Alger
Role: sea-rover · First appears: Book Seven · Part 7
In Book Seven · Part 7, Alger is named as one of Sigar’s sons, alongside Siwald (son of Sigar) and Alf (son of Sigar), with Signe (daughter of Sigar) as their sister. In Book Seven · Part 9, Alger and Alf return to sea-roving and attack Helwin, Hagbard, and Hamund (son of Hamund) with a hundred ships; the next morning, the sides make peace by mutual oath.
In Book Seven · Part 10, Alger and Alf attack again at Hamund’s Bay, where Helwin and Hamund are destroyed. Hagbard then comes with fresh forces to avenge his brothers and destroys Alger and Alf in battle.
Relationship record
Life events
- Sigar had sons Siwald, Alf, and Alger, and a daughter Signe.(Book Seven · Part 7)
- With: Sigar Siwald (son of Sigar) Alf (son of Sigar) Signe (daughter of Sigar)
- “who had sons Siwald, Alf, and Alger, and a daughter Signe.”
- Alf and Alger attacked Helwin, Hagbard, and Hamund, then made peace with them by mutual oath.(Book Seven · Part 9)
- With: Alf (son of Sigar) Helwin Hagbard Hamund (son of Hamund)
- “In the early spring, Alf and Alger, who had gone back to sea-roving, were exploring the sea in various directions, when they lighted with a hundred ships upon Helwin, Hagbard, and Hamund, sons of the kinglet Hamund. These they attacked and only the twilight stayed their blood-wearied hands; and in the night the soldiers were ordered to keep truce. On the morrow this was ratified for good by a mutual oath”
- Alf and Alger attacked and destroyed Helwin and Hamund.(Book Seven · Part 10 · 📍 Hamund's Bay)
- With: Alf (son of Sigar) Helwin Hamund (son of Hamund)
- “the sons of Sigar, Alf and Alger, made an attack, and Helwin and Hamund were destroyed by the harbour which is called Hamund's Bay.”
- Hagbard avenged his brothers by destroying Alf and Alger in battle.(Book Seven · Part 10)
- With: Hagbard Alf (son of Sigar)
- “Hagbard then came up with fresh forces to avenge his brothers, and destroyed them in battle.”
Book Seven · Part 7
- parent: Sigar “After this Siwald was succeeded by his son SIGAR, who had sons Siwald, Alf, and Alger, and a daughter Signe.”
Book Seven · Part 9
- enemies with Helwin “Alf and Alger, who had gone back to sea-roving, were exploring the sea in various directions, when they lighted with a hundred ships upon Helwin, Hagbard, and Hamund, sons of the kinglet Hamund. These they attacked”
- enemies with Hagbard “Alf and Alger, who had gone back to sea-roving, were exploring the sea in various directions, when they lighted with a hundred ships upon Helwin, Hagbard, and Hamund, sons of the kinglet Hamund. These they attacked”
- enemies with Hamund (son of Hamund) “Alf and Alger, who had gone back to sea-roving, were exploring the sea in various directions, when they lighted with a hundred ships upon Helwin, Hagbard, and Hamund, sons of the kinglet Hamund. These they attacked”
Book Seven · Part 10
- enemies with Hagbard “while Hagbard was far away, the sons of Sigar, Alf and Alger, made an attack, and Helwin and Hamund were destroyed by the harbour which is called Hamund's Bay. Hagbard then came up with fresh forces to avenge his brothers, and destroyed them in battle.”
- siblings with Signe (daughter of Sigar) “Afterwards Hagbard dressed himself in woman's attire, and, as though he had not wronged Sigar's daughter by slaying her brothers, went back to her alone, trusting in the promise he had from her, and feeling more safe in her loyalty than alarmed by reason of his own misdeed.”
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Extracted from the original text of The Danish History, Books I–IX. Made with Rho MD.