Westmar

Family: Danes · Role: guardian of Frode; father of twelve sons · First appears: Book Five · Part 1

In Book Five · Part 1, Westmar and his brother Koll were appointed to bring up Frode. Westmar had twelve sons, three of whom were named Grep. In Book Five · Part 2, Frode sent Westmar and Koll on an embassy to seek the Hunnish princess; after she rejected Frode, Gotwar sent them back to renew the suit and challenge the king if he resisted.

In Book Five · Part 11, Westmar challenged Erik Shrewd-spoken to a contest in which the loser would die. Erik defeated him and killed him.

Relationship record

Life events

• Westmar and Koll were appointed to bring up Frode.(Book Five · Part 1)
  • With: Koll (guardian of Frode) Frode (son of Fridleif the Swift)
  • “So a selection was made, and the brothers Westmar and Koll were summoned to the charge of bringing up the king.”
• Frode sent Gotwar, Westmar, and Koll on an embassy to seek the Hunnish princess for him.(Book Five · Part 2)
  • With: Frode (son of Fridleif the Swift) Gotwar Koll (guardian of Frode)
  • “Frode also ordered that Westmar and Koll, with their sons, should be summoned to go on the same embassy, thinking that their cunning would avoid the shame of a rebuff.”
• The princess disdained Frode, saying he lacked honour and glory.(Book Five · Part 2)
  • With: Frode (son of Fridleif the Swift)
  • “The princess said that she disdained Frode because he lacked honour and glory.”
• Gotwar sent Westmar and Koll back to renew the marriage suit and challenge the king if he resisted.(Book Five · Part 2)
  • With: Gotwar Koll (guardian of Frode)
  • “Then she bade Westmar, Koll, and their sons go to the king and urge their mission afresh; and finally, should they find him froward, to anticipate a rebuff by a challenge to fight.”
• Erik defeats Westmar in the rope contest and kills him.(Book Five · Part 11)
  • With: Erik Shrewd-spoken
  • “And straightway, thrusting his foot forth, he broke the infirm neck and back of the old man, and crushed him.”

Book Five · Part 1

• ward: Frode (son of Fridleif the Swift) “So a selection was made, and the brothers Westmar and Koll were summoned to the charge of bringing up the king.”
• child: Grep (eldest son of Westmar) “Westmar had twelve sons, three of whom had the same name--Grep in common.”
• child: Grep (second) “Westmar had twelve sons, three of whom had the same name--Grep in common.”
• child: Grep (third) “Westmar had twelve sons, three of whom had the same name--Grep in common.”
• siblings with Koll (guardian of Frode) “So a selection was made, and the brothers Westmar and Koll were summoned to the charge of bringing up the king.”

Book Five · Part 2

• lord: Frode (son of Fridleif the Swift) “Frode also ordered that Westmar and Koll, with their sons, should be summoned to go on the same embassy, thinking that their cunning would avoid the shame of a rebuff.”

Book Five · Part 11

• enemies with Erik Shrewd-spoken “Westmar, when he saw this, determined to attack the man by force, since he was the stronger of tongue, and laid down the condition that the reward of the conqueror should be the death of the conquered, so that the life of both parties was plainly at stake.”

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