Siwald (rival of Halfdan)

Also known as: Siwald · First appears: Book Seven · Part 4

Life events

Siwald gained permission to revolt against Halfdan.(Book Seven · Part 4 · 📍 the assembly of the Swedes)
- With: Halfdan (son of Harald)
- “the vote of the majority granted him permission to revolt.”
Siwald won the commons over, and almost all set the royal emblem on his head.(Book Seven · Part 4)
- “but so won the heart of the commons by his crafty canvassing that he induced almost all of them to set with their hands the royal emblem on his head.”
Halfdan accepted Siwald's challenge to single combat.(Book Seven · Part 4)
- With: Halfdan (son of Harald)
- “Halfdan, stung with this shameful affront, accepted the challenge;”
Siwald and his seven sons were destroyed in an attack.(Book Seven · Part 5)
- “When he had said this, he attacked Siwald and his seven sons, and destroyed them, their force and bravery being useless against the enormous mass of his club.”

enemies with Halfdan (son of Harald) “On Halfdan approaching, Siwald sent him ambassadors and requested him, if he was as great in act as in renown, to meet himself and his sons in single combat, and save the general peril by his own.”

enemies with Halfdan (son of Harald) “When he had said this, he attacked Siwald and his seven sons, and destroyed them, their force and bravery being useless against the enormous mass of his club.”

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