Gunnar

Family: Swedes · Role: warrior · First appears: Book Seven · Part 13

In Book Seven · Part 13, Gunnar raided Jather, putting part of the district to the sword and flames. He subjected the Norwegians to a dog governor and imposed a double tribute, drawing enmity with Ragnald (King of the Northmen).

In Book Seven · Part 14, Gunnar uncovered a cave and dragged out Ragnald’s daughter. He forced her to submit to him, and she bore Hildiger, whom Gunnar later outlawed for his ruthlessness. Gunnar had married Drota, daughter of Ragnald, by violence; Borgar killed Gunnar, took Drota from him, and married her.

Relationship record

Life events

• Gunnar raided Jather, putting part of it to the sword and flames.(Book Seven · Part 13 · 📍 the district of Jather)
  • “and fell, in the first of the raids he planned, upon the district of Jather, which he put partly to the sword and partly to the flames.”
• Gunnar subjected the Norwegians to a dog governor and imposed a double tribute.(Book Seven · Part 13)
  • “For Gunnar, in order to punish the cowardice of the conquered race by terms of extraordinary baseness, had a dog set over them as a governor.”
• Gunnar imposed a double tribute on the nation.(Book Seven · Part 13)
  • “Also Gunnar imposed on the nation a double tribute, one to be paid out of the autumn harvest, the other in the spring.”
• Gunnar uncovered the cave and dragged the king’s daughter out.(Book Seven · Part 14)
  • “when the cave was suddenly laid open, he saw the winding tunnels. The servants were slain as they tried to guard the now uncovered entrance to the cave, and the girl was dragged out of the hole”
• Gunnar forced the girl to submit to him, and she bore his son Hildiger.(Book Seven · Part 14)
  • With: Hildiger
  • “Gunnar forced her to submit to his will, and she bore a son Hildiger.”
• Gunnar outlawed Hildiger for his ruthlessness.(Book Seven · Part 14)
  • With: Hildiger
  • “Outlawed by his father on account of his unbearable ruthlessness”
• Borgar killed Gunnar, took Drota from him, and married her.(Book Seven · Part 14)
  • With: Drota Borgar
  • “Meanwhile Borgar, finding that Gunnar had married Drota, the daughter of Ragnald, by violence, took from him both life and wife, and wedded Drota himself.”

Book Seven · Part 13

• enemies with Ragnald (King of the Northmen) “For Gunnar, in order to punish the cowardice of the conquered race by terms of extraordinary baseness, had a dog set over them as a governor.”

Book Seven · Part 14

• child: Hildiger “Gunnar forced her to submit to his will, and she bore a son Hildiger.”
• married with Drota “Meanwhile Borgar, finding that Gunnar had married Drota, the daughter of Ragnald, by violence, took from him both life and wife, and wedded Drota himself.”
• enemies with Borgar “Meanwhile Borgar, finding that Gunnar had married Drota, the daughter of Ragnald, by violence, took from him both life and wife, and wedded Drota himself.”

Book Seven · Part 15

• child: Hildiger “Alver's soldier Hildiger, the son of Gunnar, challenged the champions of the Ruthenians to fight him;”

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