Hwitserk

Role: son of Ragnar and Swanloga · First appears: Book Nine · Part 4

Life events

• Daxo captured Hwitserk under pretence of making peace.(Book Nine · Part 7)
  • With: Daxo
  • “but at last he enrapped him under pretence of making a peace, and attacked him.”
• Daxo offered Hwitserk his life and daughter in marriage, with half his kingdom as dowry.(Book Nine · Part 7)
  • With: Daxo
  • “Daxo, moved with compassion at the beauty of Hwitserk, had not the heart to pluck the budding blossom of that noble nature, and offered him not only his life, but his daughter in marriage, with a dowry of half his kingdom;”
• Hwitserk chose to be bound and burned with his friends.(Book Nine · Part 7)
  • With: Daxo
  • “and begged that he might be bound and burned with his friends. Daxo speedily complied with his prayers that craved for death, and by way of kindness granted him the end that he had chosen.”

Book Nine · Part 4

• parent: Ragnar Lodbrog “Ragnar, after loading the Saxons with tribute, had sure tidings from Sweden of the death of Herodd, and also heard that his own sons, owing to the slander of Sorle, the king chosen in his stead, had been robbed of their inheritance. He besought the aid of the brothers Biorn, Fridleif, and Ragbard (for Ragnald, Hwitserk, and Erik, his sons by Swanloga, had not yet reached the age of bearing arms), and went to Sweden.”
• parent: Swanloga “Ragnar, after loading the Saxons with tribute, had sure tidings from Sweden of the death of Herodd, and also heard that his own sons, owing to the slander of Sorle, the king chosen in his stead, had been robbed of their inheritance. He besought the aid of the brothers Biorn, Fridleif, and Ragbard (for Ragnald, Hwitserk, and Erik, his sons by Swanloga, had not yet reached the age of bearing arms), and went to Sweden.”

Book Nine · Part 7

• parent: Ragnar Lodbrog “Ragnar would exact a milder vengeance for his son if he found that he had made his own choice in selecting the manner of his death.”
• enemies with Daxo “Meanwhile Daxo long and vainly tried to overcome Hwitserk, who ruled over Sweden; but at last he enrapped him under pretence of making a peace, and attacked him.”

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