Halfdan

Family: Skioldungs · Role: man · First appears: Elder Edda · The Lay of Hyndla

Life events

• Halfdan slew Sigtrygg with a sword.(Elder Edda · The Lay of Hyndla)
  • With: Sigtrygg
  • “By Eimund aided, chief of men, he Sigtrygg slew with the cold steel.”
• Halfdan took Almveig as his wife, and they had eighteen sons.(Elder Edda · The Lay of Hyndla)
  • With: Almveig
  • “He Almveig had to wife, first of women. They begat and had eighteen sons.”

Elder Edda · The Lay of Hyndla

• married with Almveig “By Eimund aided, chief of men, he Sigtrygg slew with the cold steel. He Almveig had to wife, first of women.”
• enemies with Sigtrygg “By Eimund aided, chief of men, he Sigtrygg slew with the cold steel.”

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