Hild (daughter of Hogne)

Role: daughter of Hogne · First appears: Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Hogne and Hild

Life events

Hedin took Hild prisoner while Hogne was away.(Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Hogne and Hild)
- With: Hedin (son of Hjarrande)
- “Her a king, by name Hedin, son of Hjarrande, made a prisoner of war”
Hild used sorcery to wake all the dead who had fallen in battle.(Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Hogne and Hild · 📍 the battlefield)
- “But in the night Hild went to the battlefield, and waked up with sorcery all the dead that had fallen.”
The dead repeatedly arose to fight again, and the battle continued until Ragnarok.(Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Hogne and Hild · 📍 the field of battle)
- With: Hedin (son of Hjarrande) Hogne (father of Hild)
- “Thus the battle continued from day to day; and all they who fell, and all the swords that lay on the field of battle, and all the shields, became stone. But as soon as day dawned all the dead arose again and fought, and all the weapons became new again, and in songs it is said that the Hjadnings will so continue until Ragnarok.”

parent: Hogne (father of Hild) “A king by name Hogne had a daughter by name Hild.”
married with Hedin (son of Hjarrande) “Then Hedin called to Hogne, his father-in-law, offering him a reconciliation and much gold as a ransom.”

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