Urse
Role: Helge's daughter by Thora, mother of Rolf · First appears: Book Two · Part 7
In Book Two · Part 7, Helge (son of Halfdan) ravished Thora, who bore Urse. In Book Two · Part 8, her son Rolf is described as winning renown through deeds of valour.
In Book Two · Part 9, Athisl (son of Hothbrodd) married Urse to gain influence over Rolf and reduce the tribute. Urse planned to take the royal treasures and leave her husband; when Rolf sought food and help sewing his coat, she refused him, and he revealed himself as her son, making her blush for her unkindness. In Book Two · Part 10, on the third day of a banquet, Urse secretly loaded the king’s wealth into carriages and fled with Rolf.
Relationship record
Life events
- Helge ravished Thora, who bore a daughter named Urse.(Book Two · Part 7)
- With: Helge (son of Halfdan) Thora (mother of Urse)
- “In Thorey he ravished the maiden Thora, who bore a daughter, to whom she afterwards gave the name of Urse.”
- Athisl married Rolf's mother, Urse, to gain influence over his stepson and reduce tribute.(Book Two · Part 9 · 📍 Sweden)
- With: Athisl (son of Hothbrodd) Rolf
- “Athisl, the son of Hothbrodd, in pursuit of a crafty design to set his country free, contrived to marry Rolf's mother, Urse, thinking that his kinship by marriage would plead for him, and enable him to prompt his stepson more effectually to relax the tribute; and fortune prospered his wishes.”
- Urse schemed to flee with the royal treasures and leave her husband.(Book Two · Part 9)
- With: Athisl (son of Hothbrodd)
- “For she thought that she would best gain her desire if, as soon as her son had got his stepfather's gold, she could snatch up the royal treasures and flee, robbing her husband of bed and money to hoot.”
- Rolf revealed himself as Urse's son after she refused him food and help sewing his coat.(Book Two · Part 9)
- With: Rolf
- “Thus he punished his mother's error, and made her blush deep for her refusal of kindness.”
- Urse stole away with the king's wealth and fled with her son.(Book Two · Part 10)
- “on the third day of the banquet, without her husband ever dreaming of such a thing, put all the king's wealth into carriages, and going out stealthily, stole away from her own dwelling and fled in the glimmering twilight, departing with her son.”
Book Two · Part 7
- parent: Helge (son of Halfdan) “In Thorey he ravished the maiden Thora, who bore a daughter, to whom she afterwards gave the name of Urse.”
- parent: Thora (mother of Urse) “In Thorey he ravished the maiden Thora, who bore a daughter, to whom she afterwards gave the name of Urse.”
Book Two · Part 8
- child: Rolf “ROLF, the son of Urse, retrieved the shame of his birth by signal deeds of valour; and their exceeding lustre is honoured with bright laudation by the memory of all succeeding time.”
Book Two · Part 9
- child: Rolf “contrived to marry Rolf's mother, Urse”
- married with Athisl (son of Hothbrodd) “contrived to marry Rolf's mother, Urse”
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Extracted from the original text of The Danish History, Books I–IX. Made with Rho MD.