Swedes — Minor Figures

20 figures from The Danish History, Books I–IX who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Kelther

earl · first appears Book Nine · Part 6

• Book Nine · Part 6 · lord: Ragnar Lodbrog “Esbern, finding that these men were attached with a singular loyalty to the side of Ragnar, tried to bribe them to desert the king.”

Sorle

king chosen in Ragnar's stead · first appears Book Nine · Part 4

• Book Nine · Part 4 · enemies with Ragnar Lodbrog “Sorle met him with his army, and offered him the choice between a public conflict and a duel; and when Ragnar chose personal combat, he sent against him Starkad, a champion of approved daring, with his band of seven sons, to challenge and fight with him.”

Thorkill (earl of Sweden)

earl · first appears Book Nine · Part 6

• Book Nine · Part 6 · lord: Ragnar Lodbrog “Esbern, finding that these men were attached with a singular loyalty to the side of Ragnar, tried to bribe them to desert the king.”

Ing

son of Alver · first appears Book Seven · Part 17

• Book Seven · Part 17 · parent: Alver “Meantime Alver, the King of the Swedes, died leaving sons Olaf, Ing, and Ingild.”
• Book Seven · Part 17 · enemies with Harald Hyldetand “Equipped with this system of warfare, he forestalled matters in Sweden, and killed Ing and Olaf as they were making ready to fight.”

Olaf (son of Alver)

son of Alver · first appears Book Seven · Part 17

• Book Seven · Part 17 · parent: Alver “Meantime Alver, the King of the Swedes, died leaving sons Olaf, Ing, and Ingild.”
• Book Seven · Part 17 · enemies with Harald Hyldetand “Equipped with this system of warfare, he forestalled matters in Sweden, and killed Ing and Olaf as they were making ready to fight.”

Folki

son of Elrik; Ring's retainer · first appears Book Eight · Part 2

• Book Eight · Part 2 · lord: Ring (son of Ingild) “Ingi (Yngwe) also, and Oly, Alver, Folki, all sons of Elrik (Alrek), embraced the service of Ring; they were men ready of hand, quick in counsel, and very close friends of Ring.”
• Book Eight · Part 2 · parent: Elrik “Ingi (Yngwe) also, and Oly, Alver, Folki, all sons of Elrik (Alrek), embraced the service of Ring; they were men ready of hand, quick in counsel, and very close friends of Ring.”

Ingi

son of Elrik; Ring's retainer · first appears Book Eight · Part 2

• Book Eight · Part 2 · lord: Ring (son of Ingild) “Ingi (Yngwe) also, and Oly, Alver, Folki, all sons of Elrik (Alrek), embraced the service of Ring; they were men ready of hand, quick in counsel, and very close friends of Ring.”
• Book Eight · Part 2 · parent: Elrik “Ingi (Yngwe) also, and Oly, Alver, Folki, all sons of Elrik (Alrek), embraced the service of Ring; they were men ready of hand, quick in counsel, and very close friends of Ring.”