Alf (son of Sigar)

Also known as: Alf · Role: sea-rover · First appears: Book Seven · Part 7

In Book Seven · Part 7, Alf is named among the sons of Sigar, alongside Siwald (son of Sigar) and Alger, with Signe (daughter of Sigar) their sister. In Book Seven · Part 8, he set out to win Alfhild (daughter of Siward), slew the beasts guarding her room, and defeated her fleet at Finland. He took her and made her exchange her man’s apparel for a woman’s; afterwards they had a daughter, Gurid.

In Book Seven · Part 9, Alf and Alger returned to sea-roving and attacked Helwin, Hagbard, and Hamund (son of Hamund) with a hundred ships. They made peace by mutual oath, but in Book Seven · Part 10 Alf and Alger attacked again at Hamund’s Bay, where Helwin and Hamund were destroyed. Hagbard came with fresh forces to avenge his brothers and destroyed Alf and Alger in battle.