Homod (son of Atyl)

Also known as: Homod · Role: rower; son of Atyl the Skanian · First appears: Book Eight · Part 5

In Book Eight · Part 5, Homod, son of Atyl the Skanian, was one of the rowers enlisted to manage a ship, with one of the pair assigned to steer and the other to command at the prow. In Book Eight · Part 6, Omund sent Homod and Thole by a secret route to stir the people of Tellemark against Rusla’s rule; Homod later met Rusla’s attack on Halland and offered battle to her challengers, including Thorias and Ber. After the war, Omund gave Homod one of Ring’s daughters in marriage, taking the other as his own wife.

Relationship record

Life events

• Omund gave Homod one of Ring’s daughters in marriage and married the other himself.(Book Eight · Part 6)
  • With: Omund
  • “Omund wept for his death, and gave Homod, whose trusty help he had received in the war, in marriage to one of the daughters of Ring, taking the other himself.”

Book Eight · Part 5

• parent: Atyl “To manage this ship he enlisted Homod and Thole the rowers, the soils of Atyl the Skanian, one of whom was instructed to act as steersman, while the other was to command at the prow.”

Book Eight · Part 6

• lord: Omund “When Omund heard of this, he went back to Norway with a great fleet, first sending Homod and Thole by a short and secret way to rouse the people of Tellemark against the rule of Rusla.”
• enemies with Rusla “She began her attack on the region of Halland, but was met by Homod and Thode, whom the king had sent over.”
• enemies with Thorias “So Homod and Thole came forward, offering to meet in battle the men who had challenged the king.”
• enemies with Ber “So Homod and Thole came forward, offering to meet in battle the men who had challenged the king.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Danish History, Books I–IX. Made with Rho MD.