Hedin

Family: Norwegians · Role: prince · First appears: Book Five · Part 20

In Book Five · Part 20, Hedin, a Norwegian prince, brought a hundred and fifty ships to Frode and joined his forces, becoming his close friend. He then fell in love with Hilda, daughter of Hogni, who betrothed her to Hedin after the two men swore to avenge whichever died by the sword.

In Book Five · Part 21, Hogni attacked Hedin while he was collecting the king’s dues among the Slavs; Hogni was beaten and went to Jutland. Later, Hogni attacked Hedin again, and Hedin was grievously wounded but received mercy from his enemy. In Book Five · Part 22, Hedin and Hogni fought on Hedin’s isle and wounded each other so that they died.

Relationship record

Life events

• Hedin joined Frode’s forces with his fleet and was received into the king’s closest friendship.(Book Five · Part 20)
  • With: Frode (son of Fridleif the Swift)
  • “Meanwhile Hedin, prince of a considerable tribe of the Norwegians, approached the fleet of Frode with a hundred and fifty vessels. Choosing twelve out of these, he proceeded to cruise nearer, signalling the approach of friends by a shield raised on the mast. He thus greatly augmented the forces of the king, and was received into his closest friendship.”
• Hedin and Hilda fell in love with one another.(Book Five · Part 20)
  • With: Hilda
  • “A mutual love afterwards arose between this man and Hilda, the daughter of Hogni, a chieftain of the Jutes, and a maiden of most eminent renown.”
• Hogni betrothed his daughter to Hedin after they swore to avenge whichever of them died by the sword.(Book Five · Part 21)
  • With: Hogni
  • “But Hogni betrothed his daughter to Hedin, after they had sworn to one another that whichever of them should perish by the sword should be avenged by the other.”
• Hogni attacked Hedin, was beaten, and went to Jutland.(Book Five · Part 21 · 📍 Jutland)
  • With: Hogni
  • “with his fleet he attacked Hedin, who was collecting the king's dues among the Slavs; there was an engagement, and Hogni was beaten, and went to Jutland.”
• Hedin and Hogni fought and wounded each other so that they died.(Book Five · Part 22 · 📍 Hedin's isle)
  • With: Hogni
  • “In the seventh year after, these same men began to fight on Hedin's isle, and wounded each other so that they died.”

Book Five · Part 20

• lord: Frode (son of Fridleif the Swift) “He thus greatly augmented the forces of the king, and was received into his closest friendship.”
• courtship with Hilda “A mutual love afterwards arose between this man and Hilda, the daughter of Hogni, a chieftain of the Jutes, and a maiden of most eminent renown.”
• friends with Frode (son of Fridleif the Swift) “He thus greatly augmented the forces of the king, and was received into his closest friendship.”

Book Five · Part 21

• enemies with Hogni “The fight began, and Hedin was grievously wounded; but when he began to lose blood and bodily strength, he received unexpected mercy from his enemy.”

Book Five · Part 22

• enemies with Hogni “In the seventh year after, these same men began to fight on Hedin's isle, and wounded each other so that they died.”
• married with Hilda “Hogni would have been lucky if he had shown severity rather than compassion to Hedin when he had once conquered him. They say that Hilda longed so ardently for her husband, that she is believed to have conjured up the spirits of the combatants by her spells in the night in order to renew the war.”

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