Humlung;”
• married with Sinriod (Sinriod is named as one of Hiorvard's four wives in the preceding passage.) “the third was named Sinriod, their son was Hymling.”
• child: Hymling (Sinriod is also identified as Hymling's parent in this passage.) “the third was named Sinriod, their son was Hymling.”
• married with Sigrlinn (The passage indicates that Hiorvard took Sigrlinn as his wife.) “Hiorvard obtained Sigrlinn, and Atli Alof.”
• child: Helgi Hiorvard's son (The son is identified as Helgi later in the passage.) “Hiorvard and Sigrlinn had a son tall and comely: he was taciturn and had no fixed name.”

Elder Edda · The Lay of Helgi Hiorvard's Son · Part 2

• child: Hedin “Hedin was at home with his father, King Hiorvard in Norway.”

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