Athisl (slain by Ket and Wig)
Also known as: Athisl · Family: Swedes · Role: King of Sweden · First appears: Book Four · Part 7
In Book Four · Part 7, Athisl defeated and slew Frowin at Sleswik. He then invaded Denmark again with a Swedish force, seeking supremacy over all Denmark. When he met Folk in battle, the Swedes fled; Athisl was wounded and escaped to his ships.
In Book Four · Part 9, Athisl fled back to Sweden and claimed that he alone had slain Frowin in mutual combat. In Book Four · Part 10, Ket fought Athisl and wounded him with a sword stroke that split his helmet. Wig joined the duel to defend Ket, contrary to its appointed conditions, and the brothers killed Athisl. They cut off his head, carried his body from the wood and gave it to villagers, announcing that Frowin’s sons had avenged their father. Wermund regarded their deed as useful, preferring the glory of being rid of a rival to the infamy of an outrage.
Relationship record
Life events
- Athisl defeated Frowin in battle and slew him.(Book Four · Part 7 · 📍 Sleswik)
- With: Frowin
- “The end was that, though the blows rained thick on either side, Athisl prevailed and overthrew Frowin, and won a public victory as well as a duel”
- Athisl invaded Denmark again with a Swedish force, seeking supremacy over all Denmark.(Book Four · Part 7 · 📍 Denmark)
- “This prompted Athisl to carry the war again into Denmark. Emboldened therefore by his previous battle, he called back, bringing with him not only no slender and feeble force, but all the flower of the valour of Sweden, thinking he would seize the supremacy of all Denmark.”
- Folk fought Athisl, and Athisl was wounded and fled to his ships.(Book Four · Part 7)
- With: Folk
- “Folk and Athisl met and fought a long while together; and that the host of the Swedes, following the fate of their captain, took to flight, and Athisl also was wounded and fled from the battle to his ships.”
- Athisl fled back to Sweden.(Book Four · Part 9 · 📍 Sweden)
- “After this Athisl fled back to Sweden”
- Athisl said he alone had slain Frowin in mutual combat.(Book Four · Part 9)
- With: Frowin
- “Athisl answered that it was idle to credit others with the death of Frowin, which he, and he alone, had accomplished in mutual combat.”
- Athisl and Ket fought, and Ket wounded Athisl.(Book Four · Part 10)
- With: Ket
- “But Ket received him with so sturdy a stroke of his sword, that it split the helmet and forced its way down upon the head.”
- Wig joined the duel to defend Ket, violating its appointed conditions.(Book Four · Part 10)
- Ket and Wig killed Athisl and delivered his body to villagers.(Book Four · Part 10)
- With: Ket Wig
- “Thereupon they perceived themselves that their killing of Athisl had been more swift than glorious. Yet, not to hide the deed from the common people, they cut off his head, slung his body on a horse, took it out of the wood, and handed it over to the dwellers in a village near, announcing that the sons of Frowin had taken vengeance upon Athisl, King of the Swedes, for the slaying of their father.”
Book Four · Part 7
- enemies with Frowin “Athisl prevailed and overthrew Frowin, and won a public victory as well as a duel, breaking up and shattering the Danish ranks in all directions.”
- enemies with Folk “For, when battle had begun, it came to pass that amidst divers charges of the troops Folk and Athisl met and fought a long while together; and that the host of the Swedes, following the fate of their captain, took to flight, and Athisl also was wounded and fled from the battle to his ships.”
Book Four · Part 9
- enemies with Frowin (Athisl boasts of slaying Frowin.) “After this Athisl fled back to Sweden, still wantonly bragging of the slaughter of Frowin, and constantly boasting the memory of his exploit with prolix recital of his deeds;”
- enemies with Ket (Ket and Wig confront Athisl to avenge Frowin.) “Then they said that they would take vengeance for his slaying of Frowin, especially as he avowed with so many arrogant vaunts that he alone was his slayer.”
- enemies with Wig (Ket and Wig confront Athisl to avenge Frowin.) “Then they said that they would take vengeance for his slaying of Frowin, especially as he avowed with so many arrogant vaunts that he alone was his slayer.”
Book Four · Part 10
- enemies with Ket “So he engaged hotly with Athisl,”
- enemies with Wig “and attacking Athisl, chose rather to defend the weakness of his brother than to look on at it.”
- rivals with Wermund “for he thought they had done a most useful deed, and he preferred to regard the glory of being rid of a rival with more attention than the infamy of committing an outrage.”
- enemies with Frowin “they cut off his head, slung his body on a horse, took it out of the wood, and handed it over to the dwellers in a village near, announcing that the sons of Frowin had taken vengeance upon Athisl, King of the Swedes, for the slaying of their father.”
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Extracted from the original text of The Danish History, Books I–IX. Made with Rho MD.