Guthorm (son of Gram)

Also known as: Guthorm · Family: Danes · Role: son of Gram · First appears: Book One · Part 4

In Book One · Part 4, Brage sent Guthorm with his brother to Sweden, where Wagnhofde and Hafle took them into their charge for guard and rearing. In Book One · Part 5, after Swipdag had slain Gram, he recalled Guthorm from banishment in return for promised tribute and made him ruler of the Danes.

Relationship record

Life events

• Brage sent Guthorm and Hadding to Sweden and placed them in Wagnhofde and Hafle’s charge.(Book One · Part 4 · 📍 Sweden)
  • With: Hadding Brage Wagnhofde Hafle Swipdag
  • “GUTHORM and HADDING, the son of Gram (Groa being the mother of the first and Signe of the second), were sent over to Sweden in a ship by their foster-father, Brage (Swipdag being now master of Denmark), and put in charge of the giants Wagnhofde and Hafle, for guard as well as rearing.”
• Swipdag recalled Guthorm from banishment and made him ruler of the Danes in return for promised tribute.(Book One · Part 5)
  • With: Swipdag
  • “he brought back from banishment her brother Guthorm, upon his promising tribute, and made him ruler of the Danes.”

Book One · Part 4

• parent: Gram “GUTHORM and HADDING, the son of Gram (Groa being the mother of the first and Signe of the second), were sent over to Sweden in a ship by their foster-father, Brage (Swipdag being now master of Denmark), and put in charge of the giants Wagnhofde and Hafle, for guard as well as rearing.”
• parent: Groa (daughter of Sigtryg) “GUTHORM and HADDING, the son of Gram (Groa being the mother of the first and Signe of the second), were sent over to Sweden in a ship by their foster-father, Brage (Swipdag being now master of Denmark), and put in charge of the giants Wagnhofde and Hafle, for guard as well as rearing.”
• siblings with Hadding “GUTHORM and HADDING, the son of Gram (Groa being the mother of the first and Signe of the second), were sent over to Sweden in a ship by their foster-father, Brage (Swipdag being now master of Denmark), and put in charge of the giants Wagnhofde and Hafle, for guard as well as rearing.”
• guardian: Brage “GUTHORM and HADDING, the son of Gram (Groa being the mother of the first and Signe of the second), were sent over to Sweden in a ship by their foster-father, Brage (Swipdag being now master of Denmark), and put in charge of the giants Wagnhofde and Hafle, for guard as well as rearing.”
• guardian: Wagnhofde “GUTHORM and HADDING, the son of Gram (Groa being the mother of the first and Signe of the second), were sent over to Sweden in a ship by their foster-father, Brage (Swipdag being now master of Denmark), and put in charge of the giants Wagnhofde and Hafle, for guard as well as rearing.”
• guardian: Hafle “GUTHORM and HADDING, the son of Gram (Groa being the mother of the first and Signe of the second), were sent over to Sweden in a ship by their foster-father, Brage (Swipdag being now master of Denmark), and put in charge of the giants Wagnhofde and Hafle, for guard as well as rearing.”

Book One · Part 5

• lord: Swipdag “Swipdag, now that he had slain Gram, was enriched with the realms of Denmark and Sweden; and because of the frequent importunities of his wife he brought back from banishment her brother Guthorm, upon his promising tribute, and made him ruler of the Danes.”

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